It's the #YearOfTheTrail in North Carolina, and Wake County is kicking off a yearlong celebration of everything that makes our #WakeTrails great | Flickr
It's the #YearOfTheTrail in North Carolina, and Wake County is kicking off a yearlong celebration of everything that makes our #WakeTrails great | Flickr
From January 10, 2023 post.
This year’s Farm Family award by Wake County Soil and Water Conservation District goes to James Jordan, a fourth-generation farmer, whose family has been farming in Wake County for 89 years.
Jordan began farming on his own with just 37 acres of pastureland in production and seven cows. Over the years, Jordan has expanded the family farm to more than 200 acres.
As a strong conservation advocate, he installed stream protection and grazing systems on his farm. The complete stream protection system provides alternative watering sources for livestock, meaning cattle can stay out of streams. Implementation of a grazing system helps to manage the interactions between plants, soils, and grazing animals. Both systems reduce soil erosion and nutrient runoff.
Jordan has worked with the Wake Soil and Water Conservation District on numerous other projects and serves as the Street Maintenance Superintendent for the Town of Fuquay-Varina.
Jordan Family Farm Friends of Wake Soil and Water Conservation District
Original source can be found here.
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