HomeGrown Directory

The Leola Street Community Garden in Boone is looking quite good this year, and the dynamics of the wonderful urban gardeners cooperating there make for an inspiring and diverse place. The garden group has monthly workdays scheduled through the rest of the season, and two of those will include brief workshops and question and answer sessions presented by NC Cooperative Extension.

The Upper Mountain Research Station, located in the eastern Ashe County region of Laurel Springs, hosts a truly astounding quantity (and quality) of research and demonstration efforts, all geared toward improving the productivity and profitability of agriculture here in the High Country. Across its more than 450 acres, a visitor can witness the cutting edge of many types of farming, from livestock and tobacco, to small fruits and organic vegetables. On Wednesday, June 25, the station will be open to visitors and showcasing its several research projects on Specialty Crops Production.