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Farmers ready to turn sod at 102nd annual Chilliwack Plowing Match

Annual event celebrating Chilliwack’s rich farming history features tractors and horse-drawn plows
Jenna Hauck
Jenna Hauck
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A total of 19 people competed in the 101st annual Chilliwack Plowing Match at Greendale Acres on Saturday, April 1, 2023. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)

An historic farming competition returns to Chilliwack next weekend.

The 102nd annual Chilliwack Plowing Match will break sod at Greendale Acres on Saturday, April 6.

It’ll be an old-fashioned day on the farm that celebrates Chilliwack’s rich farming history where farmers compete using both horse-drawn plows and various tractor plows.

Among other things, the plowing match will include tractor wagon rides (weather dependent), a by-donation pancake breakfast to help raise funds for local non-profit Chilliwack Bowls of Hope Society, games and more.

The 102nd annual Chilliwack Plowing Match is on Saturday, April 6 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Greendale Acres is located at 41905 Yale Road West in Chilliwack.

For more info, or to buy event tickets, go to greendaleacres.ca.

READ MORE: Folks applaud as farmer, 95, plows again at 101st Chilliwack Plowing Match

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Dave Reid, 95, plows a portion of Denis Ryan’s plot during the 101st annual Chilliwack Plowing Match at Greendale Acres on Saturday, April 1, 2023. Reid, who uses a walker and hasn’t competed in plowing in years, had the chance to plow again thanks to the kind gesture by Ryan (right). (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)
Jenna Hauck

About the Author: Jenna Hauck

I started my career at The Chilliwack Progress in 2000 as a photojournalist.
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