Angela Fairfield was selected and will receive $100
By Diego Flammini
Assistant Editor, North American Content
Farms.com
Angela Fairfield is the winner of the Farms.com #OntAgVolunteer contest!
Fairfield and the Durham East 4-H Association will each receive a prize of $100.
Giving back to the community acts as a way to promote agriculture, says Fairfield.
"I work in ag and I volunteer in ag," she said. "We need to get the word out about what we do, how we do it and why we do it. (Volunteering) helps send the message about all the good things the agricultural community is doing."
Angela Fairfield
Photo: Twitter
Fairfield is a cash crop farmer from Durham East, a dairy feed nutritionist with Floradale Feed Mill and a leader at her local 4-H Association.
Her involvement with 4-H started after working on a dairy farm.
"I was in university (before joining 4-H)," she said. "I grew up in the city, but my parents were both from a farm background. I worked a few summers on a dairy farm and the neighbour's kids were involved in 4-H and said I should join.
The contest coincided with National Volunteer Week, which celebrates those who donate their time to various organizations.
"Congratulations to Angela for winning the #OntAgVolunteer contest," said Andrea Gal, managing editor, Farms.com. "We appreciate the volunteers in the agricultural community and hope that the prize helps the Durham East 4-H Association."
Here's a small collection of the contest entries:
Angela can be followed on Twitter @cowwmn.