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George Washington Carver Agriculture Research Center
Jim Hoy, Chairman GWCARC [email protected]
Carl Stafford [email protected] Extension Agent, Vice Chairman
540-727-3435, ext. 351
Overview• Organization and Mission• Progress Update• Facility and Concept• Carver Ideals• Educational Exchange• Focus Areas:
– Horticulture– Crops and Forages– Student Exchange and Education– Commercial Kitchen
• Partners• Q & A
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Organization and Mission
• Organized with a Board of Directors in 2012
• Mission - Agriculture Research and Education
• Incorporated in Virginia in 2013
• Registered as a 501.c.(3) charity in 2013
• Expandable lease in effect with Culpeper County in 2013
• Planned lease with Battle Park Farms in 2014
• Submitted Feasibility Study Grant Proposal in 2014
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Mission: 501.c.(3) Narrative
• Commercial Horticulture
• Grain and Forage
• Consumer Horticulture
• Workforce Development
• Commercial Kitchen/Food Enterprise Center
• Alternative Agriculture
• History
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Progress Update
• By Laws and Articles of Incorporation Adopted
• Monthly Board Meetings since 2013
• Bank Account Opened, $13,700 raised from private local donations
• First Annual Meeting held in 2014
• Conflict of Interest Policy Adopted in 2014
• Participation in 2014 Culpeper Farm Tour
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Facility
• Built in 1947, the former segregated regional high school consists of 72,000 sq. feet of space on 11 acres.
• Located 6 miles southeast of Culpeper on U.S. Route 15.
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Concept: Facility Repurposing
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Carver Ideals
• George Washington Carver advocated sustainable agricultural practices while promoting the importance of continuing education needed for adapting to future demands.
• He understood the process of innovation and pioneered the critical research that has advanced modern agriculture on a global scale.
• Dr. Carver realized the value of providing educational resources and applied research that advance sustainable farming practices, product development, food security and environmental stewardship.
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Educational Exchange
• The GWCARC will foster an educational exchange with Virginia academic institutions for sponsoring student internships as well as a venue for field and pilot research.
• Planned Memoranda of Understanding– Virginia State University
– Virginia Tech
– Germanna Community College
– Culpeper and other County Schools
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Focus Areas
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Horticulture
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Students at Work
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Grains and Forages
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Student at Work
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Commercial KitchenFood Enterprise Center
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Students at Work
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Alternative AgricultureEmulating Carver Ideals
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Questions?
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