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Photo essay: Animal play
Agriculture department hosts the 19th annual Farmwalk
Roundup Staff
The 19th annual Farmwalk was a great success, capitalizing on the support of vendors, community performer, and of course, the hard work of Pierce College students.
150 Pierce agriculture students volunteered to work at the Foundation for Pierce College-sponsored event. Mending fences, painting, running petting zoos, and even emptying trash bins, were all on the shoulders of the students, faculty and staff. And they nailed it.
The Farmwalk was an opportunity for the Agriculture Department to show many facets of farm life and how future industry leaders are being molded right here on campus.
From bullwhip performances and horse shoe forging to bouncy castles and hay wagon rides, there was something there for everyone. Children and adults were able to interact with the animals, feed sheep and ride horses.
Country Western artist Simply Marie and the Canyon Country Cowboys Band played for the crowd, a nine year tradition for the event.
Even Pierce College president Kathleen-Burke Kelly showed up to smile for the cameras as she prepared for her return to campus on May 1, 2011 .
The annual Farmwalk is only one of many events held at the farm throughout the year.
Be sure to check out the Civil War reenactment next month. For more information, visit www.theroundupnews.com
