Our VALOR cohort’s tour of Kentucky was a great experience and the theme that rose to the top for me was a consumer focus: knowing & serving your niche. I want to thank our awesome tour guides, Dr. Steve Isaacs and Dr. Will Snell, for being excellent hosts, interpreters, and teachers as we traveled throughout… Continue reading Knowing your Niche in Kentucky
My families appreciation and love for the state of Kentucky has recently been on the upswing in the past few months, all because of a few visits to their great state in May. Having the opportunity to have our VALOR fellowship tour some of the best that Kentucky had to offer during our domestic trip… Continue reading VALOR gets lucky in Kentucky
Towards the end of May, our VALOR class loaded ourselves and our things into a 12-passenger van and began the trek to the Bluegrass State of Kentucky for our domestic agriculture experience. Thanks to my time in the FFA, I am very familiar with Louisville, KY, but admittedly had not spent any other time in… Continue reading A Horse Walks Into A Leadership Program…
Horses and Bourbon are what this state is known for....and we certainly had the opportunity to learn about and experience both during our VALOR National trip to Kentucky! As someone who grew up in the equine industry, I never really learned much about the Horse Racing Industry. The farms that breed, raise and train these… Continue reading The Bluegrass State – VALOR National Trip
Horses, Bourbon, Urban Sprawl and Community VALOR traveled domestically in May to learn more about agriculture in Kentucky. It turned out to be an amazing trip and I found myself learning something new at each stop. I never realized the diversity of agriculture in Kentucky, even though I once lived there. Our time in Lexington… Continue reading
Our National VALOR Trip took us to my second favorite state aside from my own - Kentucky! I can't lie, the main reason we visit so often is for the Bourbon, so I was so excited so see parts I haven't seen and learn more about Kentucky's thriving Ag Industry. We were hosted by a… Continue reading You CAN, actually, Fed Ex a horse
Our trip to our nation's capital in March was inspiring in more ways than one. From meeting with agricultural leaders at USDA, visiting the DC Central Kitchen to see the amazing work they are doing, to seeing Little Wild Things Farm that is thriving in the city, and stopping by American Farm Bureau, we explored… Continue reading So this must be the place.
I love Washington DC and I never turn down a chance to go. It had been a few years since my last visit which was in fall 2019 in a prepandemic world. That trip was a family Fall Break adventure with our neighbors. Four adults and four kids averaged dozens of miles each day as… Continue reading Different Perspectives Different Priorities – A change of scenery is sometimes good
As our VALOR cohort embarked on our next adventure, we all carpooled, metro-ed or caught rides into Washington, D.C. from our rural communities. When we saw the champagne vending machine in the hotel lobby, we knew we’d made it! These next couple days would be quite a bit different than our everyday experiences. Many metro… Continue reading Partnerships with People
When you live in rural Southwest Virginia, it's hard to imagine what "Urban Agriculture" looks like. I am in awe of those who have the ability to grow things inside old buildings, parking decks and their basement! And when I say "things", I mean rows of produce that could feed hundreds or even thousands of… Continue reading Big City Lights…and Agriculture
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