Organic Research Program Established in WNC in 2009
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7/31/2022 – Update. Although our program continues to conduct research in the certified organic unit on the Mountain Research Station in Waynesville, there are fewer projects conducted there by other faculty members. As a result, there will be changes taking place in the near future to reduce the size of the organic unit and maybe relocate it at the Mountain Research Station.
10/22/2021 – Update. It’s hard to believe it has been over twelve years since we started our organic research efforts at the research station in Waynesville. This article documents that occasion.
10/20/2009 – Yesterday I was received notification that the NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services through the USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service, Specialty Crop Block Grant Program has funded my proposal at $43,000 to establish an official organic research program for the WNC research stations!
Here is a short abstract of the proposed project:
Western North Carolina has a high concentration of organic farmers and a strong consumer base for their products. Although there is some organic research in WNC being conducted by a small number of faculty at NC State University, there is no recognized organic research program in the region to support the existing producers or new farmers getting into organic production. The objective of this project is to develop an organic research program for the western North Carolina research stations. The primary location will be the Mountain Research Station in Waynesville with smaller units at the two other mountain stations. The first phase of the program will be focused on a wide variety of organic horticultural crops that have strong local markets. The program will be research based, but will also be useable as a teaching tool for university, community college, and K-12 students. Similar existing programs across the country will be surveyed to learn from their successes and failures. Farmers, NC State research and extension personnel, NCDA&CS personnel, and relevant non-profits will be involved in the planning process. Within a year, we propose to have a program established and crops in the ground. This program will provide the western North Carolina agricultural community with research based information on production of a wide variety of organic horticultural crops, resulting in increased farm income and expanded market opportunities.
Reviewed and updated by Jeanine Davis, NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program, Department of Horticultural Science, NC State University on 2/4/2022.