

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Watermelon and East Texas Farming  with Melvin Rutherford
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 03 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Event Description**: There is nothing like a cold, sweet, delicious, Rutherford watermelon on a hot summer day in East Texas! 
Founder of 4M Farms and a fourth-generation East Texas farmer, Melvin Rutherford, is famous among the truck farmers and their constituents for his prize winning watermelons known for their size, flavor, and consistency at the East Texas State Fair. 
With 40 years of farming, Melvin has a vast amount of experience in the areas of irrigation, agricultural chemistry, greenhouse cultivation, and general crop production. 
Come meet Melvin and learn about farming in East Texas!

Public welcome! Spread the word!

Located at the Chapel on the International ALERT Academy campus. Access the Chapel via N. Orange Grove Rd at the east campus gate, off of Hwy 80. Proceed north about 0.4 miles on N. Orange Grove Rd., turning left into the Chapel parking lot before you get to Acacia Rd. The Chapel is at the intersection of N. Orange Grove Rd. and Acacia Rd. (332 Acacia Rd., Big Sandy, TX, 75755). If you have any questions, please contact Eric Waller at 903-331-3358. We look forward to seeing you!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/big-sandy/watermelon-and-east-texas-farming-with-melvin-rutherford/200029689609438
- **Event Categories**: 
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 16

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029689609438?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=big+sandy-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Big Sandy
- **state**: TX
- **country**: United States
- **location**: International ALERT Academy
- **lat**: 32.580352709216
- **long**: -95.073759099871
- **full address**: International ALERT Academy, 1 Academy Blvd,Big Sandy, Texas, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Big Sandy, TX Community Calendar (https://allevents.in/org/big-sandy-tx-community-calendar/16282806)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 03 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** International ALERT Academy, 1 Academy Blvd,Big Sandy, Texas, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Big Sandy, TX Community Calendar
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Watermelon and East Texas Farming  with Melvin Rutherford ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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