Former Georgia State Director of Rural Development for the United States Department of Agriculture Shirley Sherrod and her husband, Charles Sherrod, have devoted their lives to civil rights and quality of life for rural farmers. On November 8, she gave a talk at Rutgers about New Communities, a non-profit organization with a mission to empower community through agribusiness and economic development and to become a global model for community empowerment. In addition, she shared their plans for Cypress Pond, a recently purchased plantation that will become home to their education, research, and outreach efforts.
