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36446
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When it comes to Belks’ contemporary company image, the word fashionable can be replaced with sustainable. Planting seeds of accountability toward the earth and environment is this corporation’s ecologically rooted endeavors. Endeavors exemplified were a volunteer farm stand, Common Grounds, and organic farm, Wild Hope Farm.
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37365
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Native Will Robertson planted more than his family’s roots in Washington; he also planted roots for his organic farm, Deep Roots Farm. As for his business’ growing popularity, Roberson attributed this to an interest in organic foods and Washington’s convenient location, as a bedroom community to East Carolina University and Greenville’s Vidant Hospital.
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Washington the Magazine
(NoCar F264.W3 W37), Vol. 7 Issue 5, September/October 2018,
p36-41
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38203
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The shift from agrarian to urban, which started to occur over a century ago, is doubling back on itself in the growing number of people who are becoming farmers. As for today’s Davidson College students, many welcome spending as much time outside engaged in farm labor as inside listening to lectures. It’s a departure from the typical 19th century student’s reaction to the farm labor part of Davidson College’s curriculum: rebellion.
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29729
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The nonprofit organization Organic Growers School started from the volunteer efforts of farmers and extension specialists who gathered in 1993 to address the need for region-specific cultivation support for farmers in Western North Carolina. Their twenty-fourth annual Spring Conference will bring people to Asheville for a weekend of classes and workshops on a range of topics related to gardening, farming, permaculture, and sustainable living.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 2, February 2017,
p86, por
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29800
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More people are beginning to understand the importance of local, organic food, but few know how to confront the large corporate retail chains that control what is on grocery store shelves. Local Organic Y’All is a North Carolina-based independent food advocacy group that aims to increase access to locally grown, organic food by engaging with mainstream supermarkets and wholesalers in the state.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 4, April 2017,
p54-55, il
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36206
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As a way to demystify the science behind Genetically Modified Plants, the author explains the difference between genetic modification, selective breeding, and hybridization. The author also notes that GMOs have been consumed for decades without any reported negative effects. As a caution, the author suggested that GMOs may allow for resistance development in insects, weeds, and other pests. He concluded with recommending organic or naturally grown vegetables if still reluctant to consume anything GMO generated.
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Carolina Gardener
(NoCar SB 453.2 N8 C37), Vol. 29 Issue 6, July/August 2017,
p21-23
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41235
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As the nature of farming is dependent on the seasons and crops, it is a constant struggle for farmers to find reliable help in the form of farm laborers. A workshop, Managing Farm Labor: How to Structure Labor on the Small Farm, was put forth by the Organic Growers School to address these issues.
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28813
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Despite Durham’s urban sprawl and industry, the Jenkins family collard farm lives on. Greg Jenkins explains how the family tradition of using organic farming practices is what has kept the farm and family business so successful.
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36556
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Bee Branch Farm’s owner expresses a personal investment and interest in Sandy Mush’s farmland conservation efforts. Contributions of this native, ninth generation farmer and former high English teacher, include the Northwest Buncombe County Farm Heritage Trail and her farm’s production of vegetables and honey applying organic practices.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 10, October 2016,
p68-69
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36559
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Despite being labeled as organic and regarded as more profitable by large poultry producers, the author asserts slower growing chickens is the better breed. Benefits for standard bred heritage chickens: stronger skeletal structure, normal organ development, greater muscle mass and meat texture, and stronger immune systems. Benefits for farmers and consumers are genetic sustainability and better taste, respectively.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 11, November 2016,
p60-61
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36560
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Offering better healthcare outcomes is often a byproduct of diet, accounting for the food source itself and its source. Meats touted as nutritious and delicious include bison and elk. Benefits of these meats noted by King are lower cholesterol content and higher levels of protein and iron. As for environmental factors that impact produce and meat quality, the author recommended preserving topsoil and balancing the soil ecosystem. Such actions can yield healthy carbon levels and grasses for animals that positively impact their nutrient output.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 11, November 2016,
p68-69
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36561
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A local food processing facility contributes to the organic food trend. Part of a trend that emerged during the 1980s, products such as non-meat proteins, organic chocolate, and Buchi kombucha originated in this facility. Also known for the homemade fruit spreads produced by Walter and Wendy Harrill, who rent their space, it is a product of a nonprofit partnership. Asheville-Buncombe Technical College, the state Department of Agriculture, and an economic development group founded the facility in 2005.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 11, November 2016,
p82
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36572
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A nonprofit started by Ali Casparian in 2012 sought to do more than offer provisions for those experiencing food insecurity; she sought to help individuals have a healthier, sustainable way of life. Through the support of organizations such as MANNA Foodbank, Swannanoa Community Garden, and New Sprout Organic Farms, the dream has become a reality that has gone beyond her vision. The reality turned into three weekly market locations, a daycare center, senior housing center, provided for senior citizens and low-income families in Buncombe County.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 12 Issue 6, June 2015,
p88-89
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38255
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An inherited farm in the town of Godwin synthesizes old and new for the benefit of its residents and the community. The current residents continue the farmhouse tradition, carried out in this Sampson County dwelling by Tom Jackson’s great-grandfather, albeit with a modern day twist. Jackson Farm’s organic offerings, identified by the author as niche crops, include herbs, edible flowers, and fruit trees. Other offerings are a retreat style guesthouse and backdrop for weddings.
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10188
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The state's Specialty Crops Program, which started in 1997, fosters specialty crop production. These niche crops, or products raised for a specialized market, such as truffles, allow farmers to diversify their production.
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