Saturday, July 31, Poplar Grove celebrated 30 years of being open to the public. These are the first photos from The Artful Peanut. So many people and organizations worked to make it a great day. Watch for more posts next week.
The Peanut-est Day in the South was generously supported by the North Carolina Peanut Growers Association, the National Peanut Board and the North Carolina Tobacco Trust Fund Commission. Thanks to their contributions visitors received free t-shirts, Nutty McBuddys and more plus, Poplar Grove now has a beautiful new display in the Forrest Lewis Building. Dan Ward, Danny McDuffie, Wilbur Ward and John Spruill educated visitors throughout the day.
A big thank you to the folks who worked behind the scenes: Bob Sutter and Betsy Owens of the North Carolina Peanut Growers Association(people really enjoyed taking their photos in the "field"), Maria Mehok of the National Peanut Board, Tim Evans of Golden Grove (best peanut bars on earth!) and of course, Ivey Hayes who beautifully depicted the peanut harvest.
North Carolina Peanut Growers Association, Chief Executive Officer Bob Sutter
with the new display.
