Fort Myers, Fla., March 13, 2010—Just hours after record rainfall for the month of March, ECHO opens it's doors to record attendees during it's annual Farm Day! Visitors drove from as far as Jacksonville to attend this year's event. Farm Day is held in North Fort Myers at ECHO Global Farm, the headquarters for local nonprofit Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization.

Having to scramble for last minute parking was only one of the challenges caused by yesterday's deluge! Other challenges included postponed set up and rescheduled volunteer training. You wouldn't know it from the scene today, though! Teeming with people, ECHO's Farm Day seems to be a huge hit!

Visitors are enjoying sugar cane juice fresh from the cane, Freshly hand-ground peanut butter, gardening workshops such as "Jump-start your Garden with Containers" and "Food Plants in the Landscape", tours of ECHO's 40+ variety Bamboo courtyard and Tropical Fruit Tree Arboretum and Children's activities such as "Paint-a-pot, Plant-a-seed" and "Leaf Printing."

"We received more rain on the farm yesterday than I have ever seen in March!" states ECHO CEO Stan Doerr. "But with a few last minute adjustments and with today's beautiful weather, Farm Day is just as successful as we expected! We are so pleased to have such a crowd!

Farm Day will last from until 3pm today. Tickets are just $5.

This community event is made possible by ECHO’s generous sponsors, including a new major sponsor The News-Press, LCEC, Travis Reprographics, First Bank, Sun Harvest Citrus, Fafco Solar, Vic’s Painting, Rotary of Cape Coral North, Costco and Walmart.

About: ECHO (Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization) provides sustainable options to world hunger through agricultural training, innovative options, and networking with community leaders and missionaries in 180 developing countries. ECHO seeks to find agricultural solutions for families growing food under difficult conditions. ECHO’s international headquarters is located in Fort Myers, FL. www.echonet.org