Briarpatch Ballads: Nashville Meets "Neighbors Helping Neighbors" At The Farm

Welcome to today’s show! You are in for a treat today. Not only do I have two very interesting gentlemen, but we are going to talk about an incredible organization that is doing amazing work here in our community! Regular listeners will remember us talking about Neighbors Helping Neighbors on a previous episode, but we have an announcement today that you do NOT want to miss! First, we’ll hear from Mike Rainey, a lifelong resident of Eatonton & Putnam County about growing up here when it was just like Mayberry on The Andy Griffith Show! His family has operated Briarpatch Farms for five generations and has been designated a Centennial Farm, having been in operation for over 120 years! Mike will tell us why he loves farming, loves the land and loves to give back to the community that has been his lifelong home. We will give you some background and updates on Neighbors Helping Neighbors, and its mission to help people in our community by providing them a hand up, not a hand out. The need is still great, to help our neighbors with repairs for their homes, transportation and even beds for kids who have nothing to sleep on. And we will announce Songwriters Night at the Briarpatch on April 20, an unforgettable experience for you and an important fundraiser benefiting Neighbors Helping Neighbors. You will experience an evening filled with music and stories from the talented songwriters Lee Thomas Miller and Wendell Mobley, straight from Nashville! Don’t miss this! It’s a win-win, for both you and for Neighbors Helping Neighbors. Guests - Mike Rainey & Bob Massey https://www.nhnga.org/ https://www.briarpatchfarmga.com/ Sponsors - Lake Oconee Bistro; Tim Broyles State Farm; Farmers & Merchants Bank; Simplify AI Academy https://www.lakeoconeebistro.com/ https://mydowntownagency.com/ https://ibankfmb.com/ http://simplifyai.academy