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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

2/21/2026 - Our latest program newsletter is FULL of opportunities to attend workshops, conferences, and webinars. There is also information on two farmer grant programs, and our truffle discovery.…

2026 Online Forest Farming Office Hours!

1/26/2026 - Join the Appalachian Forest Farmer Coalition and the NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program at NC State University Extension for Q & A, resources, and conversation about forest…

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

Agroforestry Grants for Farmers and Landowners

1/20/2026 - The Catalyzing Agroforestry Grant Program (CAGP) supports farmers and forest landowners in implementing agroforestry practices including alley cropping, forest farming, food forests,…

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

Help Keep Our Program Staffed-End of Year Fundraising

12/9/2025 - It has been a tough 15 months financially for our NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program. Delays and reductions in federal funding have greatly impacted us. We are hopeful that some…

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

9/11/2025 - In just a few weeks, there is going to be a wonderful, small forest farming conference at the beautiful United Plant Savers Botanical Sanctuary. This will be an immersive, weekend-long…

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!

6/10/2025 - We are offering, or closely engaged with, a large number of hands-on educational events this season. These include agroforestry farm tours, volunteer days in the hops, research station…

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

Our May Newsletter Is Ready for Your Viewing Pleasure!

5/12/2025 - There is so much going on with our program right, including educational events for you to attend and volunteer opportunities. Check it out in the latest NC Alternative Crops &…

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

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…

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

We Are Hiring! NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program

2/26/2024 - Our program has FOUR positions we are currently trying to fill. If you have always thought that working for the NC Alternative Crops and Organics Program with NC State University would be…

May in the Mountains-Forest Farming, Fun Jobs, and More

5/12/2022 - It is springtime in the mountains of western North Carolina and the staff in my program and at our research and extension center are very busy. There are a lot of exciting things going on…