In eastern North Carolina, where I grew up, many of our popular highways (such as 301 and I- 40) are known as “Tobacco Road.” Basketball fans will know this as the area where rival schools (Duke, UNC- Chapel Hill and NC State, and Wake Forest) can be found within a thirty-mile radius of each other. Merriam- Webster Dictionary refers to tobacco road as an “impoverished rural community.” However, to me, I know it as home. Tobacco Road was the route I took every day to school while my family was expanding our cattle operation by opening a slaughter and processing facility. I would use often times use Tobacco Road to explore new towns (and brunch menus) with my family and friends. Tobacco Road is also the path which I will drive to Brevard College, where I will be majoring in Environmental Studies and Sustainable Agriculture. Through the Tobacco Road Traveler, I will be sharing my adventures starting an agricultural education program six hours away from home, working for RFD...