Melleray Farmstead
Don Byrne and his family live off the grid in 12×12 cabins on the edge of the woods near Pittsboro, NC, with no electricity or indoor plumbing. And they love it.
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Spikenard Farms Honeybee Sanctuary
Video produced for Whole Foods, about the work one man and his Floyd, Va., honeybee sanctuary are doing to educate people on sustainable beekeeping and the importance of the honeybee.
Vargas Farms
Felix Vargas came to North Carolina as a teenage migrant worker. 30 years later, he is a U.S. citizen and runs his own farming operation. Vargas Farms grows a variety of fruits and vegetables on about 700 acres of land in and around Cleveland County, North Carolina.
Lindley Dairy
Ann Campbell, Janice Lindley, and their brother, Sammy, grew up on their parents’ Chatham County dairy farm. Facing a growing global market and the death of their brother, Ann and Janice had to think creatively to keep their family farm going for the next generation. In 2012, Lindley Dairy was awarded a Rural Advancement Foundation …
Fox Squirrel Farms
Jason and Sarah Smith never dreamed they’d be farmers. They now own 13 acres of land where they grow vegetables and cut flowers, and are diving into livestock with a multispecies rotational grazing system. In 2012, Fox Squirrel Farms was awarded a Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI) grant to design and implement a silvo-pasture system …
BOOST
Research shows that students tend to lose interest in the sciences in middle school. BOOST is a STEM enrichment program that makes science fun and accessible. To date, BOOST has served over 500 Durham Public School students with the help of Durham Public School teachers, Duke University graduate and undergraduate students and faculty, Duke University …
Dixon Family Farms
Jeremiah Dixon is a young farmer who looks to his elders for their experience and wisdom. But he is also motivated by a desire to prove to the skeptics that he can revitalize this Eastern North Carolina land through sustainable farming. In 2012, Dixon Family Farms was awarded a Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI) grant …
Northern Piedmont Community Care
In 2013, this video won the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation video award for highlighting the work of Northern Piedmont Community Care (NPPC). NPPC is a community-based care management system that is patient-focused and cost-effective. NPCC provides transitional care, chronic disease management, social work services, service coordination, access support, health education, and nutrition counseling.
Community Development Financial Institutions
Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFis) are an important piece of infrastructure for building strong local economies. CDFIs function as a different kind of lending organization. Unlike traditional banks, they operate with a mission to serve low-income people and build wealth in underserved communities. By combining funding from government, foundations, and individual donors, CDFIs make it …
10th Annual Virginia Mentoring Awards
The Virginia Mentoring Partnership has awarded the Virginia Mentoring Awards to two outstanding mentors and two outstanding mentoring organizations. These are their stories. Bruce Lalonde has been mentoring Harry Dews and Langston Scott for more than four years through the Team Up mentoring program. Alicia Meyer is a mentor and volunteer at Blackwell Elementary School through …