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Christine T. Nguyen, The North State Journal. From left, Sam Hanks, 22, of Chapel Hill and Marta Haas, 40, of Seattle cut fruit for a fruit plate during a culinary arts class Thursday, March 2, 2017 at Central Carolina Community College in Pittsboro. Culinary arts, sustainable technologies and sustainable agriculture make up CCCC's Green Central programs.

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Christine T. Nguyen, The North State Journal. Shaquannah Faison, 30, of Fayetteville waters seedlings in the Central Carolina Community College sustainable agriculture greenhouse in Pittsboro. Faison, a culinary arts student, sees herself working in a farm-to-table environment after completing the program.