Pics of the Week From the NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program
7/16/21 – Our team is very busy in mid-July with research projects scattered across the state from as far …
Specialty Crops
Have You Tried Saskatoon Berries?
If you love local berries you will love saskatoon berries, grown in the Extension Master Gardener℠ volunteers of Watauga County Educational Garden. …
June Update-Broccoli, Hemp, Hops, and Herbs!
6/11/2021 – By Katherine Learn, graduate student/research assistant, and Margaret Bloomquist, research associate (this article was also sent to …
Hemp, Tomatoes, and Chinese Herbs!
5/26/2021 – Research assistant and graduate student, Katie Learn, provided these pictures of recent activities in our North Carolina …
Tuesday in Pictures-NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program
5/25/2021 – We got an amazing response to our spring research update with requests for more frequent updates with …
Spring Update for the NC Alternative Crops and Organics Program
5/18/2021 – It is a beautiful spring in western NC and our field research is in full swing once …
Forest Farming Field Day in West Virginia in May 2021
5/7/2021 – The Appalachian Beginning Forest Farming Coalition announces the first in-person forest farming workshop for 2021! The event …
Bloodroot and Red Trillium Collection Study
4/30/2021 – A student at Virginia Tech is doing a study on bloodroot and red trillium and has a …
Help Create Truffle Orchard Fertility Guidelines for NC Growers!
4/27/2021 – To create good fertility recommendations for North Carolina truffle growers, we need more data!!! So, in cooperation …
Growing Organic Tomato Seed: A How-to Virtual Training
4/8/2021 – Are you interested in producing high-quality organic tomato seed for your own farm, garden, or for sale? …
NC State Summer / Fall Field Research Job in Western NC
3/30/2021 – POSITION IS FILLED!!! We are hiring a new team member to work in our NC Alternative Crops …
Videos From the 2020 Goldenseal Summit Now Available!
3/6/2021 – In 2020, United Plant Savers, the NC Ginseng Association, and Living Web Farms put on a virtual …
AgriShops Online February 22 & 26, 2021
Small farmers will have two opportunities to learn about new production practices and technologies, with the Regional Small Farmer …
WNC Hemp Growers Meeting Online - February 17, 2021
2/17/21 – WNC Hemp Growers Meeting Online The Western North Carolina Hemp Growers Meeting will be online Wednesday, February 17, …
Sweet Corn Bird Damage-Help With the Research!
2/11/2021 – Birds can wreck havoc on a field of sweet corn and control methods are limited, especially for …
2021 Southeastern Vegetable Crop Handbook Now Available!
1/6/2021 – The new Southeastern Vegetable Crop Handbook is now available online. Extension vegetable specialists across the Southeast come …
The WNC Winter Vegetable Conference Goes Virtual!
SAVE THE DATES: FEBRUARY 24 AND 25, 2021 *REGISTRATION OPEN* 12/15/2020 – The tradition of the Winter Vegetable Conference and …
Basil Growing Virtual Workshop - Free - Dec. 10-11, 2020
11/17/2020 – This announcement was sent out by Dr. Margaret T. McGrath at Cornell University. I thought it would …
Local Tree Farmer Featured in COVID-19 Farm Safety Story
READ FULL ARTICLE FROM ECU Tracy and Scott Taylor have operated Stone Mountain Farm in western Watauga County since 1988. …
Industrial Hemp Pilot Program Extended
Thus far in 2020, the US House and Senate have not been able to agree on an actual 2020-2021 …
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