Category: Small Farms

AROUND THE STATE — Each spring, North Carolina A&T State University’s Cooperative Extension shines a spotlight on the little guys of agriculture – small-scale farmers whose innovation and love of the land provide a shot in the arm to their communities as well as food for their tables.

N.C. Small Farmers of the Year see growth, success and “new paths to profits” Sisters Joyce Martin...

Sowing Seeds of Community:  Small Farmers of the Year Work Hard and Give Back Lisa Hinton walks...

Sowing Seeds of Community:  Small Farmers of the Year Work Hard and Give Back Joe Nusser, a farmer...

Climate-resilient agriculture practices can help small farms in North Carolina adapt to a changing climate profitably, according to new research by Cooperative Extension at N.C. A&T and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), a leading international nonprofit environmental group.

At the start of the peach season in 2019, Kevin Huffman was giving away peaches because sales were so slow.

With help from Extension at A&T, a small farmer installed one of North Carolina’s first genothermal greenhouses.