June 2025 - Sweetpotato Speak

THERE IS NOTHING LIKE THE SMILE OF A CHILD THAT LOVES SWEETPOTATOES! We participated in the Ag Field Day at North East Carolina Preparatory Academy in Tarboro. The day in the sun allowed us to share sweet facts, stickers, book marks and our Ag Mag with students ranging from kindergarten to high school seniors. NCSC staff attended and hosted a booth for the 4 year at University of Mount Olive’s Annual Ag Day where thousands of FFA students converged on campus to get a little taste of agriculture by visiting the various commodity booths, play games and listen to music. We even sold quite a bit of swag! th South Johnston Community Ag Day and the Girls are Great Conference had us “talking sweet,” sharing nutritional benefits of sweetpotatoes, handing our recipes, pencils and stickers while we engaged community members. It’s never a dull day at NCSC, and we do our very best to engage not only minds around the globe, but right here at home and entice them to EAT SWEET! And last but not least we had a table at the Girls are Great Conference in Lillington where we showcased just how healthy sweetpotatoes are for growing and changing bodies! Your NCSC Staff has been busy the last few months at state and local community events. In March we hosted a table at the 2025 NC Ag Products Legislative Reception at the NC State Fairgrounds. This provided us with a way to be present and thank those in attendance from the General Assembly for their generous funding of our GRKN efforts and marketing activities. There were 197 representatives, senators and general assembly staff in attendance. This effort afforded us a means to connect with members of the General Assembly and say thank you on your behalf.

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