Flower Farming in Western NC
Share this post…Photo: Narcissus (daffodils), Flying Cloud Farm Our creative farmers in WNC grow a huge variety of crops. These farmers satisfy specialty and wholesale markets and the diversity of customers we have here in the mountains. If you’re eating...
Barriers to Farming in WNC Research Project
In April and May 2015, we developed an online survey in collaboration with OGS staff, board, and farmer-led committee members. The survey was divided into three concentrations; access, knowledge/expertise and lifestyle/community. Even though it was during the busy spring season, we had over 150 farmers respond!
Farmer Scholarship Awardee Attends Carolina Farm Stewardship Association Conference
Share this post… Reflection by Cedar Johnson of Goldfinch Gardens, 2018 Farmer Scholarship Recipient through WNC CRAFT. She attended the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (CFSA) Conference along with 4 other WNC CRAFT Members thanks to a continuing farmer...
Holistic Farm Finances!
Share this post…On January 8th and 9th farmers gathered at the Burnsville Town Center to spend two days on finances in our yearly Holistic Financial Planning workshop! This is an area most farm businesses tend to avoid, instead preferring to drool over seed catalogs...