A&T Breaks Ground on Farm Pavillion

[Aggie One]

N.C. A&T to Break Ground on Farm Pavilion, July 11

GREENSBORO, N.C. (June 28, 2018) – The College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at N.C. A&T will hold a groundbreaking at 9 a.m. Wednesday, July 11, for a $5 million pavilion at the University Farm, 3136 McConnell Road in Greensboro.

The CAES Extension and Farm Pavilion will expand the farm’s capacity for education, research and outreach. Funded by USDA’s National Institute for Food and Agriculture, the 17,000-square-foot structure will include an auditorium, laboratories, a demonstration kitchen, a 50-person classroom and a 400-person conference room.

“The University Farm is ready for its renaissance with the start of the pavilion,’’ says Dr. Shirley Hymon-Parker, interim dean of the CAES. “We’ve never been dormant, but breaking ground for our new pavilion is the first phase of a four-part building boom taking place at the farm. This growth will help us fulfill our mission to achieve excellence in the food, agricultural, family and environmental sciences.”

For the rest of the story:
www.ncat.edu/news/2018/06/pavilion-groundbreaking.html

[pj]

I am glad to read this. That area is probably prized by now, and the farm has been imo, unsung. I still remember the ice cream and milk that the farm supplied the café. It just seems ripe for a colab with the business school and others for producing products on the shelf.

[oleschoolaggie]

yeah, pj. i remember our farm providing beef as well. we had meat loaf in the caf seemingly every other day that was processed by our farm...

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On a side note, she's about ready to open the first of next month.