Truffles, Forest Farming, Chinese Herbs, and More!

— Written by Jeanine Davis | February 18, 2025 (Updated: Sept. 23, 2025, 9:11 a.m.)

Young woman holding a handful of truffles recently harvested from a truffle orchard in North Carolina — Lilly proudly displaying some of the truffles that were harvested from one of the NC State research orchards in western NC.

2/18/2025 - The NC Alternative Crops and Organics Program Team is very busy right now harvesting truffles, building new shade structures, planting woodland botanicals, prepping for the upcoming growing season, holding public events, and leading efforts to make more seeds and planting stock available to forest farmers. Read about these activities and upcoming events in our latest newsletter and if you like what you see, be sure to subscribe so you get them direct to your inbox in the future.

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Several people kneeling in the woods planting ramps in the forest in western NC. — Team members planting baby ramp plants in research beds in western NC.