New Southeastern Vegetable Crop Handbook Now Available Online
What vegetable varieties are proven to perform in the Southeastern region? How do I control late blight on tomatoes? …
Join Us for a Western NC Industrial Hemp Information Session!
The interest in growing industrial hemp in western North Carolina in 2018 is very high! In response to all …
We Produced Our First Black Périgord Truffles!
I am THRILLED to report that on November 20, 2017 we found our first Black Périgord truffles in our …
Wild-Harvesting Medicinal Herbs-It's Still the Norm for Many Products
A large component of our Alternative Crops and Organics Program is devoted to medicinal herbs. Many of these are …
More Opportunities to Learn About Growing Medicinal Herbs and Forest Farming
This weekend we had a wonderful two-and-a-half day workshop on Value-Added Forest Farming. It was held at the beautiful …
Forest Farming Workshop in WNC Registration Is Open
Special Two-Day Intensive Forest Farming Workshop! Many of you have been asking for more in-depth education on growing forest botanicals …
Beginning Forest Farming: A Weekend Workshop in Western NC
Do you own wooded land? Are you interested in generating income from your forest from more than timber? Are …
Pest Management Strategic Plan for Tomato in the Southeast
The Pest Management Strategic Plan (PMSP) for Tomato in the Southeast outlines priorities for research, regulation, and outreach to …
Upcoming Events for the WNC Medicinal Herb Growers Club
The WNC Medicinal Herb Growers Club has a wonderful line-up of events for this fall. If you are a …
Two Amazing Field Days This Week; Another Coming Up Next Week! Join Us.
It was a busy but very rewarding week for my program. On Tuesday we held our annual Alternative Crops …
Annual Alternative Crops and Organics Field Day
Join us on August 8 at 9 am for our annual Alternative Crops and Organics field day where …
Twilight Hops Field Day
Join us for this evening field day on August 17, 2017 where we will discuss the challenges of and …
Cucumber Downy Mildew Confirmed in Buncombe County, NC - July 7, 2017
Cucurbit downy mildew was reported by an NCDA Agronomist on July 5, 2017 in an organic, commercial cucumber field …
Western NC Industrial Hemp Trial Is Up and Growing!
On June 19, 2017 we planted our first industrial hemp variety trial at the Mountain Research Station in Waynesville, …
Late Blight on Tomato Confirmed in Henderson County, NC - June 26, 2017 UPDATE
Late blight on tomato was confirmed in Henderson County on June 26 and in Buncombe County on June 30. …