FFA Today: Student Uses Gardening to Connect With Nursing Home Residents

Carson McQueen’s SAE project brings gardening activities to residents at a local nursing home.

MOUNT PLEASANT, N.C. (RFD News) — What began as a supervised agricultural experience project has grown into an opportunity for one North Carolina FFA student to give back to his community.

Carson McQueen’s SAE centers on gardening with residents at a local nursing home, where he helps lead activities and care for the facility’s garden.

McQueen said the project taught him more about plants and the importance of serving others, lessons he hopes to carry into a future career.

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Knoxville native Neal Burnette-Irwin is a graduate from MTSU where he majored in Journalism and Entertainment Studies. He works as a digital content producer with RFD News and is represented by multiple talent agencies in Nashville and Chicago.


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