Piedmont Community College (PCC) is partnering with the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR) in Danville, Virginia for the Growing Regional Agriculture event, a regional gathering designed to connect farmers, producers and agricultural partners from Southern Virginia and Northern North Carolina.
The events will be held on May 6, 9-11 a.m. at IALR and aims to spotlight opportunities for farms of all sizes, introduce participants to emerging regional food hub efforts and encourage collaboration across county and state lines.
Emily Buchanan, Executive Director of PCC’s Caswell County Campus, will be speaking at the event about PCC’s Center for Educational and Agricultural Development (CEAD). Located in Pelham, North Carolina, CEAD is currently in the design stage of the first phase of the project which includes a food hub in partnership with 4P Foods and incubator farm plots.
“After years of work on CEAD, it’s incredibly meaningful to see this vision expanding beyond our county and into a broader regional collaboration that supports both farmers and communities,” Buchanan said.
More information about Growing Regional Agriculture, along with registration, can be found here.
Featured photo: PCC and IALR representatives during recent visit to IALR
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