Here's A Start In The Right Direction!

I admire your will, enthusiasm, and am intrigued by your dream. You are on the same wave length as a lot of other people in America. What you are talking about is really what our grandparents lived everyday. They grew their own food, sold it to the town folks and fed anyone who was hungry.



Local food production is busting loose all over NC and the nation. We are right in the middle of it here at the station. We are doing field trials and research on local grown bread wheat so we can make our own flour and bread. We are working on heirloom (old fashion) tomatoes. We have been growing and researching for the last 3 years local grown leaf, Romaine, and Iceberg lettuce (why should we have to ship lettuce into Haywood County all the way from California?). We are also working on organic production of tomatoes.



These are just some quick ideas. I can put you in contact with a lot of folks who might share your dream. One place to start is with Bill Skeleton at our local Cooperative Extension Office. He is really good with ideas like yours and has a lot of information that he can share with you. I also can give you some researcher’s names and websites that you can contact.






Thanks for reading. I truly would love to know who you are and what you are thinking about gardening. Please take a few moments to contact me. I'd love to hear what you have to say! Your opinion counts with me!