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 West
Virginia University
Extension Service
RE: Grant Proposal
Dear Terry:
I am writing to express my support for your efforts in sustainable
agriculture education. During my travels while studying sustainable
agriculture, I have visited foundations, research centers, farms, and a
variety of other learning centers, none of them doing a better job than you
at presenting a living laboratory.
You have done excellent work with your present field. It's general
appearance, the community involvement, and the education it offers are all
signs of your accomplishment. I look forward to seeing this project grow in
size and scope. The proposal brings together many things. The environment
is unique in that you are located in a tourist destination. People come to
visit and are touched with information. The availability to house guests is
indeed, a major incentive. These attributes are unique to your location.
Normally, an educational effort does not have this type of environment to
work in.
Finally, your efforts are to be commended. Past successes have come from
your hard work and commitment. You have an understanding of soil health and
plant interaction. Teaching this to others is a very noble cause.
Again, I support you and will be available to aid your efforts where
possible.
Sincerely,
John L. Miller
Extension Agent, Ohio County
West Virginia University Extension Service
 Youth
Services System, Inc.
Lincoln Center, 1000 Chapline St.
Wheeling, WV 26003
Dear Mr. Sheldon,
On behalf of all the Youth services System staff who participated in the
presentation of your proposed program, my sincere thanks.
The opportunity for engaging significant numbers of high risk/high need
youngsters in a compelling endeavor involving so many values is a very
exciting project.
The land, planning, growth, production, the rewards of sustained effort,
the significance of the product, teamwork -- all come together to form a
tremendously rich experience for kids. There are very few opportunities to
watch this kid of program potential. And it is particularly realistic in
that so may of our kids are fundamentally rural.
Please be assured of the full support of this Agency and its staff. We
look forward to ways we can be of assistance to you in getting the funding
and support necessary to begin operations at the earliest time possible.
With best wishes,
Sincerely,
Ron Mulholland
Administrator
 West
Virginia University
Extension Service
To whom it may concern:
I support and heartily endorse Mr. Terry Sheldon's "Lentil
soup" SARE proposal. I am looking forward to working with him and his
group this growing season and beyond.
The dream so many families share is to enjoy a small-farm lifestyle. It
seems that many do accomplish this but at the expense of the bread-winners
who have to sacrifice greatly to maintain the income flow necessary to keep
a family on the farm. The thrust of the Lentil Soup project to date has
gone beyond just another enterprise level to a total farm-total management
and marketing mind set where a family can sustain itself and prosper on an
din concert with a farm.
This project focus is very broad in one aspect, when one considers the
wide range of activities and corps considered, but it really is very narrow
in focus when one considers the complex nature of creating an environment
where families can work together and sustain themselves raising food. This
is important work.
This initiative is being received very well in northern West Virginia. I
am also excited about the opportunity for this project to compliment the
West Virginia University organize transition grant. There is an opportunity
for much collaboration.
Terry Sheldon has a history of being successful and thorough with a wide
range of experiences. This project reflects his broad scope of
understanding and, really, the intended goal of developing a sustainable
profitable family farm unit model and sharing it with the community is a
very complex undertaking that will not be solved simply.
Please give this important proposal the close look and consideration it
deserves.
Tom McConnell
Associate Professor and PDP Coordinator
West Virginia University
 West
Virginia University
Extension Service
RE: Grant Proposal
Dear Terry:
I am writing to express my support for your efforts with youths in the
area of agriculture education. Having talked with you about your procedures
in progress and the involvement of experiential learning in the field of
agriculture, I look forward to actively involving the youths I work with in
your programs.
The objectives and goals for your program are well defined and measurable
outcomes are identified. You have designed this program of sustainable
agriculture for community involvement. The human and natural resources are
available as are the plan and leadership to assure success. All that is
lacking is the financial resources to put the operation into action.
I strongly support your efforts to secure grant support to expand and
sustain your programs in agriculture education with community involvement.
Sincerely,
Carl A. Townsend
WVU Extension Agent
Youth and Family Programs
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