Moving Continues, Grocery Chain Tour

Today saw the delivery of the first major piece of equipment. The wash line will enable all produce through the facility to be washed and graded before being packaged for delivery to end users. In the coming weeks more equipment will be setup in the facility as well as a number of coolers and freezers. Last week PMP staff hosted a tour of top executives with one of North Carolina's largest grocery store chains. The tour was a great success so stay tuned for more details in the weeks ahead! Finally, tonight local farmers are receiving GAP training at Surry Community College to prepare them for growing and selling produce to local markets. The training in April is the second series of sessions being conducted at the college. By the end of the month 60+ local farmers will have received GAP training free of charge.

Busy Week

Tonight's activities usher in a full week for the Pilot Mountain Pride staff. GAP training continues tonight at Surry Community College in Dobson for participating farmers; this meeting is the second one to be held in the training series. Also this week construction on the agriculture center will be completed and the staff will begin moving in equipment and supplies and preparing for the grand opening in May. Early last week the PMP staff led a number of community leaders through the facilty as a way of spreading the word about this great initiative. Included in this post are a few pictures from those visits.