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<br />29 June 2006 <br />Memorandum <br />To: Johnny C. Wynne, Dean, College of Agriculture & Life Science (GALS), NC State Univ. <br />Roger Crickenberger, Associate Director of Research, GALS, NC State Univ <br />Jon Ort, Associate Dean & Director, GALS, NC State Univ <br />From: Barry Jacobs <br />Fletcher Barber <br />Dianne Reid <br />Brent Bogue <br />Dave Stancil <br />Phyllis Ruth <br />Chair, Orange County Board of County Commissioners <br />Orange County Cooperative Extension <br />Orange County Economic Development Commission <br />Orange County Soil & Water Conservation District / NRCS <br />Orange County Environment & Resource Conservation Department <br />Orange County Farm Service Agency <br />The Piedmont Region is fortunate to have the W.C. Breeze Family Farm Agricultural Extension & <br />Research Facility in centrally located Orange County. Orange County government and citizens <br />welcome the opportunity to host the facility and express enthusiastic support for strong <br />partnerships with NC State University to develop programs that benefit longtime farm families, <br />beginning & limited resource farmers, as well as all citizens in Orange and neighboring counties in <br />the Piedmont Region. <br />Upon your request, Orange County staff developed an outline of program opportunities that appear <br />suitable to the site. With 269 acres, some of the acreage may be considered for certified organic <br />production, while other areas can be managed to meet sustainability goals. In general, the Center <br />for Environmental Farming Systems (GEES) appears to be a suitable `host' within the NC State <br />University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences for most if not all components of the program <br />opportunities listed below. Furthermore, the CEFS mission to enhance sustainable and organic <br />agriculture seems to be consistent with the Breeze family motivation for transferring the farm to NC <br />State with the stated purpose to address needs for sustainable and organic farming. <br />As a group of public servants, we remain enthusiastically committed to maintaining and growing <br />local agricultural enterprise development through partnership with NC State University. We look <br />forward to the opportunity to meet with you and your staff to discuss opportunities for how the W.C. <br />Breeze Family Farm Agricultural Extension & Research Facility can provide creative and innovative <br />approaches to invigorate agriculture and farming in the Piedmont Region. <br />Cc Donald Cobb <br />