This article has been reprinted with permission from our friends at Consumer Notice. Original Article here: https://www.consumernotice.org/environmental/pesticides/ Toxic Pesticides Farmers depend upon pesticides to protect their crops from destructive insects, weeds,...
PRESS RELEASE August 2019 MEDIA INQUIRIES, CONTACT: communications@organicgrowersschool.org For Immediate Release: Organic Growers School Hosts the 6th Annual Harvest Conference with Four Regional Experts Asheville, NC—The 6th Annual Harvest Conference is an...
Do you have the bug for stewarding chickens? But it’s not early Spring where chicks can be found everywhere? Here are a number of pointers about how and where to source chickens for your starter flock. And how and where to get educational support. Generally...
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...
The Farm Beginnings graduates are starting to make an impact in WNC as they spread out into the farming and marketing community. Sam Finkelstein, 2017 Farm Beginnings graduate is a crew leader at Full Sun Farm in Sandy Mush, NC where he runs a crew of three and does...
There are a lot of misunderstandings regarding the legal restrictions of Cuban travel. Here’s a break down of what you need to know to be able to legally travel to Cuba: Everyone traveling to Cuba from the USA (regardless of citizenship) is regulated by the...