Pieces about the farm in the press and other places

2011 radio interview on WCHL  Alex talks about the early years on the farm, markets, Thanksgiving and more.

UNC-TV 12/08/09 part of the Environmental Heroes series

2006 National Public Radio interview with Melissa Block

SARE Patrick Madden Award for Sustainable Agriculture

The Independent- Alamance Farmers snag national award

Center for Documentary Studies- Stewards of the Land

Weaver Street Market Newsletter 2003- Independent Farmers

The Carrboro Citizen- Market Time

The Fellowship of Southern Farmers, Artisans and Chefs- Introducing the Fellowship and the official Southern Foodways Alliance page

Published material also on the web:

Toward Sustainable Agriculture Systems in the 21st Century (2010)-  this just released study by the National Academies of Science on how sustainable agricultural systems are evolving.  We were one of nine new case studies, nationwide, in the report.

Organic Vegetable Production and Marketing in the South- you can purchase this from the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group, this interactive CD-ROM written and produced by Alex and the SSAWG is one of the most in-depth information sources available for vegetable production in the South.

The New American Farmer, Profiles of Agricultural Innovation- we were fortunate to have our farm included with others from the Southern region

Building Better Soils for Better Crops- maybe the best lay mans book on sustainable soils management, a case study of our farm and rotations are included, pages 126-128.  (warning you will be downloading the entire book)

A 2010 article about what we do in Edible Piedmont magazine

Kitchen Garden Bell Pepper Article- a 1997 piece Alex wrote on growing peppers.

Edible Piedmont magazine- a 2008 article on our turkeys.

Kitchen Garden How to Grow Tomatoes Article- a 2001 piece Alex wrote on growing red slicing tomatoes.

Utah State Univ. magazine article about us and the farm, not sure what a bioneer is?