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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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Photos From the 2025 Chatham County Ag Fest

The 5th Annual Chatham County Spring Ag Fest on March 29, 2025, was a success with a great crowd and beautiful weather. The Spring Ag Fest is a celebration of Chatham County’s agriculture, forestry,…

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Farm Visit Snapshots: Turtle Rock Gardens

Grower Nicole Rosenberger has been growing beautiful sustainably grown cut flowers at Turtle Rock Gardens in Silk Hope for three years. In early 2019, Nicole moved to North Carolina from Pittsburgh…

Two people harvesting and bundling flowers in a grassy field garden

Farm Visit Snapshots: Perry-Winkle Farm to Market!

From Chatham County Agriculture Agent Debbie Roos:In early June I got to spend time with our two Extension interns Kristin Peters and Kayla Ferro. Kristin just finished her M.S. in Forestry at NC…

Person kneeling harvesting red and green lettuce heads into a plastic bin

Farm Visit Snapshots: Granite Springs Farm

From Chatham County Agriculture Agent Debbie Roos: Farm Visit Snapshots are a new feature on my Growing Small Farms website. A big part of my job as an Agriculture Agent is visiting farms to provide…

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Chatham County Agribusiness Wins Sustainable Agriculture Award!

A Chatham County business was named Business of the Year in front of a cheering crowd of 800 farmers, gardeners, educators, researchers, and activists at Carolina Farm Stewardship Association’s…

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Web Resources: Sustainable Agriculture Organizations

Governmental OrganizationsAlternative Farming Systems Information Center Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA) International Farm Transition Network National Organic Program SARE…

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Web Resources: Sustainable Ag. Organizations

North Carolina OrganizationsNorth Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham County CenterNorth Carolina Sustainable Agriculture Research and EducationCenter for Environmental Farming Systems - North…