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A group of people standing around a table full of pots of media, cutting boards, knives, and roots of various native woodland botanicals. This was a workshop to teach propagation.

Our Latest Newsletter-Full of Agroforestry Events and Truffle News

February 21, 2026

A woman and her black and white dog searching the soil in an orchard for truffles.

We’ve Made an Exciting Discovery in Our NC State University Research Truffle Orchard!

February 5, 2026

a flier describing the 2026 online forest farming office hours dates and description

2026 Online Forest Farming Office Hours!

January 26, 2026

A woman in a hat harvesting seeds from goldenseal plants in the woods.

Agroforestry Grants for Farmers and Landowners

January 20, 2026

a list of the number of events, trainings, research projects, etc. done by the NC Alternative Crops and Organics Program n 2025

A Highly Productive Year for the NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program!

December 19, 2025

Four women in work clothes standing in front of a field of medicinal herbs

Help Keep Our Program Staffed-End of Year Fundraising

December 9, 2025

two people harvesting bright yellow flowers from rows of plants in a field

Cultivating Community With the NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program

November 10, 2025

A young man and woman standing in a field of bright yellow flowers

Welcome the Inaugural Henderson County Gleaton Farm Fund Interns

October 24, 2025

Three prong ginseng plant with red berries in the center

Ginseng Workshop in Madison County on Sept 19!

September 16, 2025

Conference flier for the 2025 Southern Ohio Forest Farming Conference featuring Jeanine Davis as keynote speaker

Join Us at the Forest Farming Conference in Southern Ohio in Late September

September 11, 2025

NC State Extension agroforestry farm tour Durham County forest farming alley cropping

An NC State Extension Program Teaches Integration between Agriculture and Forestry

July 18, 2025

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Internship for Henderson Co. Residents With Interest in Agriculture!

June 19, 2025

Group of people sitting on the ground pruning and training hops on a research station.

Check Out These Hands-on Learning Opportunities in North Carolina!

June 10, 2025

two people planting little Chinese medicinal herb plants in a prepared bed on a farm

Our May Newsletter Is Ready for Your Viewing Pleasure!

May 12, 2025

Three bloodroot flowers blooming in the woods surrounding by dried leaves

April Showers and Forest Flowers-Our Latest Newsletter

April 9, 2025

Group of people potting plants on a covered wooden porch

Registration Is Open for Wild Herb Weekend!

April 1, 2025

Green seedlings sprouting from mulch in a garden bed with greenhouses beyond

Our Latest Newsletter-Spring in the Mountains!

March 12, 2025

Young woman holding a handful of truffles recently harvested from a truffle orchard in North Carolina

Truffles, Forest Farming, Chinese Herbs, and More!

February 18, 2025

people harvesting Chinese medicinal herb roots in the field

Chinese Medicinal Herb Project Highlighted in Local News

December 16, 2024

tomatoes growing in a high tunnel with a woman pointing to them

WNC 2025 Winter Vegetable Conference Registration Is Open

December 16, 2024

a group of people standing in a field

Reflections on 2024 from the NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program Team

December 12, 2024

announcement for forest farming tour in Henderson county, NC on Oct 1 2024

Visit a Forest Farm in Henderson County-Oct 1.

September 6, 2024

Announcement of 9/11/2024 Forest Farming Field Tour at Warren Wilson College

Forest Farming Field Tour-Sept 11-in Swannanoa, NC

September 6, 2024

Flier for the 75th anniverary of the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center

75th Anniversary Celebration Horticulture Research Field Day!

July 24, 2024

Poster with information on the Medicinal Herb Grower and Buyer event described in the article

NC Medicinal Herb Grower & Buyer Event

July 24, 2024

several workers holding bundles of fiber hemp that had just been harvested

Industrial Hemp Morning-Workshop on Fiber Hemp Innovation & Sustainability

July 24, 2024

Forestry Landowner Summit

July 16, 2024

looking at the blue sky from underneath fiber hemp leaves

How to Get a License to Grow Hemp in NC

June 21, 2024

Three men talking on a farm

What a Great Story: Passing on a Farm to a New Generation

June 20, 2024

Herb Education for Everyone at Wild Herb Weekend

June 14, 2024

hops growing on trellises

It's a New Season in the NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program!

June 12, 2024

Crates of red and yellow tomatoes labeled "Vine Ripened TOMATOES"

Food Safety Update for Western NC- May 16, 2024

April 29, 2024

People kneeling next to freshly planted medicinal herbs in a forest farming setting

We Are Hiring! NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program

February 26, 2024

NC State Extension Mountain Horticulture Crops Research and Extension Center (MHCREC) research station helps growers in the North Carolina mountains

Extending Research to Growers in the North Carolina Mountains

February 20, 2024

tomatoes and green peppers displayed in baskets

Organic & Small-Farm Presentations at Winter Vegetable Conference-Asheville

January 23, 2024

high tunnels with rows of vegetables growing in front

New Programming at Winter Vegetable Conference in Asheville

January 18, 2024

Flyer for BioAgPro course starting in January 2024

BioAgPro Program Goes Hybrid!

January 15, 2024

Chinese medicinal herbs growing on a farm in western NC

Autumn Update on the NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program!

October 12, 2023

staked organic tomato field in western NC

Efficacy of Fungicides for Organic Tomato Production

October 11, 2023

several people working in the woods with native botanicals

Forest Farming Is Growing in Popularity

August 24, 2023

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