Retired county directors continue their life's work

Two retired UC Cooperative Extension county directors were recognized in the media as they continue work to build better communities.

The Santa Cruz Sentinel noted that retired Ventura County Director Larry Yee nominated Swanton Berry farmer Jim Cochran for the Natural Resources Defense Council 2011 Food Producer award. Cochran won the national honor, which comes with a $10,000 prize.

The article said Cochran and Yee are working together to develop Food Commons, a project that aims create a more localized infrastructure for food production and distribution. Among its goals are to create land trusts, community banks and hubs.

The Contra Costa Times reported that retired Sacramento County UCCE director Gloria Barrett has completed a book, titled "Seduction of the Church."

The book aims to show readers how to be alerted to the danger and subtlety of seducing spirits and helps believers maintain their focus on Jesus for effective ministry.

"All believers are in a spiritual war. The spiritual weapons of the enemy are subtle and strategically employed to hinder effective ministry," Barrett was quoted.

She is pastor of the Antioch African Methodist Episcopal Church, which she founded in 2001.

 

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