Extension Agent - FCS (Vance/Warren County)

Description:

The Family and Consumer Science Agent - Farmers Market and Local Food Systems will play a pivotal role in enhancing the vibrancy and impact of local farmers markets and strengthening the broader local food system within Vance and Warren Counties. This position will focus on community engagement, education and outreach, providing technical assistance, building community capacity, and fostering collaboration to improve access to healthy, locally sourced food, promote sustainable practices, and stimulate economic opportunities for local producers. The Agent will work closely with farmers, farmers market manager, consumers, community organizations, and other stakeholders to create a thriving local food environment.

Primary Function of Organizational Unit:

Cooperative Extension at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is an educational outreach organization within the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences. Cooperative Extension at A&T provides researched-based educational information, programming and technical assistance to limited-resource audiences that address a diverse range of issues in four programmatic areas - Agriculture and Natural Resources, Family and Consumer Sciences, Community and Rural Development, and 4-H Youth Development. Together with its partners - North Carolina State University Cooperative Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, state and county governments, a dynamic and resourceful system is formed. In addition to campus operations, Cooperative Extension at

N.C. A&T

has professionally staffed offices in almost half of the 100 counties in North Carolina and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.

N.C. A&T

is a public, land-grant, doctoral research institution and has been the largest historically Black university in the country for the past decade. With an enrollment of 14,311 students in Fall 2024, the university offers 59 undergraduate degree programs, 36 master's programs, and 12 doctoral programs. It is America's top producer of Black graduates in Engineering and Agricultural Science bachelor's programs, as well as a top five producer in numerous additional disciplines, including Liberal Arts and Communications/Journalism. It also ranks no. 3 in master's degrees awarded to Black graduates in Engineering Technologies and Related Fields, no. 4 in master's degrees in Engineering, and no. 11 best business school for women in the nation. Nationally recognized for its leadership and excellence in STEM education and research, N.C. A&T is classified as