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Farm co-owner, Whitney Downer (far right), talks about poultry breeds with participants of Anson Youth Leaders Academy (AYLA) at Thy Will Be Done Farm in Wadesboro.
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WADESBORO During a recent farm field trip to Thy Will Be Done LLC., participants of the Anson Youth Leaders Academy (AYLA) joined NC Cooperative Extension on a small farms visit.
Owners, Rodrequis Lisenby and Whitney Downer, led the group on a walking tour of their Wadesboro farm in which participants learned about broiler chicken breeds, the egg laying operation, garden, and managing a backyard farrow-to-finish hog lot. Participants learned about resources for small-scale agricultural production and how their farm start-up experience tied in with building personal leadership skills, philanthropic responsibility, and entrepreneurship.
WARRENTON â N.C. Cooperative Extension is sponsoring a pair of virtual summer cooking camps for children in Warren and Vance counties.
The Chef Boyardee Camp is a virtual camp scheduled June 8 through June 24 every Tuesday and Thursday from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for children in Warren and Vance counties in third through fifth grade who desire to learn how to cook Italian cuisine and the importance of physical activity.
The Dessert Challenge is a virtual camp scheduled June 8 through June 24 every Tuesday and Thursday from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. for children in Warren and Vance counties in sixth through eighth grade who desire to make creative healthy snacks and desserts while incorporating physical activity into their daily routine for a fun filled summer.
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The commissioners were scheduled to discuss the issue again at the May 11 meeting.
One of the issues they will consider is whether to change the structure of the fee from an enterprise fund, meaning the management and disposal of all county trash must make money, or at least break even, according to a previous News-Record article. I would like to see consideration of changing the structure of the solid waste services from the enterprise fund-based fee to a property tax-based general fund fee, Steph McCullough said during public comments on the April 13 commissioners meeting. Reverting to a tax would make the cost of trash disposal much more equitable for everyone, and it would be much more straightforward, while at the same time exempting nonprofits.