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Kick-off the holiday season with

3,000 of your closest friends

at the 63rd Annual Farm City BBQ

The National Farm City Council was formed on Thanksgiving Day. The following year, the
63 years ago to help bridge the gap between the farming community wanted to reciprocate the
business and agricultural communities. Their goal hospitality, so they invited the business leaders
was to demonstrate the interdependence of a for a BBQ in the “country”.
vibrant network of farmers and business owners In recent years, the BBQ has grown to attract
that help support the economy and provide the nearly 3,000 business leaders, agricultural leaders,
essentials that every citizen needs. and elected officials who celebrate the traditions
Here in Collier County, our Farm City BBQ and relationships that make a community
has similar roots. The old timers remember stronger. Guests enjoy the opportunity to shake
when our farmers had a bad year of crops and hands with each of the elected officials who
local business leaders reached out, inviting them volunteer as the event’s celebrity servers.
for a BBQ and sharing the produce that was The Farm City BBQ supports leadership
available so their families wouldn’t go hungry development in our next generation, by raising
more than $400,000 to support the
Collier County 4H Association, Youth
Leadership Collier, Collier County
Junior Deputy League, as well as
the Collier chapters of Key Club
International.
When you go, look like a regular
by wearing your blue jeans and your best
cowboy hat. Bring a friend and a few
extra dollars to purchase your veggie bag
of produce, fresh from local farms and
participate in the raffle of prizes donated
from area businesses including a grand
prize – the Big Green Egg Grill!

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