The federal conservation project will focus on repairing streambanks, restoring soils, and helping Northeast Tennessee farms recover from Hurricane Helene.…
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New Funding Supports Farm Restoration After Hurricane Helene
Biochar Program Offers New Hope for North Carolina Farms
The $12.8 million initiative could help restore damaged farmland while creating a market for unwanted wood by turning it into…
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Autumn Is
The Many Faces of Autumn Autumn is: Contemplative, like watching the last wisps of curling smoke disappear into the stars…
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How Ginseng Linked Appalachian Families to the World
Betsy Calloway dug ginseng in the mountains around Foscoe, North Carolina, sometimes with a child strapped to her back. When…
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Free Pasture Webinars Offer Clover and Funding Guidance
Free pasture webinars from NC State Extension will give livestock producers practical guidance on adding clover, establishing native warm-season grasses,…
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Slow Food Tri-Cities Brings Its Mission to the Holiday Table
Slow Food Tri-Cities will bring its Slow Holiday Fundraiser to Spade & Spoon Farm in Johnson City on November 7,…
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Opportunity Zones Gain New Break Under USDA Housing Program
A federal program that helps finance rental housing in rural communities is changing the way it rewards certain projects, replacing…
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Lewis Family Opens a New Country Store in Chilhowie
The Lewis Family opened Lewis’ Country Store in Chilhowie after turning a three-year idea into a finished market in just…
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Bill Vicars Builds a Better Way to Stir Apple Butter
I heard Bill Vicars’ apple butter machine before I saw it. I had been standing near an antique 1971 International…
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North Carolina NRCS FY2027 Conservation Funding Deadline
NRCS is giving North Carolina farmers until October 30 to apply for fiscal 2027 conservation funding that can support work…
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