Sustainable Sandhills in coordination with Fayetteville State University VISTA students and Boys and Girls Club of Cumberland County are taking kids aged 5-12 enrolled in Summer Camp to various local farms to encourage them to support sustainable agriculture. Our first stop: Cedar Creek Fish Farm. Students were able to meet and greet locally raised live tilapia and catfish, as well as the farmers and farm workers. Students were also provided with a demonstration of the castnet fishing method, which is popular in Central and South America, Asia, and Africa.

My role in these farm tours is mainly to mentor the college students and assist them in perfecting the tour scripts that they are writing for each farm. I also lead one of the tour groups (there are 50-60 students on each tour!).

The children are really excited about the farming methods used and, of course, being able to touch the fish!