By CFSA | Friday, Aug. 31, 2018 –
At the Elma C. Lomax Farm in Concord, CFSA interacts with farmers at various points in their careers. A quick glance through the events held at Lomax through the last year included sustainable agriculture classes offered by Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, workshops presenting research on high-tunnel and field production, volunteer days, and field trips for elementary and middle school students. This is all in addition to the Farmer-in-Training program, where farmers use the Lomax equipment and land as they are establishing their own business and looking for land of their own.
However, as we interact with farmers of all points in their career at Lomax, we don’t have a lot of exposure to one specific type of farmer: the coffee grower.