From managing a  large-chain restaurant to selling fresh foods in a small farming community, Reda Harvey has a passion for food and those who grew it.

As the owner of the local foods Farm Store, located inside the Mill Spring Ag Center, Harvey is passionate about the history and the future of theag center and Polk County, the place she has called home for the past 18 years.

Once a volunteer and now the owner, Harvey will share her visions for the future of the Ag Center, the former school’s auditorium as well as space available for artists and start-up businesses during the Wednesday meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Tryon.

Anyone interested in attending the luncheon presentation should call 894-0972 for a reservation. The Kiwanis Club meets every Wednesday at noon at the Congregational Church,  210 Melrose Ave., Tryon.

– Submitted by Kathy Woodham