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36201
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The presence of pollinators is of increased concern for scientists, gardeners, and farmers, due to decreased pollinator populations worldwide. For a pollinator friendly garden, the author recommended flowers preferable to pollinators such as Passion vine, Milkweed, Coneflower, and Dahlia. Other factors to consider are a protective environment and ample water sources.
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The subject of this article is Mr. Vassie Hill who recounts growing up near Whaleyville at the turn of the century. He shares experiences about farming, attending school at Mars Hill School, and the general hardships of growing up in rural North Carolina during this period.
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41153
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Seep swapping between communities supports intercommunity bonds, explore new varieties of seeds, and strengthens food systems.
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26740
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Located in Warren County touching the border with Virginia, Ridgeway is one of the lesser-known food capitals of North Carolina, and some of their principle cantaloupe farmers are the Holtzmann family. The Holtzmann family even have documents related to cantaloupe shipments associated with the 1939 meeting between President Franklin D. Roosevelt and King George VI.
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5.Running on Elbow Grease by Bouloubasis, Victoria Independent Weekly Vol. 26 Issue 42, October 2009
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28056
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The Crop Mob is a group of farmers without farms who spend one Sunday each month helping out on small farms in rural Orange and Chatham counties. The group has been a part of why the number of small farms in the Triangle area has increased over the last decade. The group is made of mostly young farmers and activists and the group has gained national attention for their work.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 26 Issue 42, October 2009,
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42609
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To support new farmers, the Southern Appalachian Highland Conservancy’s Farmer Incubator Program offers access to low cost land the Community Farm. The farm includes staff support, infrastructure, and equipment.
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10617
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On October 19, 1970, Governor Robert W. Scott and Commissioner of Agriculture James A. Graham will honor more than 700 Century Farm Families at the N.C. State Fair. The families, who have maintained ownership of family farmland for more than 100 years, will be served lunch and receive a certificate signed by Governor Scott and Commissioner Graham. Additionally, each family will be guests of the fair for the evening show at Dorton Arena and a permanent plaque listing all of the families by county will be installed at the fairgrounds.
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24578
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Elmo Tant owns Elmo’s Pumpkin Farm in Franklin County. He decided to grow pumpkins to diversify his tobacco farm in the late 1960s and now provides pumpkins for Halloween carving.
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Wilson Daughtry grows Mattamuskeet Sweet Onions at his Hyde County farm, Alligator River Growers, in eastern North Carolina’s “blacklands”. The flavor and texture of this sweet onion variety depends on the climate, weather and peat soil near Lake Mattamuskeet. The onion is high in demand due to its short growth period in June and July.
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