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"Videri Chocolate Factory in Raleigh creates chocolate confections from bean to bar." the business opened in 2011 and is one of the few "bean-to-bar" chocolate makers in North Carolina.
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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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Principally noted is actor Andy Griffith's hometown of Mount Airy. Other attractions in the area include Pilot Mountain State Park, the Surry County Wine Trail, the Surry Ground Steak Trail, Riverside Park and the Blackmon Amphitheatre.
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"Several invasive species threaten North Carolina's ecosystems and agricultural crops." The worst culprits noted are the emerald ash borer and hemlock woolly adelgid.
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Exports of agricultural goods contributed over$3.3 billion to North Carolina's economy at the end of 2023. Having a vital port is beneficial to the state. Top trade partners for North Carolina include Canada, China, South Korea and Mexico. North Carolina is first in the nation for sweet potato exports and accounts for 80% of international sweet potato sales.
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Tyler Chadwick is owner of Carolina Gold Oyster Company, a business begun in 2018, replacing the former Chadwick Seafood in Carteret County. In 2016, changing regulations in the industry gave incentive to Chadwick and his family to embrace mariculture or marine aquaculture as a means to sustain their business.
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North Carolina ranks second larges producer of turkeys in the U.S. with $28 billion worth of birds raised in 2022. It is estimated that the poultry industry has provided148,350 jobs in North Carolina. the article goes on to talk about the Youth Market Turkey Show at the N.C. State Fair.
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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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"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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