Jackson County Family Farmfest
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"Jackson County Family Farmfest was founded 30+ years ago, and is a fun way to help people understand where their food comes from, how it is handled to ensure quality and safety, and the importance of agriculture to Jackson County." Dean Krauskopf, 2014 Ag Council President. The Family Farmfest tour showcases come of Jackson County's finest farms, agri-businesses and country estates. The event is
AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:
Members of the Jackson County Agriculture Council met earlier this year, and took two actions. The first was to continue the 501(c)3 organization. The first decision was easy, the second was not. A decision was made to put the Jackson County Family Farmfest on hiatus for 2019.
Putting on this event for more than 33 years has been a great group of volunteers, with fiduciary and administrative support from the Jackson County MSU Extension office. It literally takes up to nine months of planning, preparation and production for the Ag Council, MSUE, and participating sites.
As with many other non-profit community organizations, the Ag Council has seen dwindling membership numbers for the past several years. We simply no longer have the manpower to provide Farmfest visitors with the educational, fun and totally FREE experience that has been our tradition. Therefore, the hiatus in 2019. This is also not uncommon this year, with other “traditional” events taking a year off to reevaluate.
Members of the Jackson County Agriculture Council will continue to explore options for other ways to continue our Mission, which is “to educate ourselves and others on the importance of agriculture to Jackson County.”
09/15/2018
More shots from today's activity at Farmfest.
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MSU Extension, Jackson 1715 Lansing Avenue Suite 257
Jackson, MI
49202
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| 11am - 5pm |
