Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources

"Agriculture isn’t just farming anymore. Opportunities abound in this wide open field, from working with small animals to designing new tools and machines for farming and processing foods; from sports turf management and outdoor recreation to bioengineering new plant life. Those with technical skills and an interest in math, science, and the environment can find their places in the sun in the Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources cluster." 

 

 

 
 

Within this Collection

Thomas B. Pearce | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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A profile of Thomas Butler Pearce. (1888–1947) Tom Pearce built a small wholesale produce business into one of the nation's largest food distribution companies and still found time to serve his...
Eliza Lucas Pinckney | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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Eliza Lucas Pinckney (1722–1793) Eliza Lucas, who was born in 1722 in Antigua, was 16 when she took charge of her father's plantation near Charles Town and successfully managed it. In 1738, Lieutenant...
George W. Park | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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(1852 – 1935) George W. Park was born on a farm near Fannettburg, Pennsylvania. When he was a child, his mother noticed his interest in horticulture and encouraged him to raise flowers in a corner of...
R. Roy Pearce | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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R. Roy Pearce (1919-2004) Roy Pearce helped develop Pearce–Young–Angel, a food distribution business founded by his grandfather and father, into one of the largest businesses in South Carolina...
Horse Training Center | Project Discovery Revisited

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In Project Discovery Revisited: A Horse Training Center, several aspects of horses are explored. On a visit to the riding stables, horseback riding lessons are explained as well as how to train the...
James Lide Coker | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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James Lide Coker (1837–1918) Farmer, father, soldier, businessman, merchant, banker, railroad man, industrialist—those are only a few of the titles describing James Lide Coker, who for nearly 60 years...
Tryon Project
Episode 9

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In "High Chair," wisteria vine, the arms and legs of a chair and a seat of chestnuts become a piece of furniture that contemplates its journey from forest to living room.