Riverbend Nursery is operated by Brian Rollins. He cultivated landscaping plants for 35 years until the recession greatly affected the operation in the [...]

This group of young farmers has built an equipment lending library that will allow its members to expand their farming operations without adding the [...]

Calyb Hare is a young farmer with deep roots in coastal North Carolina and long-standing family ties to the land. He grows a variety of vegetables for his [...]

Hulan Johnston grows sprouted grain for an alternative feed for his goats in a low-input, low-energy system.

Tucker and Mackenzie Withington own Lilly Den Farm, a mixed livestock operation. Through first-hand experience, Tucker knows that there is a significant [...]

Transplanting Traditions Community Farm (TTCF) is a non-profit project of the Orange County Partnership for Young Children. The TTCF provides refugee [...]

Danny Cowan and George Allen operate Red Tail Grains. With their expertise in small scale farming, they are producing high quality, whole grains for the [...]

Felix Vargas has implemented season extension methods for growing Mexican and Central American crops including jicama, passionfruit, and chayote.

Dr. Rachel Tinker-Kulberg is a professional researcher in plant biology and has acted as a scientific consultant on several small-scale aquaponic [...]

Bluebird Farm received a grant in 2011 to implement a passive watering system, allowing the farm to expand pastured livestock production and enhance its [...]

The Worley Family Farm is seven generations strong with a long past of growing tobacco and other cash crops. They now grow hydroponically in a closed-loop [...]

Jeff Bender hopes to expand his vegetable and fruit production with institutional and wholesale customers, but the farm is limited by its ability to [...]

Ran-Lew Dairy received a grant to begin producing value-added products on his family's dairy. Through his project, he was able to begin producing bottled [...]

Ben Haines and his father Kenny Haines manage Looking Back Farms in eastern North Carolina. They are among the few (and the proud) farmers in the state [...]

R Britt Farms produces livestock and various commodity crops. In order to expand the farm operation and keep it profitable, Lee Britt, owner and operator, [...]

Kay Doby raises Boer goats. Kay retrofitted an empty poultry house on her farm and created a goat barn for kidding, feeding, and housing the goats and for [...]

Farmer/Farm Name: Chas Edens, Edens Meats, LLC About the Farm: Edens Meats is a third year farming operation on 48 acres in Cedar Grove, NC. Charles Edens [...]

Farmer/Farm Name: Phillip Barker, Olusanya LLC About the Farm: Olusanya LLC is a farm in Oxford, NC that has been in operation for 12 years raising greens, [...]

Russ Vollmer is a full-time farmer who comes from a long lineage of tobacco farmers. He uses his farm to educate school groups on agriculture and rural [...]

Chatham Rabbit is a top producer of rabbit meat for restaurants and consumers. At present, Crystal has sold to more than 80 restaurants in her region. To [...]

Charles Treis is a young farmer with a background in small-scale poultry production. He sees a gap in producing heritage turkey breeds. According to [...]

Valee Taylor operates Taylor Fish Farm, an aquaculture farm that supplies grocers in North Carolina with fresh farm-raised tilapia. Stores that carry [...]

Ches Stewart operates Haw River Mushrooms. As a young operation, the farm lacked the proper infrastructure to increase yield and variety of mushrooms that [...]

Prodigal Farm is owned and operated by Kat Spann and David Krabbe. The farm raises and milks goats to produce artisanal soft and hard cheeses that have won [...]

Bob Reichel’s Huckleberry Trail Farm is a u-pick operation with a focus on agritourism. Most of the farm’s activities for the public happen in the fall and [...]

Jennie Reese and her husband Jamie operate Ellington Farm in Manson. The farm has been in Jamie’s family for many generations, previously as a tobacco [...]

Sunset Ridge is one of the largest bison producers in North Carolina. Primarily serving local consumers, they sell bison meat products at the Carrboro and [...]

Buck Naked Farm is an 86-acre farm that produces honey, jam, and other bee products. The farm was formerly an abandoned chicken hatchery that has since [...]