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

— Written by Jeanine Davis | June 12, 2024

group of volunteers in the woods in the spring

6/12/2024 - It has been a very busy spring in the NC Alternative Crops and Organics Program. We have many new projects on a wide range of crops and they are scattered across the mountains and foothills. You can meet our new employees on our staff page. You can also read about all the new projects in our latest newsletter. And expect to see lots of new activity on our website, Facebook, and brand-new Instagram page!

Here's a few photos of what we have been up to:

woman on grain drill planting hemp seeds — Margaret riding the grain drill sowing fiber hemp seeds in Mills River.

hops growing on trellises — Hops growing strong in early June.

black cohosh plant growing in the woods — Black cohosh, one of the many woodland botanicals we are working with.

people planting Chinese medicinal herbs in a field — Planting Chinese medicinal herbs on a farm in Buncombe County.