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Internship for Henderson Co. Residents With Interest in Agriculture!

6/19/2025 - Here is a unique opportunity to work in our NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program in Mills River, NC! Shelley G. Bourdon created the Gleaton internship fund in memory of her…

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WNC 2025 Winter Vegetable Conference Registration Is Open

12/16/2024 - Mark your calendars for the annual Winter Vegetable Conference and NC Tomato Growers Meeting. It will be held at the Crowne Plaza Resort in Asheville on February 19-2025. Last year we…

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

75th Anniversary Celebration Horticulture Research Field Day!

7/24/2024 - It's almost here! The 75th anniversary of the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center in Mills River, NC. Join us for this field day and celebration of the wonderful…

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

6/20/2024 - There is a lot of discussion taking place in North Carolina and across the nation about the loss of farmland and how difficult it is for beginning farmers to get access to land to farm.…

Herb Education for Everyone at Wild Herb Weekend

6/14/2024 - This is my favorite event of the year because it is a small conference, in a BEAUTIFUL location, with lots of interesting people and many hands-on workshops. Wild Herb Weekend is the…

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New Programming at Winter Vegetable Conference in Asheville

1/18/2024 - We have a wonderful program developed for the Winter Vegetable Conference in Asheville, NC on Feb. 21-22, 2024. We added a whole new session specifically for the smaller scale, direct…

Chinese medicinal herbs growing on a farm in western NC

Autumn Update on the NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program!

10/12/2023 - Our western North Carolina based research and extension program has been very busy this summer with projects on hops, hemp, traditional Chinese medicinal herbs, native woodland…

hops growing on a trellis in western North Carolina

NC State Hops Breeding Program Featured Story

8/7/2023 - Our small NC State University hops breeding program based out of Mills River, NC is getting a lot of attention lately and was the subject of a feature story by journalist Bill Evans with…

Morning Tour of Research Hop Yard-July 25 in Mills River

7/5/2023 - Join us early on Tuesday, July 25th to visit our research hop yard and participate in a discussion of the status of hops in North Carolina, and how the NC State breeding program is trying…

Flier for June 1, 2023 Herb Buyer-Grower event with picture of goldenseal

Who Will Buy My Herbs? a Grower-Buyer Event on June 1st in WNC

5/24/2023 - Join us for our springtime medicinal herb grower and buyer event. We will have a few new buyers this time including Herb Pharm! Here are the details. Register now!When: 1 pm to 4 pmWhere:…