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cover of the Vegetable Crop Handbook

2026 Southeastern U.S. Vegetable Crop Handbook Is Now Online

The Southeastern Vegetable Extension Workers Group has just released the 27th edition of the Southeastern U.S. Vegetable Crop Handbook. The handbook represents a joint effort among Extension…

Shallot bulbs with feeding maggot larvae and a small adult fly

Growers: Start Scouting in February for the Allium Leafminer

Last spring some growers in the North Carolina piedmont noticed unusual problems with their allium crops, primarily bulb onions, leeks, and garlic. Obvious above-ground symptoms included…

Vendor at market stall with bouquet and scale; sign reads "HEART SONG FARM"

Farm Visit Snapshots: Heart Song Farm Known for Their Peppers and Flowers

Emily Fuller is in her third year of farming at Heart Song Farm in Silk Hope, truly a labor of love for her. Emily grows vegetables, herbs, and cut flowers and also produces amazing farm-grown…

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Farm Visit Snapshots: Grand Hope Farm

Brandon and Elizabeth Szilvay operate Grand Hope Farm in the western part of Chatham County near Siler City, NC. The farm has been in Brandon's family since the early 1800s, and he is the sixth…

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…

Brown assassin bug with long antennae perched on the edge of a fuzzy green leaf

Incredible Diversity of Critters on Eggplant Crop

One of my duties as an Agriculture Agent for North Carolina Cooperative Extension is to help farmers when they are having crop problems. I was contacted by Screech Owl Greenhouses in mid-August…