Project Description

Associate Professor, State Program Leader (Food), Integrated Marketing Program Director, Extension Specialist-Marketing & Agribusiness, Virginia State University Cooperative Extension

Dr. Nartea is American-born child of adventurous immigrants from the Philippine Islands (Ilocos Tribe). She was raised to honor all people and to work together for the betterment of society.  She loves to explore and teach others how to grow, use, and sell edible flowers and medicinal herbs as an Associate Professor, Extension Specialist-Marketing & Agribusiness with The Virginia State University College of Agriculture-Cooperative Extension. She is currently serving as the Virginia Cooperative Extension State Program Leader in Food.  Career accomplishments include establishing the Virginia Farmers Market Association through USDA grant funding.

Just a few examples of Dr. Nartea’s educational expertise in helping small farm enterprises succeed are seen here: https://www.sovanow.com/articles/fending_off_food_deserts/; https://www.seasonalroots.com/;  https://www.baldwingrassfedbeef.com/shop/pc/Packages-c2.htm,http://www.vollmerfarm.com/, http://www.smitscompost.com/about.htm

She most recently conducted the first VSU Campus Farmer’s Market Pilot Project through USDA grant funding in 2023:  https://thevirginiastatesman.com/1444/arts-lifestyle/farmers-market-brings-local-growers-to-campus/.

From 1993-1998, she worked with USDA county based programs and Washington State University Cooperative Extension to provide technical support on farm preservation, environmental stewardship and farm profitability issues. She is a formally trained Soil Scientist (NC Department of Environment & Natural Resources-2000-2002), and has served as the Program Director of Education & Marketing of the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (NC State University, 2002-2004), she also worked as an Statewide Extension Specialist (Agribusiness & Marketing) with NC Cooperative Extension from 2004-2008.

Dr. Nartea sums up her teaching philosophy as “It is not what we don’t have that matters, it is being grateful for what we already have, and using our current blessings to reach our future blessings of joyful abundance!”  She can be reached at tnartea@vsu.edu