Crops and Forestry
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Spring Into N.C. Strawberry Season
Popularity of pick-your-own berry patches flourishes in North Carolina.
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Growing Sweet Onions on North Carolina’s Inner Banks
Growing onions is difficult, but comes with sweet rewards for one fourth-generation farm.
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Braswell Family Farms Takes Historic Ties Into Its Future
Progressive egg farm and feed mill takes its history into the future.
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How Young Produce Farmers Turned Their Hobby Into a Full-Time Venture
Young farmers with a big dream grow produce year round on their Avery County farm.
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Why You Should Buy a Real North Carolina Christmas Tree
North Carolina Christmas tree farms provide a fresh, sustainable product.
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Sanderson Wreaths & Garland Go From Farm to Front Door
The Sanderson family crafts fresh holiday wreaths and other decor.
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Hail to the Collard Green
Farmers across the state grow and cook the hearty, healthy leafy green.
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How Hops Production is Gaining Ground in North Carolina
Farmers and researchers work to bring hops production to North Carolina.
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N.C.’s First Wind Farm is a Wind-Wind Solution
The state's first utility-scale wind farm ushers in a different kind of crop.
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Ridgeway Cantaloupes Cause Melon Mania
Ridgeway cantaloupes have been an elusive, highly demanded melon for nearly a century.
North Carolina Field and Family magazine highlights farms and foods, events and attractions, and interesting people and places throughout the state.