Two Troutman students received honorable mention for their artwork in the 2024 NC Farm to School art contest. There were 41 entries from Troutman Elementary and more than 3,600 entries
Trying to get wholesome food into young children might seem like an exhausting exercise for many parents and child care providers in today’s rush-rush world.
Jaelynn Sutherland was one of the winners in the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services N.C. Farm to School calendar art contest.
RALEIGH – The artwork of 13 elementary school students will be featured in the 2022-2023 North Carolina Farm to School calendar. This is the 11th year for the calendar, which
KITTRELL â Walter Beal of Kittrell is the new director of the Food Distribution Division in the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Beal brings a wealth of experience to the position, having worked in the private sector before taking a state job. He told The Daily Dispatch he worked in the Roses warehouse âright out of high schoolâ and stayed there 12 years. He was with Royal Home Fashions for 2½ years.
He also owned and operated J.M. Builders, a construction company, for 18 years. But in 2012, he began his career with the Department of Agriculture, serving over the years as storeroom manager, warehouse manager and assistant director of commodity distribution before being appointed to his current position on May 1.