Alex & Betsy Hitt Win National SARE Sustainable Agriculture Award
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Collapse ▲August 16, 2006
Photos and text by Debbie Roos, Agricultural Extension Agent.
Cut flower crops planted in front of Haygrove tunnels. Haygroves are multi-bay tunnels that the Hitts use to grow high quality crops like heirloom tomatoes and cut flowers. The tunnels protect crops from the rain and allow the Hitts to control the amount of moisture going to the crops. Too much rain can ruin the quality of certain crops like melons and cut flowers and also speeds the spread of certain diseases in crops like tomatoes.
Alex and Betsy do not use pesticides on their farm and so they rely on cultural practices to help prevent pest problems from getting out of control.
Alex harvests leaf lettuce in early May for wholesaling to Weaver Street Market in Carrboro. Moveable high tunnels can be seen in the background.
Click here for more photos and information on their sliding high tunnels.
A fall-planted cover crop of rye, vetch, and crimson clover has just been rolled in late April to kill it in preparation for no-till tomato production under the Haygrove tunnel.
Alex visits with the young heritage-breed turkeys that they raise for the Thanksgiving market. They young poults arrive in May and are moved around the farm, confined by portable electric fencing, to forage on crops that have already been harvested. The turkeys feed on insects and grasses. They spend the night in the shelters (pictured at left in the photo) to protect them from predators.
Click here for more photos and information on their pasture-based turkey production.
