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29799
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The Kilmstra family owns a farm in Polk County, North Carolina, which specializes in pastured pork and free-range broilers and layers. Relatively new to farming and to the state, the Kilmstras have received support from Patrick McLendon and his nonprofit organization Growing Rural Opportunities. McLendon will put on the inaugural GRO Fest to promote Kilmstra’s farm and local food.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 4, April 2017,
p52-53, il, por
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29801
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Chuck and Jeannie Blethen own the Blue Ridge Vineyard in Madison County, North Carolina. They have years of experience in organic viticulture, specializing in the growing of Katuah muscadine grapes. The Blethens believe grape production may be one piece in a complex solution to helping farmers diversify from tobacco and moving mountain agriculture forward.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 4, April 2017,
p56-57, il, por
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29838
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Frances Tacy and her family have run Franny’s Farm in Leicester, North Carolina for five years. The farm raises animals for breeding and meat consumption, as well as to teach farm skills and animal care to children in the farm’s summer camp programs. New to the farm’s educational opportunities is a primitive skills camp for young girls.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 5, May 2017,
p104-105, por
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29853
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Deepening connections to customers is important to Nicole DelCogliano and Gaelan Corozine, who own Green Toe Ground Farm in Celo, North Carolina. The couple hosts annual field-to-fork dinners at their farm, where the biodynamic farmers serve what they grow. The dinners help to strengthen people’s understanding of farming and what it takes to grow food.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 6, June 2017,
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29855
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Pamela Zimmerman continues her family tradition of growing berries by running Zimmerman’s Berry Farm in Marshall, North Carolina. Zimmerman likes to be transparent about the growing process and aims to connect people to their food, farms and agricultural heritage. Each summer, Zimmerman’s Berry Farm participates in the Farm Tour organized by Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 6, June 2017,
p96-97, il
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29884
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Bill Whipple cofounded Nutty Buddy Collective, a cooperative farming venture in Buncombe County, North Carolina. The small collective works to establish long-term leases with property owners for the purpose of growing native nut trees. Whipple aims to support young farmers, provide a nourishing food supply and replenish the environment.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 7, July 2017,
p110-111, il, por
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30189
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North Carolina agriculture contributes millions of dollars to the state’s economy, and cultivates diverse commodities and businesses. The industry is also constantly changing with new technology, farm programs and policies. This article explores changes underway for farmers, processors, scientists and consumers.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 36 Issue 5, May 2016,
p44-48, il, por
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30423
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A new agricultural conservation technique is proving to be a life-saver for drought stricken North Carolina farmers. Vegetative cover has been approved for use in most counties and farmers can apply for federal cost-sharing to establish vegetative cover, which prevents erosion and provides emergency needs for grazing, hay and soil protection.
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30747
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Parker Family Farms in Orange County is run by Renee and Randall Parker and their four children. As fewer family farms continue to operate in North Carolina, the Parkers hope to save their farm and their agricultural heritage. Several local farming programs have helped the family continue to grow tobacco and raise pigs and chickens.
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30857
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Jack Macon remembers summers in Randolph County when teams threshed more than four-hundred bushels of wheat per day. During the early twentieth century, threshing was a community event as threshing machines and their crews traveled from farm to farm. Macon describes his family farm operations, equipment, and the process of threshing.
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30987
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The nationwide trend toward locally-grown, organic food is bringing out the best in local farms. North Carolinians are partnering with their region’s farmers by signing up as members of the farms’ Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) cooperatives. They pay a set fee in advance to share in the farm’s produce, and help connect consumers with the source of their food.
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31348
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Rob Kimmons makes “finger-licking good” molasses at his Rockingham County farm near Mayodan. According to Kimmons, a full grown half-acre field of sugar cane will produce enough syrup to make about one-hundred gallons of molasses. This article describes Kimmons’ molasses business and the process of making molasses.
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31391
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In an effort to help lessen the federal deficit, President Reagan has embarked on a farm program of acreage control. The “crop swap” program would give farmers grain from government stockpiles in exchange for the grain they would have grown on the acres they decide not to plant. This article discusses the program and how it would affect North Carolina farmers and agriculture.
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31608
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Dan Andrews of northern Harnett County has a substantial farm operation that has taken him down two separate routes of farming and forestry. Andrews grows soybeans, corn, tobacco and small grains on his farm, and manages one-thousand acres of timber for lumber. He also receives assistance in conservation practices from the Soil Conservation Service and the North Carolina Forest Service.
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31670
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The Tadmore Drainage Dike in Newland Township, about twenty miles west of Elizabeth City, has saved farmers in the area millions of dollars since its construction in 1956. After heavy rains the farmers partially close the floodgates permitting most of the water to run alongside the dike and flow into the Pasquotank River. Before the dike, the low-lying area would become extremely flooded and devastate crops.
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