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Internship Available at Research & Extension Center in Mills River, NC

This internship is sponsored primarily by the Henderson County Gleaton Farm Fund for Summer Interns to support residents of Henderson County who are interested in becoming a farmer, extension agent,…

a list of the number of events, trainings, research projects, etc. done by the NC Alternative Crops and Organics Program n 2025

A Highly Productive Year for the NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program!

12/19/2025 - Check out our end of the year newsletter! Our team was very busy and impactful in 2025. Lots of events, projects, and collaborations that kept us engaged with our community. Looking…

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…

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…

staked organic tomato field in western NC

Efficacy of Fungicides for Organic Tomato Production

10/11/2023 - Our program has been a member of the Tomato Organic Management Initiative (TOMI) team for many years. This multi-state project is funded by USDA/NIFA OREI. One research initiative in…

two people planting hemp plants in raised beds with white plastic

Hemp, Tomatoes, and Chinese Herbs!

5/26/2021 - Research assistant and graduate student, Katie Learn, provided these pictures of recent activities in our North Carolina Alternative Crops and Organics Program.

Tilled organic fields with mountains

Tuesday in Pictures-NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program

5/25/2021 - We got an amazing response to our spring research update with requests for more frequent updates with lots of photos. So, today we commence "A Day in Pictures," brought to you today by…

cover crops emerging in field

Spring Update for the NC Alternative Crops and Organics Program

5/18/2021 - It is a beautiful spring in western NC and our field research is in full swing once again. The Eastern Broccoli Project, a USDA/SCRI funded project that involves researchers from Maine to…

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Our 2015 Field Research Projects with 2022 Updates!

8/17/2022 - I wrote this post in 2015. Interesting to see what we were doing then and what has continued and not. I made those updated notations below in BLUE.6/12/2015 Developing an East Coast…