Santa Rosa County’s agricultural heritage will be honored this weekend during the county’s first celebration of Rural Roots Day. The event will take place Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the UF/IFAS Research Center (4253 Experiment Drive) in Jay.
“The mantra for Rural Roots Day is an agricultural expo, where we will be celebrating the past, present, and future of agriculture in our county,” said District 3 Commissioner Rhett Rowell.
Rowell’s district, located in north Santa Rosa, is the largest because it contains most of the county’s farmland. Recognizing the diversity of the county and the importance of farming, he began lobbying for a Rural Roots Day earlier this year, shortly after taking office…