Slowly thawing out...

Hey, farming friends!

This week has shown Blacksburg some sunnier skies, lightening the mood of myself and those around me. The week began with contacting Jacob Wood about the Young Farmers committee. He said he would be able and happy to serve on the committee with me. At the Young Farmers Winter Expo, next weekend, he and I will discuss goals for the year and potential events/programming strategies.

On Tuesday, I designed a Fluvanna Young Farmers T-shirt. I talked to Fluvanna County High School's Student Government Association about being potential t-shirt makers. This would be a great way for the Young Farmers to connect with the school system. On Wednesday of this week, I created an interest meeting flyer and contacted FFA member, McKenzie Wills, to distribute the flyer- as I am located at Virginia Tech. I also contacted the high school's FFA advisor and AP Biology teacher to post the flyer in their classrooms for potential members.

There is potential that Fluvanna Young Farmers will be partnering with Bedford County Young Farmers on a summer trip to Tangier. This would be a great way for Fluvanna and Bedford to connect, as Bedford is a well established program.

Win: The sun came out!

Pinch: Final numbers for the Young Farmers Expo attendees is lower than I had hoped for Fluvanna.


"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."
-Theodore Roosevelt