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Taro Reading by Daniel Walton, The Assembly NC
Taro Reading by Daniel Walton, The Assembly NC
An effort to boost taro as a resilient revenue generator for North Carolina farmers is producing a sweet reward in Asheville.
I don’t want to die with a freezer full of seeds. It’s time to rethink biodiversity and preservation | Chris Smith
I don’t want to die with a freezer full of seeds. It’s time to rethink biodiversity and preservation | Chris Smith
Preservation can be a trap because seeds need to be saved – and also grown
Okra Seed Oil Article
Okra Seed Oil Article
In The News
As North Carolina warms, one farm is turning to a tropical crop: Taro
As North Carolina warms, one farm is turning to a tropical crop: Taro
A Radical Seed-Breeding Project Could Help Southern Farmers Adapt to Climate Change
A Radical Seed-Breeding Project Could Help Southern Farmers Adapt to Climate Change
The Utopian Seed Project grew 100 types of okra in a North Carolina field, creating genetic collisions that build new, resilient varieties.
Diet for a hotter climate: 5 plants that could help feed the world
Diet for a hotter climate: 5 plants that could help feed the world
As the planet warms, these five drought-tolerant and highly nutritious crops offer hope for greater resiliency
The Small Southern Farm Working to Forecast the Crops of the Future | Ambrook Research
The Small Southern Farm Working to Forecast the Crops of the Future | Ambrook Research
On the Experimental Farm in temperate North Carolina, research growers are cultivating tropical plants like taro, cassava, and chayote — crop options for a changing climate.
A New North Carolina Farm Collective Sells “Seeds that Know the South”
A New North Carolina Farm Collective Sells “Seeds that Know the South”
Crops like Blue Ridge butternut squash support food-system resilience—and taste great too
Climate resilient food systems and community reconnection through radical seed diversity | Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
Climate resilient food systems and community reconnection through radical seed diversity | Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
JAFSCD: Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development. Publication of the Thomas A. Lyson Center for Civic Agriculture and Food Systems
Adapting Our Food System to a Changing Climate | PBS North Carolina
Adapting Our Food System to a Changing Climate | PBS North Carolina
The Utopian Seed Project in western NC is developing regionally adapted varieties of crops and introducing tropical staples to increase resiliency.
You Don’t Know Turmeric | Ambrook Research
You Don’t Know Turmeric | Ambrook Research
American consumers have gotten short shrift, only exposed to one flavor and color of the popular spice. The true array is dazzling.
On the Ground with the Growers Working to Localize Seed Production - Modern Farmer
On the Ground with the Growers Working to Localize Seed Production - Modern Farmer
For many small-scale fruit and vegetable growers, “local” is the word that makes their business work. Shoppers seek out—and pay premiums for—the promise
WLOS: Nonprofit cultivates supply of superior seeds suited for the South
WLOS: Nonprofit cultivates supply of superior seeds suited for the South
Farmers Leeza Chen and LuAnna Nesbitt are busy tending to collards adorned by bright yellow flowers and buzzing bees.
North Carolina farms face depleted, toxic soil after historic Helene flooding
North Carolina farms face depleted, toxic soil after historic Helene flooding
In the mountainous area near Asheville, affected growers must now replenish water-logged and often tainted land
Guardian: Stop obsessing over heirloom seeds and let plants change
Guardian: Stop obsessing over heirloom seeds and let plants change
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