Ramblings of Rick Rockhill. Pet Food Nutrition Industry Veteran. Public Speaker. Student of life, doing what I love. Following my passions and that which inspire me. Advocate for the health benefits of the human-animal bond, animal nutrition, animal advocacy, awareness of prescription drug abuse and the fentanyl crisis. Home is Palm Springs, California, USA.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Farm Aid 2008
above: Around the grounds, local farmers and organizations had booths set up for people to learn more about how their local food is grown.
above: It is nearly that time of year- when pumpkins get carved into Jack-o-Lanterns
above: this grilled corn on the cob looked so delicious.
Farm Aid Concert 2008
The Farm Aid concert ran from around 1:00 pm and ran all night. The lineup included: Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Matthews, Kenny Chesney, The Pretenders, Moe, Arlo Guthrie, Jerry Lee Lewis, Steve Earle, Nation Beat, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Jakob Dylan and the Gold Mountain Rebels, Danielle Evin, Jamey Johnson, Jesse Lenat, Will Dailey, One Flew South, and The Elms.
above: this was the huge banner above the stage
above: the stage was awesome with great graphics
above: Steve Earle performs on stage
above: Host Carson Daly introduces each band and performer throughout the day
above: Co-founder and legend Willie Nelson on stage to accept a donation check to Farm Aid
above; Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Jerry Lee Lewis wowed the crowd with several hits including "Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On" and "Great Balls of Fire"
above: Chrissy Hynde and The Pretenders were amazing. I was backstage watching them perform, which was very cool. While back stage I was also with Jakob Dylan, Neil Young, Jamey Johnson, Willie Nelson and Dave Matthews.
above: Earlier I stopped for this photo with Sarah, a business colleague who agreed to be the cow in this photo! Farm Aid was a great time for a great cause. If you want to make a donation to Farm Aid click here.
Thanks for checking this out today, and remember to Buy Local produce whenever you can!
-Rick Rockhill
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8 comments:
OOOOOO WEEEE!
Gimme some good weed Willie Nelson, some delicious dinner with dem veggies and a concert to finish the night!
oh how fun! and we ALWAYS buy local when possible, especially in podunk. here they pull their pickup trucks on the side of the road and sell off the back. you know it is fresh! yummy...
smiles, bee
xxoxoxoxxoxoxoxo
Wow! What a musical line-up! Love me that Chrissy Hynde. What an incredible cause, and how wonderful you got to be a part of it.
that's wonderful. i didn't realize farmaid was specifically about family farms and sustainable practices and organics and such. right on! i can get behind all of that. i grew up in PA farm country and it breaks my heart to go back there and see so many farms being sold off to developers. i miss having a really good farmer's market and local farm stands for produce.
in other news, i have a little something for you at my place.
That looks like a lot of New England fun right there! I'm glad you got to come back east during the kick off of my favorite season. :)
So funny, I thought Farm Aid ended years ago and this morning a co-worker was telling me that she and her friends had a Hillbilly party and watched Farm-Aid this weekend wearing their overalls and pig-tails.
Great blog entry. We love local produce.
We tagged you for a fun, food game. Come over and check it out.
What a great event. I love being immortalized as a cow for the world to see!
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