Farming heritage celebrated at Quincy Farmer-Consumer Awareness Day

QUINCY — The contribution made by farmers – in Quincy, statewide, nationwide and worldwide – was recognized with an entire day of events at Farmer-Consumer Awareness Day in Quincy Sept. 14. The fields and range around Quincy produce an abundance of crops, which the Quincy Rotary emphasizes in its fundraising FCAD barbecue lunch. Everything on the plate, from the beef to the fries to the apples, is produced in the fields around Quincy, said Rotary member Harriet Weber. The Quincy FFA Alumni Association traditionally sponsors a produce sale in the Quincy Middle School parking lot, and business was brisk. “We sold out of so many things,” said one of the volunteers overseeing the cash register.