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• Make a farm-to-table meal with your family. For more information, contact Mac Malloy, Extension Field
• Volunteer at your local school or plan an activity to teach Crops Agent, at 910-671-3276, by Email at Mac_Malloy@
kids about the importance of agriculture. nscu.edu, or visit our website at http://robeson.ces.ncsu.edu/.
• Research agricultural issues affecting your region.
• Contact your legislator and remind them of the importance NC State University and N.C. A&T State University are col-
of supporting farm initiatives. lectively committed to positive action to secure equal opportu-
• Share what agriculture means to you in a photo on social nity and prohibit discrimination and harassment regardless of
media—whether it’s the ingredients for your dinner, a rural age, color, disability, family and marital status, gender identity,
field, or childhood memory. Use the hashtag #FoodforLife genetic information, national origin, political beliefs, race, reli-
• Throw a cook-off party with friends. Try to incorporate N.C. gion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, and veteran
ingredients. status. NC State, N.C. A&T, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
• Check out local farms in your area that offer tours. Visit with and local governments cooperating.
friends or family, and learn how they produce, sell, and market
their food.
ABOUT N.C. COOPERATIVE EXTENSION
One great tool to help connect with farms is the Visit NC N.C. Cooperative Extension is a strategic partnership of NC
Farms App, available to download in the Google Play and State University, N.C. A&T State University, USDA’s National
Apple App stores. Whether it is educational farm tours, farm- Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA), and local gov-
ers markets and U-pick operations, local shopping and dining, ernments statewide. Extension professionals in all 100 counties,
or even a farm stay, you can find it using this app. Once you and with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, connect mil-
download the app, you are literally clicks away from finding lions of North Carolinians with research-based information and
endless opportunities both near and far, with contact informa- technology from NC State and N.C. A&T. Educational programs
tion, pictures, and directions. specialize in agriculture, food and nutrition, 4-H youth develop-
ment, community development and the environment. Find your
Hopefully you can use your spring energy to support and pro- local center at www.ces.ncsu.edu/local-county-center.
mote agriculture in your own unique way. Share your stories.
Share your knowledge. Share the importance.

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