Farms honored for environmental practices

Local farmers get CARES Awards from Farm Bureau.

Columbia County’s J5 Farms (Bryan Jones) received a County Alliance for Responsible Environmental Stewardship (CARES) Award from the Florida Farm Bureau. (ROB WOLFE/Lake City Reporter)
Columbia County’s J5 Farms (Bryan Jones) received a County Alliance for Responsible Environmental Stewardship (CARES) Award from the Florida Farm Bureau. (ROB WOLFE/Lake City Reporter)

LIVE OAK — Eleven North Florida farm families, including six from Columbia, Suwannee, Hamilton and Lafayette counties, were honored last week for their care for the environment.

The farmers were r…