CENTER – Attention anyone in the agriculture industry, the San Luis Valley Agricultural Coalition is having its annual appreciation barbecue and resource fair from 2 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 4, at Center’s Casa Blanca Park.
This will be the eighth year of the event and as always it is free.
The event is child friendly and will feature splash pads for the kids. There will also be many fun activities for the children, including face painting and other activities.
Members of the SLV Ag Coalition will be serving food throughout the day.
Agencies will be on site, offering information and assistance to people in the ag industry. Some of the subjects that will be covered by these partnering agencies will be healthcare, education, safety, food security, immigration, and agricultural rights.
Edgar Martinez, of the SLV Agricultural Coalition, stated that they are looking forward to holding the event.
“We really hope the attendees enjoy an afternoon ‘off’ and come on down. We hope that they can relax and enjoy a meal prepared in their honor,” Martinez said.
The San Luis Valley Agricultural Coalition is a group of individuals, agencies and organizations, that strive to improve, assist, and interpret difficulties and obstacles that agricultural workers may face in the San Luis Valley. The coalition offers information on resources and education for ag workers.
Many agricultural workers travel from town to town, switching jobs with the seasons. The need for adequate food, healthcare, and general knowledge of where to go as they travel is key to helping agricultural workers be successful in their work and their travels.
Martinez stated, “This barbecue is being held to offer the agricultural community a respite from the hustle and bustle of the work they do, and to give them the opportunity to break bread with others with whom they work, and those who dearly appreciate their dedication to the toilsome work they encounter daily.”
