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Foothills Connect Farmers Fresh Market featured in Parade Magazine01/26/2010Making Family Farms Profitable
READ MORE GAP Training - Jan 28, Feb 4 & 1101/21/2010N.C. MarketReady Fresh Produce Safety – Field to Family, is a new N.C. Cooperative Extension program developed to educate fruit and vegetable growers about measures to minimize food safety risks.
READ MORE Urban Box Season Ends12/30/2009On Wednesday, December 30th, the last Urban Boxes of the season were delivered to buyers in Charlotte, NC.
READ MORE New Web Site Design!12/10/2009This week Foothills Connect unveiled the brand new Farmers Fresh Market web site, to rave reviews from growers, buyers, and (especially) our staff.
READ MORE CFSA Sustainable Ag Conference12/04/2009On December 4-6, join Carolina Farm Stewardship Association for the largest sustainable agriculture event in the Southeast.
READ MORE New Group Forming for Women Entrepreneurs12/03/2009Appalachian Women Entreprenuers is a program that connects rural Western NC women with one another, as well as resources (including training and technical assistance), and with markets - for the purpose of creating new and expanded businesses.
READ MORE Resource for NC Strawberry Growers11/01/2009When a question about strawberries comes to mind there's no need to go globetrotting across the World Wide Web, one stop at the recently launched Strawberry Growers Information Portal will provide the answer.
READ MORE Hops Production Seminar10/30/2009Are you interested in growing hops? We've pulled together a group of horticulture experts, hops growers, and other knowledgeable individuals to explain what is involved in growing hops, what the current and projected market situation is, our best estimate
READ MORE Farm Fresh Food Fills a Need (Fox News Charlotte)10/28/2009The fresh market concept is not only allowing rural farmers in Rutherford County to grow but also restauranteurs who are serving those products.
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