Online Farmer's Market

A new idea is coming to our area.  At Durham.LocallyGrown.net, you can look up what produce, meats, dairy and other products are available, prepay by Tuesday, and pick up on Thursday.  The market is easy to use because you can shop at home and know what you are getting ahead of time.  On pick up day you are prepaid and just have to swing by and get your box.  Growers are local and list their farming practice (certified organic, no pesticides, conventional, etc.) on the growers page.  Give them a try and let me know what you think!

Local Organic Cotton

Cotton is one of the most sprayed crops because we don't eat it so there is less concern about pesticide residue.  Unfortunately those pesticides end up in our watersheds and we get exposed to them anyway.  It is so nice to know that someone in NC is working locally to bring change to how this crop is grown.

Check out this link to an article about TS Designs and Cotton of the Carolinas,  two affiliated companies who have been working for the last 10 years to bring organic cotton farming and sales to NC.