Chico State’s College of Agriculture organized its first ever “Wildcat Day on the Farm” event this Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., consisting of 75 to 100 volunteers.

The open house featured guided tractor tours, food trucks, plant sales, games and prizes.

“We’re hoping to make it an annual tradition, we just have realized over the years that so many people on campus, faculty, staff and students don’t even realize we have a farm,” said Sarah DeForest, Director of External Relations for the College of Agriculture.

The event was free of cost and open to the public but had a main focus on the campus community, “We’re probably the most diversified farm in Northern California with all that we have to offer here., said Deforest. “It’s 800 acres and tries to give students in agriculture the option to get their hands dirty while they are going through their education here.”

The university farms also hosts public tours on the third Friday of every month at 2 p.m.

Alejandra Fraga can be reached at [email protected] or @alifragster on Twitter.