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Nationally known sustainable farmer speaks at CCCC-Chatham

07.13.2010 • Arts & Entertainment, College & Community, College General


Nationally known sustainable farmer speaks at CCCC-Chatham

Joel Salatin (center left), nationally known sustainable farmer and agricultural writer, and members of the public tour the Student Farm at Central Carolina Community College’s Chatham County Campus under the guidance of Robin Kohanowich (center, right), the college’s Sustainable Agriculture Programs coordinator. The June 30 tour preceded Salatin’s presentation at the college in which he shared his passion for and experience with sustainable farming. About 400 people came to hear him speak. Salatin's Polyface Farms, in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, is a working example of the potential for local food production and distribution to help solve the challenges of biosecurity, food-borne pathogens, energy, and humane husbandry. In his presentation, ‘Local Food to the Rescue,‘ Salatin spoke of his family’s use of environmentally enhancing farming practices and the importance and benefits of incorporating sustainable farming practices throughout the world. The college’s Natural Chef and Sustainable Agriculture programs, Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, and N.C. Tobacco Trust Fund Commission sponsored his appearance. To see a video of his presentation, visit the college’s Web site, www.cccc.edu , click on the YouTube icon, and then click on ‘Joel Salatin Talk.’ To purchase a DVD of the presentation, contact Janice Escott, CCCC Natural Chef Program coordinator, at (919) 542-6495 or jescott@cccc.edu . For more information on CCCC’s Natural Chef and agriculture programs, visit www.cccc.edu/naturalchef or www.cccc.edu/sustainableag . For information about Polyface Farms, visit www.polyfacefarms.com


Nationally known sustainable farmer speaks at CCCC-Chatham

Joel Salatin (center), nationally known sustainable farmer and agricultural writer, shares his passion for and experience with sustainable farming with a gathering of about 400 people during a June 30 visit to Central Carolina Community College’s Chatham Campus, in Pittsboro. Salatin's Polyface Farms, in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, is a working example of the potential for local food production and distribution to help solve the challenges of biosecurity, food-borne pathogens, energy, and humane husbandry. In his presentation, ‘Local Food to the Rescue,‘ Salatin spoke of his family’s use of environmentally enhancing farming practices and the importance and benefits of incorporating sustainable farming practices throughout the world. The college’s Natural Chef and Sustainable Agriculture programs at its Chatham Campus, Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, and N.C. Tobacco Trust Fund Commission sponsored his appearance. To see a video of Salatin’s presentation, visit the college’s Web site, www.cccc.edu , click on the YouTube icon, and then click on ‘Joel Salatin Talk.’ To purchase a DVD of the presentation, contact Janice Escott, CCCC Natural Chef Program coordinator, at (919) 542-6495 or jescott@cccc.edu . For more information on CCCC’s Natural Chef and agriculture programs, visit www.cccc.edu/naturalchef or www.cccc.edu/sustainableag . For information about Polyface Farms, visit www.polyfacefarms.com