Agroforestry Farm Tour-Mills River, NC
Join us for a morning of learning at Woodswise Botanicals, where nursery meets nature!
Join us for a guided retail nursery tour at Woodswise Botanicals in Mills River, NC! This unique operation is a plant hub where native and non-native medicinal herbs, riparian buffer plants, and trees and shrubs are grown from seed to a wide range of container sizes. Explore how owner Greta manages diverse nursery crops, manages pests and disease within a thriving native pollinator habitat, and grows and markets her expanding business.
10:00am - 12:00pm: Guided nursery tour
12:00pm - 1:00pm: Shop for plants and optional “Bring Your Own” bagged lunch and networking opportunity
Registration is free but required. Please cancel your reservation if you are unable to attend to allow space for others.
Please contact Katie_Learn@ncsu.edu with inquiries.
This is part of a series of Agroforestry Tours supported by NC State Extension, the Edwards Mother Earth Foundation, and the ARK Exchange network.
This tour is organized by Jeanine Davis's NC Alternative Crops and Organics Program, Department of Horticultural Science, NC State University, based at the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center in Mills River, NC.
Find out more about our research and extension program: Alternative Crops & Organics | NC State Extension
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