Cindy and John Soehner are the farmers behind Eco Farm, 23 acres west of Carrboro. With the help of their children, they produce year-round produce, shiitakes and strawberries, flowers, eggs,…
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On the Farm Tour: Cedar Grove Windy Hill Farm
These photos are from our visit to Cedar Grove Windy Hill Farm, during the 2013 Piedmont Farm Tour. There’s a ton of stuff to see at this diverse family farm….
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On the Farm Tour: Bluebird Meadows
You may not see many bluebirds at Bluebird Meadows this year [2009]. Alice and Stuart White are just now making their bluebird boxes, hoping the birds will notice and move…
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On the Farm Tour: Avillion Farm
Elaina Kenyon began spinning wool into yarn in graduate school. She’d grown up on a dairy and meat farm, but didn’t want exactly that life for herself. But when a…
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On the Farm Tour: Woodcrest Farm
One hundred years ago, before fast transportation, cold storage, and modern grocery stores, farmers grew not one commodity crop but a little of everything. Even a dairy farm had a…
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On the Farm Tour: Turtle Run Farm
By Emily Buehler, Weaver Street Market Website Coordinator Ever since using the “Use-Yer-Foot” hand washer at the Shakori Hills Grassroots Music Festival in 2007, I’d wanted to visit Turtle Run…
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On the Farm Tour: Whitted Bowers Farm
I first visited Whitted Bowers Farm in Cedar Grove in 2008, just a year after the farm had started. The long driveway crossed a huge open space, flanked with dirt-covered…
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On the Farm Tour: Maple View Farm Agricultural Center
By Emily Buehler, Weaver Street Market Website Coordinator With two perfectly sunny days last weekend, the 2009 Piedmont Farm Tour was certainly a success—we’ll let you know the numbers when…
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On the Farm Tour: Waterdog Farms
One of the new farms on the Farm Tour this year [2013], Waterdog Farms in Hurdle Mills offers a restful, scenic experience and a chance to dip your feet in…
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On the Farm Tour: Boxcarr Farms
Dani and Austin Genke’s journey to Boxcarr Farms in Cedar Grove began in New York City, where they met working at a restaurant while Austin was in culinary school. When…
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