Grassroots of Tarboro

We've been looking for some recognition for our pretty little town, and recently we got it!

Tarboro was chosen as one of the top 3 Fit Communities in North Carolina!  (Here's more from the Daily Southerner ).

As for attracting those pesky retirees, I think we're on the right track.  People are retiring much younger than they once did and these 55 -65 year olds are not ready for rocking chairs on the front porch.  They want to walk, jog, bicycle, canoe, do yoga, do taichi, lift weights and have fun! 

Well, we've got all that right here in Tarboro, bike paths and canoe trails, along with a brand new sports complex, tennis courts, fitness centers and the Quigless Center of Vibrant Health.  The FIT Community classification is ours from 2008 to 2011 and I think we need to make the best of it.  Let's start thinking "FIT" and doing things a little bit differently to enhance our FITness status.

Let's grow our Farmer's Market into a place where we can get all sorts of local produce.  Let's support local growers of organic produce.  Let's get that food co-op off the ground.  Let's start riding bikes and walking more around town, we'll save money on gasoline and get healthier, too.  Let's see if we can make Tarboro the Number ONE fit community in North Carolina.

If we want our town to stand out above all of the other small historic towns as THE best place to live in North Carolina, we need to focus on and promote all of the existing amenities as positive attributes.  We don't have to reinvent the wheel, we just have to recognize what kind of wheel we have.

Speaking of wheels ...  at the next T2S event, I'll be introducing my own eco-friendly fitness-related addition to the "things to do" in downtown Tarboro.  I have purchased a pedicab, a bicycle-powered taxi, which will start off as my personal mode of transportation downtown and hopefully become an "attraction" during the 2nd Saturdays events.  If it's a "hit" we may want to consider a small fleet of pedicabs for in town transportation.  It's SO cute, perfect for touring our historic district, and not nearly as messy as a horse and buggy.