Why You’ll Lose at the Hemp Game – An Opinion Piece for Small Farmers in NC
Reprinted with permission from Letters to the Editor. Original is here. Dear Editor, This is a plea for my friends and neighbors who are small-scale farmers — the people who I feel are doing the most important job on the planet. Please don’t fall for the hemp game!...
Hemp Farming at Franny’s Farm – WNC CRAFT
Our August 2019 CRAFT Farm Tour was well attended even for a particularly hot day at Franny’s Farm(acy) where we discussed hemp, a much anticipated topic for WNC CRAFT members and the wider OGS community. A ‘budding’ industry, hemp was nationally legalized for use in...
Pasture Management & Rotational Grazing – Belflower Farms – WNC CRAFT
Jeff and Katie Belflower of Belflower Farms currently stewards a 75 acre lot of pasture, with 30 acres of forest, gardens, and homestead in Bostic, NC. This past month, the CRAFT members came to Belflower to discuss Pasture Management & Rotational Grazing for...