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by Debbie Roos,
Ag Extension Agent.
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North Carolina
Cooperative Extension
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- About Growing Small Farms
- About the Agriculture Agent
- Chatham County Agriculture Quiz
- Chatham County Cooperative Extension
- Chatham County Agricultural Statistics
- North Carolina Cooperative Extension
- Cover Crops
- Local Crop Problems
- Fire Ant Damage to Broccoli Seedlings
- Late Blight on Tomato
- Basil Downy Mildew
- Slug Damage to Vegetable Transplants
- Cucurbit Downy Mildew
- Cabbage Seedpod Weevil in Brassica Seed Production
- Dark-winged Fungus Gnats in the Greenhouse
- Seedcorn Maggots on Onions
- Vegetable Weevil on Spinach
- Brown Bead in Broccoli
- Fasciated Rudbeckia Flowers
- Vegetable Weevils in Bok Choi
- Pepper Problem
- Eggplant Problem
- Fusarium Wilt in Basil
- Burr Knot in Apple
- Dutch Iris Problem
- Zinnia Disease Problem
- Seedcorn Maggots in Broccoli and Onions
- Botrytis Blight Zinnia
- Greenhouse Pepper Pests
- Bacterial Leaf Spot Basil
- Alternaria Blight Zinnia
- Anthracnose in Tomato
- Southern Stem in Blight Pepper
- Bacterial Spot in Pepper
- Botrytis Blight and Bacterial Leaf Spot in Marigold
- Yellow-necked Caterpillars in Blueberries
- Undetermined Disease in Greenhouse Melons
- Southern Blight Beets
- Bacterial Soft Rot Broccoli
- Orange Rust Blackberry
- Undetermined Injury to Pepper Transplants
- Environmental Injury to Greenhouse Cucumbers
- Ozone Injury to Tomato Transplants
- Genetic Mutation of Squash
- Organic Pest Management
- Photos and Information on Local Pests and
Beneficials
- Aphid
- Armyworm
- Asparagus Beetle
- Bean Leaf Beetle
- Blister Beetle
- Colorado Potato Beetle
- Corn Earworm
- Cosmopepla Stink Bug
- Cross-striped Cabbageworm
- Daddylonglegs
- Eggplant Lace Bug
- Flea Beetle
- Fleahopper
- Grasshopper
- Green Dock Beetle
- Harlequin Bug
- Hornworm
- Japanese Beetle
- Leaf-footed Bug
- Leafhopper
- Long-legged Fly
- Mexican Bean Beetle
- Milkweed Bug
- Plum Curculio
- Slug
- Spotted Cucumber Beetle
- Squash Bug
- Stink Bugs
- Striped Cucumber Beetle
- Tarnished Plant Bug
- Tortoise Beetle
- Vegetable Weevil
- Yellowmargined Leaf Beetle
- Yellow-necked Caterpillar
- Assassin Bug
- Lacewing
- Lady Beetle
- Parasitic Wasp
- Praying Mantis
- Predatory Stink Bug
- Soldier Beetle
- Spider
- Syrphid Fly
- Tachinid Fly
- Organic Fire Ant Management
- The Fabulous Underworld of a Tomato Canopy
- Photos and Information on Local Pests and
Beneficials
- Season Extension
- Planting and Harvesting Guide
- Vegetable Variety List
- Heirloom Tomato Grafting
- Pastured Poultry
- Beekeeping
- Farm Photo of the Week
- October 2009: Lee Calhoun's Heirloom Apple Orchard Show and Tell
- September 28, 2009: On-farm Pest Control: Rat Snake with Squirrel
- September 28, 2009: FDA Visits Peregrine Farm
- June 27, 2009: National Pollinator Week Celebration at Chatham Mills
- June 22, 2009: Holly Hill Daylily Farm
- June 2009: Farm-to-Fork Picnics
- February 23, 2009: Piedmont Biofarm Show and Tell
- August 12, 2008: Fearrington Farmers' Market
- August 6, 2008: Certified Organic Corn at Cohen Farm
- July 25, 2008: (Possibly) World's Largest Syrphid Fly!
- June 28, 2008: National Pollinator Week Celebration in Pittsboro
- June 26, 2008: Chinese Delegation Visits Local Farms
- May 31, 2008: New North Hills Farmers' Market in Raleigh
- May 23, 2008: Hail Damage to Local Farms
- April 22, 2008: Piedmont Biofarm
- April 19-20, 2008: Piedmont Farm Tour
- April 16, 2008: Honey Bee Robbing Nectar:
- April 12, 2008: Bees Coming and Going!
- April 10, 2008: Open House at Chaudhry Halal Poultry Processing Plant
- April 8, 2008: Spring at Central Carolina Community College Land Lab
- April 3, 2008: Opening Day at the Pittsboro Farmers' Market
- December 18, 2007: Month-old Indian Runner Ducklings at Duck Run Farm (at Perry-winkle Pond)
- June 27-28, 2007: Local Celebration of National Pollinator Week
- February 11, 2007: Open Barn Celebration at Celebrity Dairy
- August 16, 2006: Alex and Betsy Hitt Win National SARE Sustainable Agriculture Award
- August 7, 2006: "Fancy Friday" at Perry-winkle Farm
- July 31, 2006: Summer Critters on the Farm
- July 24, 2006: Sweet Corn from Roberson Farm
- July 10, 2006: Pick-your-own Blueberries at Ayrshire Farm
- July 3, 2006: Stunning Daylilies at Holly Hill Daylily Farm
- May 15, 2006: Salad Bar for Pastured Chickens at Castle Rock Gardens
- May 1, 2006: Queuing Up for Sunny Slope Tomatoes
- April 24, 2006: Cool-season Cover Crops at Harland's Creek Farm
- April 17, 2006: Berries, Flowers, and 'Maters at Wild Hare Farm
- April 10, 2006: Early Spring Crops at Maple Spring Gardens
- April 3, 2006: Sliding High Tunnels at Peregrine Farm
- February 20, 2006: Cooperative Seed Potato Order at Perry-winkle Farm
- February 13, 2006: Goat Giving Birth at Celebrity Dairy
- November 28, 2005: Castlemaine Farm at the Carrboro Farmers' Market
- November 21, 2005: Making Goat Cheese at Celebrity Dairy:
- November 14, 2005: Ayrshire Farm Delivering Produce to Restaurants
- October 10, 2005: Planting Strawberries at Logan Farms
- October 3, 2005: Fall Flowers and Value-added Farm Products at Bonlee Grown Farm
- September 26, 2005: Chatham County Extension Farm and Industry Tour:
- September 19, 2005: Rooster Peppers at Perry-winkle Farm
- September 12, 2005: Pastured Turkeys at Peregrine Farm
- September 5, 2005: Picking Field Corn at Logan Farms
- August 29, 2005: Bluebird Hill Farm
- August 22, 2005: Dahlia Harvest at Harland's Creek Farm
- August 15, 2005: Cecropia Moth Caterpillar
- August 8, 2005: Zinnia Field at Peregrine Farm
- August 1, 2005: Harvest of Oilseed Crops at Piedmont Biofuels Farm
- July 18, 2005: Hickory Horned Devil
- July 11, 2005: Tomato Harvest at Perry-winkle Farm
- July 4, 2005: Assassin Bug Feeding on Colorado Potato Beetle Larva:
- June 21, 2005: Holly Hill Daylily Farm
- May 30, 2005: Symmetry of Tomato Clusters at Sunny Slope Greenhouses
- May 23, 2005: Goats and Kids at Rose Hill Farms
- May 16, 2005: Crop Diversity at Ayrshire Farm
- May 9, 2005: Tobacco Plant at Lee Farms
- May 2, 2005: Sheep Shearing Training
- April 22, 2005: Varroa Mite on Honeybee
- Hurricane Preparedness for Producers of Horticultural Crops
- Local Farmers' Markets
- Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)
- Tips for Marketing to Restaurants
- Tips for Marketing to Independent Retailers
- Selling Eggs, Meat, and Poultry in North Carolina: What Farmers Need to Know
- Grower Resource List
- Farmer Listservs
- Plow Sharing Newsletter
- Enhancing Sustainability Workshops
- Organic Certification Guide
- Overview of National Organic Program Requirements
- Resources for Understanding and Complying with the National Organic Standards
- Organic Certification Process
- How to Pick a Certifier
- Comparison of Three Organic Certifying Agencies Used by NC Growers
- Required Recordkeeping for Certified Organic Farms
- Web Resources for Organic Certification
- Farm Planning and Recordkeeping
- NC Agricultural Organizations
- Other Sustainable Agriculture Organizations
- On-line Agronomic Reports
- Chatham County Farmers' Markets
- Restaurants
- Retailers
- CSA Farms
- Pick your Own Operations
- On-farm Stands
- Nurseries and Greenhouses
- Pittsboro Farmers' Market
- Fearrington Farmers' Market
- Directions to the Markets
- Rules and Regulations for the Vendors
- Applications for the Vendors
- Other Area Farmers' Markets
- Seasonal Availability of Farmers' Market Products
- NC Farm Fresh: Database of NC Farms and Farmers' Markets
- Sustainable Agriculture Organizations
- University Research and Education
- Vegetables and Herbs
- Small Fruits
- Tree Fruits
- Cut Flowers
- Alternative Crops
- Greenhouse Production
- Irrigation
- Season Extension
- Postharvest Handling
- Value-added Production
- Agritourism
- Organic Certification
- Youth and Agriculture
- Women and Agriculture
- Soil and Fertility Management
- Compost and Compost Teas
- Cover Crops
- Earthworms and Vermicomposting
- General Pest Management
- Insect Management
- Biological Control
- Weed Management
- Disease ManagementSmall-scale Livestock
- Beekeeping
- Economics and Farm Business Planning
- Marketing
- Community Supported Agriculture
- Permaculture
- Biodynamic Agriculture
- Alternative Energy
- Miscellaneous
This page last updated November 11, 2009.
North
Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center
P.O. Box 279, Pittsboro, NC 27312
919-542-8202
Website created and maintained by Debbie Roos, Agricultural Extension Agent.
URL: www.growingsmallfarms.org
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