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Bertie County Seeds owners invite commissioners to Colerain grand opening; business highlights local hiring plans
Summary
Owners of Alliance of Native Seed Keepers, operating locally as Bertie County Seeds, invited the commission to a March 21 grand opening in Colerain, said the business currently employs about 15 people, and described plans to expand local contracting and hiring.
Elizabeth Roach Kane, co-founder of Alliance of Native Seed Keepers and operator of a new Bertie County Seeds storefront in Colerain, invited commissioners to the store's grand opening March 21 and described the company's growth from an online seed business to a brick-and-mortar operation.
Kane said the business currently employs roughly 15 people in the Colerain area and aims to expand its local workforce and contract with area growers. "We wanted to celebrate the agricultural history of this county," she said, and extended a formal invitation to the board to attend a ribbon cutting. Commissioners thanked her and expressed support for local economic development.
The item was part of public comment and no formal board action was required; Kane supplied a flyer and requested follow-up visits by commissioners and staff.
