North Carolina’s Paige Roten is a farm girl, a high school senior, a volunteer firefighter, and a leader!

Leader, volunteer firefighter, and farm girl.

The North Carolina Farm Bureau introduces us to an impressive young woman making an impact on her community in more ways than one.

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