Bring your big shopping cart or bag or basket to the Tryon Farmers Market at Harmon Field to see the “Got to be N.C.” Big Cart!

The “Got to Be N.C.” Big Cart is a unique promotional vehicle rolling across North Carolina for the “Got to Be N.C.” campaign. The Big Cart, as it is referred, is a 13-feet-tall by 15-feet-long shopping cart with a Chevrolet 396 V-8 engine and is 100 percent funded by N.C. businesses such as House-Autry Mills, Malt-O-Meal, Anne’s Flat Dumplings, Neese’s Sausage and Nature’s Own.

The Big Cart debuted at the Raleigh Farmers Market Festival on July 13, 2006. The cart was put into motion to place emphasis on the numerous agricultural products grown or processed in the state. Agriculture is the number one industry in North Carolina and contributes approximately $70 billion to the economy.

Embarking on its sixth year as a part of “Got to Be N.C.,” the Big Cart is definitely a must see. The Big Cart will be making an appearance at the Tryon Farmers Market today Weds., August 17 at Harmon Field from 9 a.m. to noon. Remember, when you want the best, it’s “Got to Be N.C.”

“Finally, there’s a grocery cart big enough to hold all the delicious food we produce in North Carolina,” Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler said of the cart. “It’s like a monster truck for groceries.”

– article submitted by Dawn Jordan