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New Crops & Organics
Small group of men and women surrounding a table with a tray of bright yellow juhua flowers

Internship Available at Research & Extension Center in Mills River, NC

This internship is sponsored primarily by the Henderson County Gleaton Farm Fund for Summer Interns to support residents of Henderson County who are interested in becoming a farmer, extension agent,…

New Crops & Organics
A group of people standing around a table full of pots of media, cutting boards, knives, and roots of various native woodland botanicals. This was a workshop to teach propagation.

Our Latest Newsletter-Full of Agroforestry Events and Truffle News

2/21/2026 - Our latest program newsletter is FULL of opportunities to attend workshops, conferences, and webinars. There is also information on two farmer grant programs, and our truffle discovery.…

Growing Small Farms
Beef cattle grazing among trees.

Farmers and Landowners Can Apply for Agroforestry Grants

The 2026 cycle of the Catalyzing Agroforestry Grant Program (CAGP) is open for applications!The 2026 Catalyzing Agroforestry Grant Program provides direct financial support and technical assistance…

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a flier describing the 2026 online forest farming office hours dates and description

2026 Online Forest Farming Office Hours!

1/26/2026 - Join the Appalachian Forest Farmer Coalition and the NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program at NC State University Extension for Q & A, resources, and conversation about forest…

New Crops & Organics
A woman in a hat harvesting seeds from goldenseal plants in the woods.

Agroforestry Grants for Farmers and Landowners

1/20/2026 - The Catalyzing Agroforestry Grant Program (CAGP) supports farmers and forest landowners in implementing agroforestry practices including alley cropping, forest farming, food forests,…

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Four women in work clothes standing in front of a field of medicinal herbs

Help Keep Our Program Staffed-End of Year Fundraising

12/9/2025 - It has been a tough 15 months financially for our NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program. Delays and reductions in federal funding have greatly impacted us. We are hopeful that some…

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two people harvesting bright yellow flowers from rows of plants in a field

Cultivating Community With the NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program

11/10/2025 - Our latest newsletter is out and it is full of beautiful photos and stories of what our team has been up to lately. Read about our two interns, the juhua (菊花) (Chrysanthemum morifolium)…

Jackson County Center
Forest Farming Factors Workshop

Forest Farming Factors Workshop Coming in October!

Can Your Woods Work For You? Find out more at the upcoming Forest Farming Factors Workshop on 14 October 2025 from 05.30pm - 07.30pm at SouthwesternCommunity College in room Burrell 102B located at…

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Conference flier for the 2025 Southern Ohio Forest Farming Conference featuring Jeanine Davis as keynote speaker

Join Us at the Forest Farming Conference in Southern Ohio in Late September

9/11/2025 - In just a few weeks, there is going to be a wonderful, small forest farming conference at the beautiful United Plant Savers Botanical Sanctuary. This will be an immersive, weekend-long…

NC State Extension agroforestry farm tour Durham County forest farming alley cropping

An NC State Extension Program Teaches Integration between Agriculture and Forestry

“It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon men’s hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality of air, that emanation from old trees, that so wonderfully changes and…