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Local Foods
The Buncombe County Center Local Foods contact is Meghan Baker.
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NC Landowners Trust Farm Operators With Conservation Practices
While you may have heard the term ‘absentee landowner’, it might be more appropriate to use the term ‘non-operating …
Find a Farm, Find Farmland, Zoom Webinar, May 13, 7-8:30 p.m.
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- Strong Communities
- Youth, Families and Communities
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