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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…

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…

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 &…

Young woman holding a handful of truffles recently harvested from a truffle orchard in North Carolina

Truffles, Forest Farming, Chinese Herbs, and More!

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…

Reflections on 2024 from the NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program Team

12/12/2024 - We never could have predicted all that 2024 would bring to those of us living in western North Carolina! But our program team is resilient, resourceful, energetic, and eager to help…

several people working in the woods with native botanicals

Forest Farming Is Growing in Popularity

8/24/2023 - Forest farming is gaining in popularity across the nation. There has been a small number of university researchers and extension personnel working with farmers and the industry on growing…

Three people on a porch railing looking at a rainbow over a green valley

My Favorite Conference Is Coming Up - Wild Herb Weekend!

6/22/2023 - Every summer I look forward to attending the annual NC Herb Association’s conference at the beautiful and historic Valle Crucis Conference Center near Banner Elk, NC. This is a small,…

group of people holding pawpaw plants in pots

2022 June Program Update-Woodland Herbs, Hops, Hemp and More!

6/23/2022 - The NC Alternative Crops and Organics Program staff produced a colorful and informative update on everything going on with our program right now. Published as a newsletter that you can…

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…

floral hemp planted in a colored plastic mulch trial

June Update-Broccoli, Hemp, Hops, and Herbs!

6/9/2021 - By Katherine Learn, graduate student/research assistant, and Margaret Bloomquist, research associate (this article was also sent to our subscribers on MailChimp)Transitioning from late…