Fwd: NRCS Practices & Pathways Field Day | October 27, 9-3:30pm | SAHC Community Farm
Chas Edens
From: Chas Edens <cme...@ncsu.edu>
Date: Fri, Oct 3, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Subject: NRCS Practices & Pathways Field Day | October 27, 9-3:30pm | SAHC Community Farm
To: Noah Ranells <nnra...@ncsu.edu>
Producers and landowners interested in NRCS practices, and youth interested in conservation careers, are invited to join us for an excellent educational event exploring NRCS conservation practices in action.
Monday, October 27 | 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Southern Appalachian Highland Conservancy Community Farm
Address: 180 Mag Sluder Road, Alexander, NC 28701
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Experience hands-on learning at an actively managed diversified farm where NRCS technical assistance and cost-share funding have supported real-world conservation implementation.
Schedule Highlights:
- Morning Welcome (9:00 AM): Registration, farm overview, and orientation in the education building
- Guided Conservation Tour (10:30 AM): Visit 5-6 demonstration sites showcasing NRCS practices with expert guides at each location
- Refreshments & Networking (12:30 PM): Light refreshments and meet and greet opportunity with fellow producers, youth, and conservation professionals
- "Real Talk" Panel (1:30 PM): Hear honest insights from farm manager Chris, an NRCS technician, and a contractor about real-world challenges and successes
- Breakout Sessions (2:30 PM):
- Producers: Hands-on application assistance and next steps
- Youth: Career exploration and Q&A with industry professionals
- Take-home Resources: Practice factsheets, contractor contacts, application guides, and career pathway information
About NCCOP
The NC Conservation Outreach Project (NCCOP) is a two-year NC State Extension/NC FarmLink initiative funded by USDA–NRCS. Our work has two aims: first, to help producers and landowners understand and adopt NRCS conservation practices; second, to open clear conservation career pathways for youth. For producers, we host field days, demonstrations, and farm tours, and we are creating practical educational materials—a mobile producer app, an educational video series for vegetable, livestock, and forestry operations, and a graduate-level research paper that identifies barriers and solutions to accessing NRCS programs. For youth, we speak at events statewide, are developing a career-pathways mobile app, and provide scholarships to opportunities such as Resource Conservation Workshops and the Juntos Summer Institute. We partner with organizations across North Carolina to connect people with the right contacts, tools, and next steps to improve conservation state-wide.
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