The 2017 NCGT Local Food Supply Chain Apprentices with their mentors.
May 2017 — NCGT’s 2017 Local Food Supply Chain Apprentices are about to hit the ground running. Here’s a sneak peak at who will be working where. Look for a complete write-up of their experiences at the end of the summer!
Erin Welty, University of South Carolina, Columbia: Lowes Foods
Molly Riddle, Brevard College: TRACTOR Food and Farms
Shannon Herlihy, University of North Carolina, Asheville: TRACTOR Food and Farms
Kate Ford, University of Virginia: Polk County Agricultural Economic Development Office
Kristen Wagner, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill: NC Catch
Maria Elisa Vollmer, Virginia Tech: FreshPoint
Katelyn Bailey, NC State University: Small Business Technology Development Center
Casey Auch, University of North Carolina, Wilmington: Feast Down East
Ali Huber, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill: Seal the Seasons
Alex Borst, University of Mississippi, Oxford: Working Landscapes
Ben Herndon, NC State University: Foster-Caviness
Taylor Hayes, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill: Piedmont Food and Ag Processing Center
Khin Hnit Oo (April), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill:Transplanting Traditions Community Farm
Chanel A. Nestor, North Carolina A&T State University/Appalachian State University: Piedmont Triad Regional Council
Rhyne Cureton, North Carolina A&T State University: Foster-Caviness
Chase McCurry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill: N.C. Cooperative Extension
This article originally appeared in the May 2017 NC Growing Together Newsletter.