INTRODUCING ANDREW SWAFFORD!
Andrew Swafford graduated from Bledsoe County High School in June of 2015. He is now at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. He is still active in FFA and still participating in an SAE project.
Andrew started his own business with honey that he was producing on his own property called Andy’s Bee Keeping. He is selling honey, lip-balm and hand salves. He is marketing his products in stores, on social media and on his own website. But that was not what impressed me the most. Andy wants to grow his business to the point that he does not have to work another job. Then he wants to build his own lab and develop technology that will help to solve world food shortages. That is a long way from where I was when I was 18 years old!
SUPERVISED AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENCE: Andy’s Bee Keeping – Honey Production and Product Sales
HIGH SCHOOL: Bledsoe County High School, Pikeville, TN
COLLEGE: University of Tennessee, Knoxville
HIGH SCHOOL MASCOT: Warriors
FFA ADVISOR: Ronny Collier
CONTACT INFORMATION FOR ANDREW SWAFFORD:
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Andrew’s Website: Andysbeekeeping.com
Andrew’s Facebook Page: Andy’s Beekeeping
Andrew’s Email: andrewswafford@andysbeekeeping.com
Andrew’s Telephone Number: 423-653-6859
Andrew’s FFA Advisor’s Email Address: LINK
Bledsoe High School Telephone Number: 423-447-6370
FFA LINKS:
Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAE’s)
Donate to FFA – One way that FFA students are able to start small businesses is through an FFA grant of $1,000. In 2014, 141 FFA students received these grants. With your donations, more students can get this head start – pay it forward. REASONS TO
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“Because American farmers are able to provide for so many of us, they give more and more of us the freedom to pursue goals and livelihoods beyond growing the food we need to survive.”
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack
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