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Honeybees pollinate $15 billion dollars of crops in the United States annually. Featured bee keepers in this article include Cole's Farm in Onslow County, Wayne Rose in Washington County and Jim Hartman in Linden. All agree that the biggest threat o bees are varroa mites.
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"Kamal Bell inspires a new generation of Black farmers, through growing food, beekeeping and beyond." Begun in 2016, the Sankofa Farms Agricultural Academy instructs African American males 11-17, the importance of connecting with regenerative farming. Learning beekeeping is an introductory activity for the students.
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Located in Rockingham County, Eden is nearby high Rock Ford Historic Site, which marks where Gen. Nathaniel Greene's army encamped during the American Revolution. Eden is also home to the Smith River Greenway, a popular paved walking path and butterfly trail.
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"New appreciation grows for this old Southern green." North Carolina is the third largest producer of collards in the nation behind South Carolina and Georgia. Collards can be grown from seeds or as transplants. In recent years, production of collards as a specialty crop has more than doubled. Featured in this article are Jeff and Lisa Bender of Bender Farms Inc. in Norlina.
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Hubert Ferrell opened Ferrell Supply Store in 1946. In the spring of 2021, his three granddaughters launched the first Ferrell Supply Market. this new concept, a biannual event occurring each May and October includes fifty vendors selling a variety of merchandise and offering the community a wat to shop and socialize in a relaxed setting.
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Owner of Talton's Eggs, 16-year-old Talton Correll has more than 300 laying hens. Correll's business proved hugely successful in just a short time. To expand his operation, he applied for and received a grant from Bread Riot, a nonprofit supporting small farmers.
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NC State BBQ Camp teaches backyard cooks the secrets to preparing delicious barbeque. Held either in May or early June of each year, barbeque aficionados gather for a two day barbeque seminar at NC State in Raleigh, hosted by the university's Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences and the North Carolina Meat Processors Association.
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North Carolina grew more than $29.6 million worth of cucumbers in 2021. Mt. Olive Pickle Company is one of the largest independent pickle companies in the U.S. Strickland Farming Groups grows cucumbers for Mt. Olive.
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9.Making The Most Of It by Whitt, Cindy North Carolina Field and Family Vol. 10 Issue 2, Summer 2023
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"Small farms flourish with big ideas ranging from biointensive farming to agritourism celebrations." For biointensive farming, the article notes the example of Mike and Kristina Lore, whose Piedmont Farmstead produced 5,000 pounds of lettuce last year on just one half acre of land. Located near the Tuskasegee River in Western North Carolina, Darnell Farms lends its 100 acres to promoting agritourism, allowing visitors to pick and explore its offerings during seasonal events.
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"NC State Plant Sciences Building provides infrastructure for crucial agriculture research." The 185,000 square foot building provides for interdisciplinary research supporting the North Carolina Plant Sciences Initiative. PSI's mission is to congregate shared ideas for formulating projects.
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"The Forgotten history of the New Farmers of America has been restored and preserved for the future." Founded during the era of segregation, NFA helped guide black youth to become established in agriculture. It was originally begun at N.C. A. & T. during the 1926-27 academic year and later formed as a national organization in Tuskegee Alabama in 1935.
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"How milk and peanut research impacts those with food allergies and intolerances. " Dr. Jiammei Yu's research involves exposing peanuts to enzymatic treatment.
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"Extension agent Brad Edwards helps Christmas tree growers in more ways than one." Edwards launched Chestnut Grove Farms in western North Carolina to expand the traditional Christmas tree market by manufacturing holiday greenery.
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Alamance County is home to nine municipalities, discussed here in brief.
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Master Blend Family Farm of Duplin County is Certified Animal Welfare Approved by A Greener World (AGW). As a whole, the pork industry employs 46,000 people in North Carolina. Ronald W. Simmons Jr. heads Master Blend, which now harvests about 5,400 pounds of pork each month.
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