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Recognize Bull City Farm as the 2023 Piedmont Farm Family of the Year (10min)
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Date of BOCC Meeting: February 26, 2024
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The Board is requested to recognize Bull City Farm from Northern Durham County for receiving the Piedmont Farm Family of the Year by the North Carolina Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (NCASWCD) at its 80th annual conference on January 9, 2024. The event was held at the Sheraton Imperial inside Research Triangle Park in Durham, January 7-9, 2024.
Durham County Soil & Water Conservation District recognized Bull City Farm of Rougemont as the 2022 Durham Farm Family of the Year on October 27, 2022 at their annual Farmer Appreciation Dinner. The District nominated Bull City Farm of Rougemont for the NCASWCD's "Outstanding Conservation Farm Family," which recognizes farmers/farm families for taking the initiative to implement sound, innovative, and cost-effective conservation techniques and are being actively involved in conservation education. Bull City Farm, owned and operated by Samantha Gasson and Scott Stirrup, competed at the area level before they advanced to the regional level where they were chosen by the NCASWCD as the 2023 Piedmont Farm Family of the Year.
Alignment with Strategic Plan: This program aligns with Goal 4 Environmental Stewardship and Community Prosperity and Goal 5 Accountable Efficient and Visionary Government.
Resource Persons: Dustin Brewer, Natural Resources Coordinator; Bryan Evans, Executive Director for the NCASWCD, and David Williams, Director for the NC Division of Soil & Water Conservation; Eddie Culberson, Director Durham Soil and Water.
County Manager's Recommendation: The County Manager recommends that the Board recognize Bull City Farm from Northern Durham County for receiving the Piedmont Farm Family of the Year by the North Carolina Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (NCASWCD) at its 80th annual conference...
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