Liang featured in N&R
Kathleen LIang, Ph.D.
She’s using a grant from the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to identify specialty crops and familiarize farmers, restaurant owners, grocers and other agriculture professionals through demonstrations, training and workshops.
“When farmers know how to grow them and where to sell them, they love specialty crops,” Liang told the newspaper. “It is a direct way to support N.C. agriculture, one of our top industries; to support restaurants in getting quality ingredients for less; and to encourage people to branch out to try something new that has become a part of their community. And, it’s organic, healthy and saves money. It’s a huge opportunity.”
AgrAbility/LIFE Project virtual workshop Nov. 2, 5, 9, 12
The NC AgrAbility Partnership Project at N.C. A&T is hosting free virtual events linking farmers, ranchers and farmworkers living with disabilities, and their families, to the resources to help them be successful in production agriculture, agriculture-related occupations and their daily lives.
The AgrAbility/LIFE Project 1890s Land Grant Institution Virtual Workshop, a series of free online sessions, will be held Nov. 2, 5, 9 and 12. Each session lasts an hour. To register, go to http://bit.ly/1890AgrAbility.
The event is sponsored by the LIFE Project, which includes the National AgrAbility Project, Legacy Farming and Health Group, and Peoples Foundation. Other partners involved in this event are Legacy Taste of the Garden, Chef Joseph’s Kicksauce, and Pangea Farms.
LIFT for a Better Life
TROY – Twice a week during the winter months before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Vince and Annette Cerullo would jump in their car and head from their home in Mt. Gilead to the Troy-Montgomery County Senior Center in Troy.
They were part of the “Early LIFTers,” one of two groups at the center who participated in Lifelong Improvements Through Fitness Together (LIFT), a program offered by Rhonda Peters, the family and consumer sciences agent with Cooperative Extension at N.C. A&T in Montgomery County.
“This is an ideal program for older people and Rhonda was a wonderful teacher,” said Vince Cerullo. “When you’re in your 80s, you might not get around like you used to, but this class was just the right level. It gave us both more energy.”
LIFT focuses on building strength, flexibility, and improved balance in older adults.
“It’s not a weight loss program,” said Peters. “It’s about improving basic fitness. For seniors, it helps them stay independent. It can mean you are less likely to fall and able to age at home.”
Read more about it on Solutions for North Carolina.
