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Petesch Law <br />127 W. Hargett St., Ste 500  Raleigh, NC 27601 <br />T: 919-747-8611  F: 888-848-9605 <br />E: andy@peteschlaw.com <br />VIA EMAIL <br /> <br />July 27, 2017 <br /> <br />Michael Harvey <br />Current Planning Supervisor <br />Orange County <br />P.O. Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />mharvey@orangecountync.gov <br /> <br />Re: July 19, 2017 Educational Workshop Event <br />Mr. Harvey: <br /> <br />I am writing to provide information regarding the educational workshop event held at Wild <br />Flora Farm on Wednesday, July 19, 2017 from approximately 6:30pm to 9:30pm. <br /> <br />My understanding is that this event was organized by Mayne Pharma US based in Raleigh, <br />NC, and Wild Flora Farm was specifically selected because they wanted to provide their <br />attendees with an experiential education outing on a North Carolina farm. <br /> <br />Approximately forty guests arrived at or around 6:30pm by shuttle. Mrs. Brewer lead farm <br />tours to the apiary and around the flower fields in groups of about ten until a light, catered <br />dinner was served at or around 8:00pm. During dinner, Mrs. Brewer gave presentations to <br />each table on bees and the observational bee hive installed in the barn wall. Counting time <br />for Q&A and honey tastings, she spent between 10-20 minutes with each table. <br /> <br />In addition to learning about the various ornamental flowers grown on the farm, guests were <br />able to enjoy their beauty during dinner as decorative arrangements were provided by Wild <br />Flora Farms at each table. Those arrangements were comprised of flowers grown right <br />there on the farm, except for the dahlias. The dahlias at Wild Flora Farm had not yet <br />bloomed, so they were sourced from another local farm about five miles away. <br /> <br />The guests left by shuttle, which had departed the property by 9:45pm. Caterers and <br />support staff were gone shortly after 10:00pm. <br /> <br />I have included several imaged from the event in support of this letter response: <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />176 of 200