On October 27-28, Resourceful Communities convened its 3rd Peer Learning Visit. Focusing on sustainable agriculture, participants toured eastern North Carolina to visit local farms and resource organizations to learn about the opportunties and resources available in sustainable agriculture. Please click on the slideshow on the right to see photos of the trip.
Sites visited included:
- Happy Land Farm: A family farm that has thrived under Harold and Anne Wright, producing hogs, pigs, chickens, turkeys and all kinds of fruits and vegetables
- Spaulding Monore Alumni Association: Hosts of a panel featuring representatives from agricultural resource groups including: the North Carolina Department of Agriculture, Eastern Carolina Organics and the Twin Rivers Cooperative
- My Sister's Farm: A certified organic farm owned and run by sisters, Carol Jackson and Joyce Bowman
- Pender County Cooperative Extensions and Southeastern NC Food Systems: Hosted an information session
- Dogwood Nursery Farm: A family farm run by Mary and Nelson James so diversified they raise everything from naturally-raised hogs, rabbits, turkeys, mushrooms, loofahs and more
- Center for Environmental Farming Systems: A center dedicated to sustainable agriculture research, extension, and education.
After the whirlwind two-day tour, participants were exhausted but inspired and filled with information they were excited to take back to their communities. Most participants said they were most appreciative of the new farming techniques they learned and the new contacts they made.
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