DECEMBER 17, 2009 ISSUE
High Country Extension Agent Receives Sustainable Farming Award
Richard Boylan of Boone received the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Agent of the Year award during the 24th Annual CFSA Conference in Black Mountain on December 5. Photo submitted
The Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (CFSA) recently named this year’s sustainable agriculture award recipients, and a local extension agent took home the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Agent of the Year award. The awards were announced on December 5 at a gathering of more than 500 sustainable agriculture advocates and farmers for the 24th Annual CFSA conference in Black Mountain.
The award-winning institutions and individuals have shown outstanding service and helped grow the sustainable food movement in North and South Carolina into one of the most significant trends in the Carolinas, according to the CFSA.
Richard Boylan of Boone received the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Agent of the Year award. Boylan is a cooperative extension agent for Ashe and Watauga counties in the High County. A strong and passionate proponent of sustainable agriculture, he helped jumpstart the area’s organic farm marketing cooperative, New River Organic Growers. He has helped local farmers adapt organic farming practices to the climate and soil conditions of the region and sell their products to consumers across the state. “Richard has continued to be a wonderful source of assistance and inspiration for High Country farmers,” said Roland McReynolds, CFSA executive director.
Other award winners include York Glover, South Carolina Cooperative Extension Agent of the Year; Doug Jones of Pittsboro, Farmer of the Year; Toxic Free North Carolina, Nonprofit of the Year; Blue Ridge Food Ventures, Business of the Year; Smithson Mills, Activist of the Year; and Paul Mueller or Raleigh, Career Achievement Award.
Carolina Farm Stewardship Association is a 26-year-old nonprofit network of more than 1,200 members that promotes local organic agriculture in the Carolinas by inspiring, educating and organizing farmers and consumers. For more information, click to www.carolinafarmstewards.org.
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