New Southeastern Vegetable Crop Handbook Now Available Online
What vegetable varieties are proven to perform in the Southeastern region? How do I control late blight on tomatoes? …
Join Us for a Western NC Industrial Hemp Information Session!
The interest in growing industrial hemp in western North Carolina in 2018 is very high! In response to all …
We Produced Our First Black Périgord Truffles!
I am THRILLED to report that on November 20, 2017 we found our first Black Périgord truffles in our …
Wild-Harvesting Medicinal Herbs-It's Still the Norm for Many Products
A large component of our Alternative Crops and Organics Program is devoted to medicinal herbs. Many of these are …
More Opportunities to Learn About Growing Medicinal Herbs and Forest Farming
This weekend we had a wonderful two-and-a-half day workshop on Value-Added Forest Farming. It was held at the beautiful …
Adding Value to Your Forest Farming-a Weekend Workshop in the Mountains
Are you a forest farmer raising medicinal herbs, mushrooms, berries, etc. in your woods? Want to learn how to …
NC Alternative Crops and Organics Program Highlighted on Public Radio
Helen Chickering did a wonderful little piece on our new crops research at the Mountain Research Station in Waynesville, …
Forest Farming Workshop in WNC Registration Is Open
Special Two-Day Intensive Forest Farming Workshop! Many of you have been asking for more in-depth education on growing forest botanicals …
Seminar on SE Hops Production-on Campus
I will be giving a seminar on the North Carolina State University main campus in Raleigh on the Southeastern …
Beginning Forest Farming: A Weekend Workshop in Western NC
Do you own wooded land? Are you interested in generating income from your forest from more than timber? Are …
Upcoming Events for the WNC Medicinal Herb Growers Club
The WNC Medicinal Herb Growers Club has a wonderful line-up of events for this fall. If you are a …
Two Amazing Field Days This Week; Another Coming Up Next Week! Join Us.
It was a busy but very rewarding week for my program. On Tuesday we held our annual Alternative Crops …
Annual Alternative Crops and Organics Field Day
Join us on August 8 at 9 a.m. for our annual Alternative Crops and Organics field day where we …
Twilight Hops Field Day
Join us for this evening field day on August 17, 2017 where we will discuss the challenges of and …
Join Us for a Broccoli Growing Workshop!
Please join us for the Bring on the Broccoli WNC! workshop A Q&A with Eastern Broccoli Project Leaders Tuesday July 18th, …
Western NC Industrial Hemp Trial Is Up and Growing!
On June 19, 2017 we planted our first industrial hemp variety trial at the Mountain Research Station in Waynesville, …
Industrial Hemp Study Planted in Western NC
On June 19, we planted our first industrial hemp research study at the Mountain Research Station in Waynesville, NC. …
New Southeastern Project to Enhance Organic Farming Funded by $2M Grant From USDA/NIFA
The College of Agriculture, Environment and Nutrition Sciences at Tuskegee University has been awarded a competitive USDA/NIFA grant of …
Life of a Forest Farmer-in the Spring
By Margaret Bloomquist The ups and down of the thermometer had us out in February, every week, checking beds for …
Want to Grow Industrial Hemp in NC?
The North Carolina Cooperative Extension website for Industrial Hemp is now live!!! And you can put in your application …