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Lomax Farm - Aaron Newton

May 29, 2019 by Alex Chapin
subject: Farm

Aaron Newton is a food advocate born and raised in Concord, NC. He works as the Lomax Farm Manager for Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, where he oversees new farmer training and coordinates other participants at the Elma C. Lomax Research and Education Farm.

Off Grid in Color - Chantel Johnson

May 29, 2019 by Alex Chapin
subject: HomesteadLivestock

Chantel Johnson was born in 1987 and initially planned a career in social work, obtaining her Masters of Social Work from the University of Washington. However, after the tragic death of her brother in Chicago due to gun violence, Chantel turned to agriculture and homesteading as a method of healing her grief.

Society of St. Andrew - Jean Siers

May 29, 2019 by Alex Chapin
subject: Gleaning

Jean Siers is the Charlotte Regional Gleaning Coordinator for the Society of St. Andrews. She has been in her position since 2012. The Society of St. Andrews works to bring people together harvesting and sharing healthy food, reduce food waste, and help to build communities by feeding neighbors in need.

Tega Hills Farm - Lisa Sherman

May 29, 2019 by Alex Chapin
subject: FarmingGreenhouses

Lisa Sherman is 26 years old, and has been working for Tega Hills Farm for three years. Her duties at the farm include product weighing, packaging, and lettuce harvesting. She learned to love farming from spending time at her grandmother’s house in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania in her youth, and plans to pursue a degree in horticulture from Clemson at a later date.

Watson Farms - Matt Watson

May 29, 2019 by Alex Chapin
subject: LivestockNews

Matt Watson is a third-generation cattle farmer in Chester, South Carolina. Alongside his wife Kelly and his father Gary, they have a 350 acre farm and rent an additional 80 acres.

Yow Farm - Eddie Yow

May 29, 2019 by Alex Chapin
subject: Livestock

Mr. Eddie Yow discusses his life, reflecting on the many changes to farming and livestock raising in the North Carolina Piedmont region. Mr. Yow was born local to the area in 1952. and has lived in Stanfield, NC for over 30 years.

Myers Park Baptist Church Community Garden - Ed Williams

May 29, 2019 by Alex Chapin
subject: Community Garden

Ed Williams recounts the foundation and continued growth of the Myers Park Baptist Church Community Garden. Ed discusses the way the garden was founded through church members, the collaboration of the garden with Friendship Trays, and the everyday use of the garden.

Bethel Feed and Farm - Anson Eaves

May 29, 2019 by Alex Chapin
subject: Feed Mill

Bethel Feed & Farm, LLC, located off North Carolina Highway 24/27 in Midland, North Carolina, has been owned and operated by the Eaves family since 1957. Anson Eaves, the current owner/operator of the feed mill, is the third generation of the Eaves family to be involved in this business.

Fair Share Farm - Emma Hendel

May 29, 2019 by Alex Chapin
subject: FarmFarmingGreenhouse agricultureHealthy EatingOrganic FarmingUrban Farming

Emma Hendel discusses her five years as a microgreens farmer and co-owner of Fair Share Farms, LLC in Pfafftown, North Carolina. Ms. Hendel describes why and how she and her husband Elliot Seldner came to North Carolina and started their farm.

Food Connection

May 29, 2019 by Alex Chapin
subject: Food Distribution

Mendy Godman, Sue Hawes, and Kim Aprill founded the Charlotte chapter of Food Connection in September 2018. Prior to beginning Food Connection, Godman worked in sales, Hawes in the nonprofit sector, and Aprill was a social worker.

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