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Looking to grow your farm business? Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina (FCNC) is hosting an open house for its Oak Hill Community Farm Incubator Program at Oak Hill Community Park and Forest in Morganton, NC. The open house will be a chance for farmers interested in the program to tour the farm, meet our mentor
ASAP's 2025 Farm Tour will take place Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 20-21, noon to 5 p.m. Participating farms will be announced in late June or early July. All farms will be within one hour of Asheville. One pass is good for all passengers in a single vehicle at all farms, both days. Passes are $35
ASAP's 2025 Farm Tour will take place Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 20-21, noon to 5 p.m. Participating farms will be announced in late June or early July. All farms will be within one hour of Asheville. One pass is good for all passengers in a single vehicle at all farms, both days. Passes are $35
Join us for a Free Farm Tour with our Head of Operations, Virginia Hamilton! Virginia will guide you through the different animal operations we have on our Fairview Campus, diving deeper into how our home of the brand and our Partner Farmer program operate in tandem to further Regenerative Agriculture in the Southeast. You’ll meet
Topic: Agribusiness Is your farm relying on a single source of income? In today's dynamic agricultural landscape, diversification is key to resilience and growth. Join us and the folks at Stonewall Bakery/Fields of Happiness for an insightful seminar and tour designed to help you unlock your farm's full potential. Attendees will share innovative ways to
Hidden Hollow Hemp & Herb Farm is a small mountain farming operation that is adapting and diversifying its income stream and growing techniques to include agritourism, herbalism and regenerative farming. The aim is to tap into not only season extension and efficiency, but shifting to growing on steep, heavily wooded slopes with minimal forest disruption
Topic: Agribusiness Twilight Farms Tours Join EMFS, and the Small Business Center as we meet two Haywood farmers with Unique Market and Production Practices. Please note that farm tours are open only to owners of currently operating farms. Space is limited, and pre-registration is required. Register for each farm you would like to visit. Mighty
Topic: Managing a Business Discover how agritourism can transform your farm into a thriving, diversified business. Shipley Farms, a 153-year-old family farm in the Western North Carolina mountains, has evolved from a legacy of Hereford cattle, sheep, and tobacco into a modern, value-added operation centered on their Signature Beef brand. Since 2014, the family has
Do you work in agriculture with volunteers? Join us for a CRAFT Tour of the Dr. John Wilson Community Garden via the WNC-CRAFT farmer network. This tour is open to current and prospective CRAFT members! We'll tour the entire garden and focus on their Growing for Donation program, a no-till production vegetable operation. Learn how
Topic: Agribusiness Mushrooms can be a powerful way to diversify farm revenue—but success depends on choosing a model that aligns with your farm’s scale, infrastructure, and market realities. This hands-on workshop focuses on the business and operational considerations of adding mushrooms to an existing farm. We’ll explore scalable production models, space and infrastructure requirements, startup