What Makes Bristol’s Rural King Market So Special? Bristol’s annual Rural King Farmers Market brought together about 26 vendors selling…
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Inside the Mind of a 23-Year-Old Antique Tractor Expert
At 23, Jackson Fleenor is preserving more than antique tractors. Without setting out to do so, he is also keeping…
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ASAP Farm Tour Expands to 19 Western North Carolina Farms
The September ASAP event will feature rice fields, bison, vineyards, and farms still rebuilding after Hurricane Helene. Visitors to the…
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How Deep Roots Ecostead Makes the Most of One Acre
Most of the herbs grown at Deep Roots Ecostead occupy less than an acre of the nearly 10-acre farm. The…
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At Squabble State, Farm-to-Glass Cider Is Only the Beginning
On a Bristol hillside in the Squabble State, two business partners are combining Virginia apples, a young orchard, disputed-border history,…
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Squabble State Market Brings Vendors Out in the Rain
Rain followed vendors to the July 12 Squabble State pop-up market, but so did shoppers, drawn by hot food, flowers,…
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Former Leaf Farms Are Finding New Life in the Region
On a breezy Saturday at the Lebanon, Virginia, Farmers Market, the story of tobacco’s long decline did not begin in…
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The Generalist: A Funky Twist on the Old General Store
On East Main Street in downtown Johnson City, The Generalist feels familiar before it feels easy to define. There are…
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Goat Woods: The Work and Flavor Behind Ziegenwald Dairy
On Possum Creek near Gate City, John and Andrea Woodworth have spent decades building a market for small-batch goat cheese…
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2026 ARC&D Farm Tour: The Best of Local Agriculture
It is easy to forget how much happens before food reaches a grocery shelf. By the time we see the…
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