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Mayland Community College Ready 4 Work Developing the Agricultural Economy Soils Compost Small Business Center Table Incubators Sustainable Agriculture Consumption Seeds and Plants Distribution Production Consolidation, Transportation

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Mayland Community College Ready 4 Work

Developing the Agricultural Economy

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Soils Small Business Center Incubators Seeds and Plants Production Transportation Consolidation, Processing, and Storage Distribution Consumption Table Compost Sustainable Agriculture

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Overview

  • EnergyXchange
  • TRACTOR
  • Community Kitchen
  • Berkshire Project
  • High Country Fruit and Berry
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EnergyXchange: Purpose

  • Develop creative and

innovative techniques to assist development of the local agricultural community

  • Yancey and Mitchell County

Landfill (Methane)

  • Horticulture: Native

Species

  • Craft Incubator
  • Part of Estatoe Regional

Center of Science and Crafts

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EnergyXchange

  • Horticulture: Native

Species

– Rhododendron, Gray’s Lilly and Lady Slippers – Fish Tanks and Hydroponics – Propagation and Micropropagation – Greenhouse Innovations – Support of TRACTOR

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TRACTOR: Purpose

  • Yancey and Mitchell

– Lost 219 farms and 9484 acres from 2002 to 2007 – Average age of Farmer 58 – Tier I Counties

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TRACTOR

  • Connecting small family

farms to mainstream markets

  • Infrastructure
  • Shared use equipment
  • Support service
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TRACTOR

  • 66 Growers
  • 40 markets
  • 1.1 Million in demand

for 2014

  • Training and education

are critical to meet need

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Community Kitchen: Purpose

  • Assist in the development
  • f local food entrepreneurs

while also adding a value added component to the local food market

  • Certified Kitchen
  • Assist with developing a

business through interaction with the Small Business Office

  • Assistance with

development of product lines

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Berkshire Project: Purpose

  • Assist high school students

with the development of an agricultural business while also assisting with expanding the local agricultural economy

  • Students receive free bred

gilt, equipment and support

  • First four litters (2 years)

students give back three per litter

  • Development of specialty

meat market

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High Country Berry and Fruit: Purpose

  • Assist in the

development of a more diverse agricultural market

  • Development of value

added products

  • Connects to TRACTOR,

EXE, and Community Kitchen