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While many urban and suburban residents across the U.S. are growing their own food, real farmland in WNC has disappeared at an alarming rate. Blue Ridge Forever reports 125 thousand acres of farmland in the mountains was lost from 2002-2007.
However, some farmers are surviving and thriving in this tough economic climate. In a 4 part series, "Growing Pains," News 13 profiles 4 very different types of farms. We begin with Mountain Farm, a 24 acre lavender farm in Yancey County. Owner Marilyn Cade put her property into conservation easement to protect it forever.
by Karen Wynne
However, some farmers are surviving and thriving in this tough economic climate. In a 4 part series, "Growing Pains," News 13 profiles 4 very different types of farms. We begin with Mountain Farm, a 24 acre lavender farm in Yancey County. Owner Marilyn Cade put her property into conservation easement to protect it forever.
by Karen Wynne
Friday, July 16 2010, 08:07 PM EDT
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