
Join Us at the Forest Farming Conference in Southern Ohio in Late September
9/11/2025 – In just a few weeks, there is going to be a wonderful, small forest farming conference at …
Job Description I am an extension specialist and researcher in the Department of Horticultural Science at North Carolina State University. I am located at the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center near Asheville in western North Carolina. The objective of my NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program is to help farmers improve the sustainability and profitability of their farms. An emphasis is placed on exploring new crops, such as hops, truffles, hemp, medicinal herbs, and organic farming. I am the lead author of the book 'Growing and Marketing Ginseng, Goldenseal and Other Woodland Medicinals".
Website newcropsorganics.ces.ncsu.edu
9/11/2025 – In just a few weeks, there is going to be a wonderful, small forest farming conference at …
Seed harvest in the Chinese medicinal herb plots on the research station in Mills River in 2024. 6/19/2025 – Here …
Late May volunteer work day in the hops at the research station in Mills River, NC 6/10/2025 – We are …
Planting Chinese medicinal herbs in a new on-farm trial in May 2025. 5/12/2025 – There is so much going on …
Bloodroot blooming in Mills River, NC in early April 4/9/2025 – Our latest newsletter has been published and describes the …
The old Annex building at the Valle Crucis Conference Center in Valle Crucis, NC. 4/1/2025 – Registration is now open …
Young plants emerging in a field at Warren Wilson College. 3/12/2025 – The sun is shining, the temperatures are in …
Lilly proudly displaying some of the truffles that were harvested from one of the NC State research orchards in …