— courtesy VGCC
The Vance-Granville Community College Small Business Center will soon offer the “NC REAL Agricultural Entrepreneurship” program at two locations.
The seven-week course is designed specifically to help local farmers and budding entrepreneurs succeed in developing profitable, environmentally-sound small farms or agricultural businesses.
The class is scheduled to be offered at Granville Expo & Convention Center (4185 US Highway 15 South, Oxford) on Tuesday evenings, Sept. 12 through Oct. 24, from 6 until 9 p.m.; and on VGCC’s Main Campus in Vance County (Room 7109) on Saturday mornings, Oct. 7 through Nov. 18, from 9 a.m. until noon.
NC REAL Agricultural Entrepreneurship is designed for small business owners who grow crops or trees, raise livestock, or make sauces, pickles or jams with items from a garden. The goal is for participants to strengthen their business savvy in order to gain the highest profit margin possible.
Participants will consider challenges such as pricing their products; the logistics of getting their products to the market; selecting the best market; and how to generate income between growing seasons. Other topics include business development and management, finance and regulatory requirements, quality and safety standards. Participants will also be introduced to resources and contacts that can help them operate more efficiently and effectively.
For both classes, the instructor will be Carrie Harvey of Harvey Hills Farms in Oxford, who is also a client of the VGCC Small Business Center.
“This is a hands-on, interactive program, beneficial to farmers or anyone who grows a marketable agricultural product, who wishes to start a business or has been in business less than three years,” said Tanya Weary, director of the Small Business Center. Each participant will receive free, one-on-one counseling as a client of the Small Business Center, which will help them take their ideas to the next level of business planning.
Tuition for the course is $70, and the cost of the textbook is $25.
For more information and to register, contact Tanya Weary at (252) 738-3240 or smallbusiness@vgcc.edu.
–VGCC–
Granville Board of Education Special Called Meeting Sept. 7
/by John C. RosePUBLIC NOTICE OF A SPECIAL CALLED MEETING OF THE GRANVILLE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
The Granville County Board of Education will meet in a Special Called Meeting on Thursday, September 7, 2017 beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Board of Education Administrative Offices, 101 Delacroix Street, Oxford, North Carolina, for the purpose of providing facility timeline updates and next steps related to air quality in all schools. The Board will meet in Closed Session from 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM for Personnel/Attorney Client Privilege and then go into Open Session from 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
News 09/06/17
/by LarryHome and Garden Show 09/05/17
/by CharlenePesticide Collection Event Sept. 13
/by John C. Rose— by Paul McKenzie, Vance/Warren Ag. Ext. Agent
On Wednesday, September 13, NC Cooperative Extension in Warren County will host a Pesticide Collection event. This will be held at the Warren County Center of NC Cooperative Extension, 158 Rafters Lane, 10 am to 2 pm.
Bring any unneeded/unused pest control products for safe disposal. We will accept all pest control products including herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, etc. whether liquid, dust, granular, fumigant, or other formulation. This program is offered to all, whether you are a farmer, home gardener or just have some household pest sprays you no longer need. This is offered in collaboration with the NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. This is a free service, no questions asked, but please call in advance for larger containers or larger quantities.
Any products that are more than three years old are good candidates for disposal, as they may have lost effectiveness. For more information, contact paul_mckenzie@ncsu.edu or 252-257-3640.
VGCC to offer Agricultural Entrepreneurship program at two locations
/by John C. Rose— courtesy VGCC
The Vance-Granville Community College Small Business Center will soon offer the “NC REAL Agricultural Entrepreneurship” program at two locations.
The seven-week course is designed specifically to help local farmers and budding entrepreneurs succeed in developing profitable, environmentally-sound small farms or agricultural businesses.
The class is scheduled to be offered at Granville Expo & Convention Center (4185 US Highway 15 South, Oxford) on Tuesday evenings, Sept. 12 through Oct. 24, from 6 until 9 p.m.; and on VGCC’s Main Campus in Vance County (Room 7109) on Saturday mornings, Oct. 7 through Nov. 18, from 9 a.m. until noon.
NC REAL Agricultural Entrepreneurship is designed for small business owners who grow crops or trees, raise livestock, or make sauces, pickles or jams with items from a garden. The goal is for participants to strengthen their business savvy in order to gain the highest profit margin possible.
Participants will consider challenges such as pricing their products; the logistics of getting their products to the market; selecting the best market; and how to generate income between growing seasons. Other topics include business development and management, finance and regulatory requirements, quality and safety standards. Participants will also be introduced to resources and contacts that can help them operate more efficiently and effectively.
For both classes, the instructor will be Carrie Harvey of Harvey Hills Farms in Oxford, who is also a client of the VGCC Small Business Center.
“This is a hands-on, interactive program, beneficial to farmers or anyone who grows a marketable agricultural product, who wishes to start a business or has been in business less than three years,” said Tanya Weary, director of the Small Business Center. Each participant will receive free, one-on-one counseling as a client of the Small Business Center, which will help them take their ideas to the next level of business planning.
Tuition for the course is $70, and the cost of the textbook is $25.
For more information and to register, contact Tanya Weary at (252) 738-3240 or smallbusiness@vgcc.edu.
–VGCC–
Butner-Stem Elementary First Day of School
/by John C. Rose— courtesy Granville County Public Schools
Notice to Public and Press:
As previously reported, professional cleaning crews have been hard at work cleaning Butner-Stem Elementary School over the past four days preparing it for retesting. Earlier this afternoon, Sunday September 3, an environmental laboratory testing service conducted air quality testing throughout the main building (building one) of the school and all results came back clear for staff and students re-entry. This means that school will finally begin for everyone at Butner-Stem Elementary School on Tuesday, September 5. While cleanup continues on the air conditioning piping in building two, all 4th and 5th grade students will attend their classes at Butner-Stem Middle School. We anticipate this may take 4-6 weeks before building two is ready for re-entry.
All students at Creedmoor Elementary School and Butner-Stem Elementary School will now be back to their regular schedules. We have contracted with this same laboratory to conduct periodic testing at both of these schools on a regular basis. We are also contacted engineers and HVAC experts to address the humidity issues.
We are also currently scheduling ALL schools to be tested for their air quality. Additional details about this testing will be provided as we have them.
Town Talk 09/05/17
/by CharleneCooperative Extension with Wayne Rowland 09/05/17
/by CharleneEmergency Supplies-Family Preparedness Items (Irma)
/by John C. RoseHurricane Irma’s potential to affect the local area will remain unclear a while longer. However, it is not too soon to scout around and make a list of what you may want and need in case emergency supplies and family preparedness items are needed.
In a morning email to local officials and local preparedness teams, the Director of Emergency Operations for Henderson – Vance County, Brian Short, provided the list of items seen below.
Short said, “Let me be clear, I am in no way saying that everyone should run out now and buy everything on the list, however people should begin looking around the house to see which of these items they already have and be thinking about what they may need. We will continue to keep everyone informed and will forward along additional information as it is received.”
Short said, “…we simply should not ignore the potential of this system and we should not wait until the last minute to prepare.”
Recommended Family Preparedness Items
The best time to assemble a three-day emergency supplies kit is well before you will ever need it. Most people already have these items around the house and it is a matter of assembling them now before an evacuation or State of Emergency order is issued. Stocking up now on emergency supplies can add to your family’s safety and comfort during and after a
disaster. Store enough supplies for at least three days, preferably seven days, in one place.
Start with an easy to carry, water tight container – a large plastic trash can will do, or line a sturdy cardboard box with a couple of trash bags. Next gather up the following items and place them in your kit:
Essentials
Sanitation Supplies
News 09/05/17
/by Larry