About 1,000 people came out to celebrate a century of competitive plowing in Chilliwack on Saturday.
The 100th annual Chilliwack Plowing Match took place at Greendale Acres, home of the Chilliwack Corn Maze, on April 2.
Organizers said they were amazed by the incredible turnout of folks who came out to see the historic farming event.
鈥淲e鈥檙e very, very happy with the turnout,鈥� said Vanessa Oddy, co-owner of Greendale Acres. 鈥淚t was a lovely way of getting the community together.鈥�
She said it was 鈥渂eautiful鈥� to see how the old and new generations of farming came together for the centennial plowing match and she鈥檚 hoping the tradition will continue for years to come.
The annual Chilliwack Plowing Match, which started in 1923, is a big part of Chilliwack鈥檚 farming history. In the 1950s there were more than 55 competitors and over 3,000 spectators.
For the 100th match on April 2, there were about 20 farmers competing in horse plow, antique tractors and conventional tractors from Chilliwack, Agassiz and throughout B.C.
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