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West Boulevard Neighborhood Coalition - Rickey Hall

May 29, 2019 by Alex Chapin
subject: ActivismPolicyUrban Gardening

Rickey Hall was born in Charlotte, North Carolina on January 22, 1957 and has lived in West Charlotte for his entire life. Mr. Hall is an important member of numerous neighborhood coalitions and organizations such as the West Boulevard Neighborhood Coalition and the West Side Community Land Trust.

Gilcrest Natural Farm - Amy Foster

May 29, 2019 by Alex Chapin
subject: Livestock

Amy Foster discusses her twelve years as a livestock farmer and co-owner of Gilcrest Natural Farm in Iron Station, North Carolina. Mrs. Foster expresses her desire to control her food and develop her land as factors that led her to become a full time farmer.

Lucky Leaf Gardens - Kate Brun

May 29, 2019 by Alex Chapin
subject: Greenhouse agriculture

Lucky Leaf Gardens, LLC (“LLG”) (www.luckyleafgardens.com), headquartered in Harrisburg, North Carolina, has been owned and operated by Kate Brun since the company’s 2010 launch.

Carrigan Farm - Doug Carrigan

May 29, 2019 by Alex Chapin
subject: agrotourismFarm

Doug Carrigan is the fourth generation owner of Carrigan Farms in Mooresville, North Carolina. His family has been farming their land in Moorseville since 1902.

UNC Charlotte Student Pantry - Kim Buch

May 29, 2019 by Alex Chapin
subject: Food Distribution

Dr. Kim Buch, a Professor of Psychology at UNCC, helped found the Jamil Niner Student Pantry in 2012. Nationwide, approximately 20 to 60% of college students are food insecure.

Ellis Farms - Audra Ellis

May 29, 2019 by Alex Chapin
subject: Livestock

Ellis Farms is owned by Audra Ellis and her husband Rick Ellis.

Tega Hills Farm - Carie Deneau

May 29, 2019 by Alex Chapin
subject: FarmingGreenhousesHealthy Eating

Carie Deneau is 59 years old, and has been working at Tega Hills Farm for a little over five years. Her primary job duties include product weighing, seeding, and seed transfers to the greenhouses.

Fletcher Personal Farm - Chris Fletcher

May 29, 2019 by Alex Chapin
subject: Farm

Mr. Chris Fletcher discusses and recounts his time working on his personal farm in Cabarrus County. He touches on the reasons he began farming, what he currently grows, and why he chooses to sell his product at the farmers market as well as the benefits of buying from one.

Proffitt Family Cattle - Shelley Proffitt Eagan

May 29, 2019 by Alex Chapin
subject: Livestock

Shelley Proffitt Eagan is a 46 year-old white female, and has been an owner and operator of Proffitt Family Cattle Company since 2008, that she owns with her father.

Little Sugar Creek Community Garden - Nadine Ford

May 29, 2019 by Alex Chapin
subject: Community Garden

Nadine Ford is a native Charlottean who grew up in the Druid Hills neighborhood. Mrs. Ford’s love for growing things began in her early childhood where she lived on a farm and learned gardening from her parents and grandparents.

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