Farm-City Family Festival Saturday in Mackeyville
MACKEYVILLE, PA- The Farm-City Family Festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday September 17th at the Clinton County Fairgrounds in Mackeyville. Admission and Parking are free for this family oriented event. The annual event celebrates agriculture’s important relationship to its urban neighbors in creating stronger and healthier communities.
The event features Children’s crafts and games, vendors, contests, fun for all! The day starts with a 5K Color Fun Run, Children’s activities include pumpkin decorating, crafts, pedal tractor pull, and games throughout the day. Other adult attractions include: craft and business vendors, food vendors, a 50/50 drawing, and hay rides for all. There will be a vaccination clinic offering all Covid-19 vaccinations. For those of you with a competitive streak, there will even be a goat milking contest, a milk chugging and pie eating contest.
Pennsylvania has the largest rural population of any state in the nation, along with some of the most productive industries and farms. But as suburbs continue to grow and replace farmland, there is sometimes a lack of effective communication between rural and urban neighbors.
Americans enjoy an economical food supply. It takes only 38 days for most Americans to earn enough money to pay for their food supply for the whole year. Compare that to the 129 days to earn enough money to pay for all your taxes!
Without farms, cities would have no food. Without cities and towns, farmers would have no markets and processing facilities for their products. The link between our farmers and urban dwellers is vital to economic opportunity and economic progress throughout the state.
For more information on the event please call Susie Peters at the Clinton County Conservation District at 570.726.3798, ext. 3800
The Event is Sponsored by: Clinton County Conservation District, Clinton County Fair Association, Clinton County Commissioners and numerous local businesses.
