This award provides funding to Durham County Cooperative Extension to support Phase 1 of the Durham County Farm Campus project. In 2024, Durham County purchased 129 acres in the northern part of the county to develop the Farm Campus. The Farm Campus will include an education and demonstration farm to train and support farmers by providing land, access to equipment, and education. It will also provide post-harvest food education, a shared kitchen and meeting space, as well as other agricultural uses and training areas. The Durham County Cooperative Extension team estimates that a total of 425 participants will attend agricultural training events per year at the Farm Campus including 275 from new trainings and 150 from existing trainings that will transfer to the Farm Campus. Golden LEAF funds will be used for personnel, construction, equipment, supplies, furniture, and related items.
