Washington County Home Grown Farm Tour

Home Grown Farm Tour – Scholarship Application

The Homegrown Farm Tour Committee will award $500 – $1,000 Scholarships to Washington County graduating seniors or college students majoring in an Agriculture-related field. The amount of the scholarship depends on the quality of the scholarship essay and the number of applications.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to volunteer at the Farm Tour, August 29, 2026. For volunteer opportunities, contact FFA sponsor, Jim Reed at jimrwashcounty109@yahoo.com .

The scholarship winners will receive their awards at the Farm Tour Field Dinner to be held Saturday, August 29th at Fyre Lake Winery beginning at 5:30. Each winner will receive 2 complimentary tickets to the field dinner.

Applicants for the scholarship should submit a one or two-page document with the following information:

  1. Name, address, phone number, email address
  2. Age, High School attended and graduation date
  3. Have you been a Farm Tour volunteer? What year?
  4. Short biography
  5. College and Intended Degree
  6. Personal Goals
  7. Why Agri-business is important to you
  8. Why Agri-business is important to Washington County

Send completed application essay to FARM TOUR SCHOLARSHIP, Washington County Chamber of Commerce, 501 E. High St., Potosi, MO 63664 or email with Subject Line: FARM TOUR SCHOLARSHIP to info@washcomochamber.com . Applications must be received by:

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Get ready to explore, savor, and celebrate Washington County’s agricultural treasures
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Thank you to our $500 Sponsors

Thank you to our $100 Sponsors

Membership Application

If you are interested in joining the Chamber please fill out the membership form. You can do this online or by downloading and printing off the .pdf.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Current Members

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