This year's theme, NexT Gen Agriculture, highlights the technologies and innovations that are reshaping modern agriculture - along with the strategies growers need to be successful.
N.C. Cooperative Extension named Patrick Brown of Brown Family Farms in Warren Co. and James Hartman of Secret Garden Bees in Cumberland Co. as Small Farmers of the Year, part of the 38th annual Small Farms Week, held March 24-30 through N.C. A&T Extension. From left: Chancellor Harold L. Martin, Sr.; Patrick Brown, with wife Aleah Brown and son Clayton Brown; James Hartman; Interim Dean Shirley Hymon-Parker and N.C. A&T Extension Administrator M. Ray McKinnie made the presentation.
Each year, Small Farms Week highlights the programs and activities conducted by Cooperative Extension at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University that support limited-resource, small-scale, part-time, and alternative-enterprise farmers.
Grow Small Farms Week! Your Donation Support:
KICKOFF EVENT
launching the week’s activities, beginning with a luncheon in the home county of the
preceding year’s Small Farmer of the Year.
EDUCATIONAL FORUMS
N.C. A&T providing educational outreach for small farmers.
SMALL FARMERS’ APPRECIATION LUNCHEON
honoring small farmers, including the Small Farmer of the Year.
Sponsorship is available at various levels. See below for details on how we can work together:
You'll get:
16 VIP Tickets
Name on the Program
Social Media
Sponsorship noted on the website
2 tables at the appreciation luncheon (16 people)
Name on sponsor board
You'll get:
8 VIP Tickets
Name on the Program
Social Media
Sponsorship noted on the website
1 table at the appreciation luncheon (8 people)
Name on sponsor board
You'll get:
6 VIP Tickets
Name on Program
Social Media
Sponsorship noted on the website
6 seats at the appreciation luncheon
Name on sponsor board
You'll get:
4 VIP Tickets
Name on Program
Sponsorship noted on the website
4 seats at the appreciation luncheon
Name on sponsor board
You'll get:
2 VIP Tickets
Name on Program
Sponsorship noted on the website
2 seats at the appreciation luncheon
Name on sponsor board
You'll get:
1 VIP Tickets
Name on Program
Sponsorship noted on the website
1 seat at the appreciation luncheon
Sponsors
Platinum $10,000 and up
Gold $5,000 - $9,999
Silver $2,500 - $4,999
Platinum ($10,000 and up):
Gold ($5,000 - $9,999):
Silver ($2,500 - $4,999):
Bronze $1,000 - $2,499
Friends $500 - $999
Supporters $100 - $499
Bronze ($1,000 - $2,499):
Dr. M. Ray Mckinnie
Dr. Fletcher Barber and Dr. Rosalind Renee Barber
NC Soybeans Producers
Carolina Farm Stewardship Association
Corn Growers Association of North Carolina, Inc.
Mrs. Veronica Godfrey-Robinson
Friends ($500 - $999):
Dr. Mark Blevins
Dr. Rosalind Dale
Mr. Eugene Parker
Dr. Velma Speight-Buford
Ms. Deborah Womack
Supporters ($100 - $499):
Mrs. Bernadette Smith-Murray
Mrs. Valerie Diggs
Ms. Cynthia Knudson
Ms. Lin Zhao
Mr. Larry Atkinson
Dr. Mark Blevins
N.C. Bioenergy Research Initiative and New & Emerging Crops Program