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From YouTube: Special Segment: Small Farms
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This special segment of Buncombe Life discusses the Cooperative Extension's Small Farms Initiative.
A
Welcome
to
this
edition
of
buncombe
life,
we're
out
here
today
outside
again,
it's
kind
of
a
cold
day.
So
if
you
see
a
shiver,
just
excuse
us,
but
it's
a
little.
It's
a
little
chilly
to
be
talking
about
farming.
It
seems
a
little
early
in
the
year,
but
you'll
hear
about
that
in
just
a
minute.
For
several
months
now,
going
on
several
years
now,
buncombe
county
commissioners
have
heard
from
the
citizens
that
they're
very
concerned
we're
losing
the
beauty
of
our
mountains,
because
a
lot
of
the
beautiful
farmland
in
buncombe
county
is
being
developed.
A
Housing
developments
going
up
one
of
the
things
that
they're
looking
at
and
that
our
cooperative
extension
have
started
is
an
initiative
to
try
and
save
the
farm
land
save
the
farm
land.
You
say
the
beauty
of
our
area
and
you
bring
that
farm
food
closer
to
us
too.
So
I'm
here
today
with
Jean
Harrison,
who
is
the
extension
agent,
agricultural,
smart
farm,
small
farms
with
North
Carolina
quarter
Extension
agency.
Thank
you
for
joining
me
today,
thanks
for
having
she's
going
to
tell
us
about
the
small
farms
initiative.
B
Way
we
go
about
doing
that
is
by
providing
educational
programs
for
them
in
ways
to
teach
them
how
to
diversify.
Their
enterprises
maybe
grow
things
that
have
higher
market
values,
to
link
them
to
new
markets
that
they
may
not
be
aware
of
to
make
them
aware
of
grant
opportunities
in
the
area
for
farming.
A
Way
to
keep
their
land
into
farming
right
right,
one
of
the
things
I
read
here
in
your
newsletter
that
you
send
out
to
the
some
of
the
farmers
in
the
area.
I
think
this
is
great.
It
said
that
chefs
of
local
area,
restaurants,
institutions
such
as
Mission
Hospital
UNCA
in
public
schools,
responding
to
the
demand
of
their
clientele,
are
beginning
to
seek
out
fresh
locally
grown
farm
products.
That's
right
for
real!
That's.
B
Exactly
true,
we
have
a
partnership
with
Appalachian
sustainable
agriculture
project
which
everyone
is
aware
of
in
the
area
and
they've
done
a
lot
to
promote
local
food
and
they
are
helping
us
to
team
farmers
up
with
the
restaurants
and
the
institutions,
so
that
residents
of
this
area
can
have
a
safe,
fresh
source
of
locally
grown
food.
Now.
A
B
A
B
Okay,
that's
a
little
more
difficult
because
the
growing
season
doesn't
exactly
coincide
with
the
school
season.
But
apples
have
been
a
big
thing,
because
that
does
correlate
well
with
the
growing
season
and
in
Madison
County.
They
are
actually
processing
squash
and
broccoli
and
chopping
it
freezing
it
for
the
schools
and
then
potatoes,
which
is
easy
to
store.
Those
can
also
be
sold
to
this
and.
A
A
I
know
we
have
a
farmers
market
here
now,
some
of
our
local
farmers.
They
go
to
the
farmers
market
and
if
our
folks
want
to
come
out
to
the
farmers
market,
they
can
buy
the
vegetables
and
things
there.
That's
right
right.
One
of
the
initiatives
I
know
is
an
additional
tailgate
kind
of
market,
and
that's
why
we're
outside
here
we're
standing
here
in
on
the
sidewalk
of
the
city
of
public
works
department,
which
is
owned,
South
Charlotte
straight
that's
right
in
the
city
of
Asheville.
Now,
why
are
we
standing
here?
Because.
B
A
B
Eight
o'clock
till
one
o'clock
right
here
on
this,
this
very
site,
so
anybody
can
come,
anyone
can
come
and
they
can
expect
to
find
a
lot
of
things
that
I
mentioned
all
the
fresh
produce
and
some
local
meats
and
even
will
have
arts
and
crafts
that
local
artisans
are
making
and
hopefully
there'll,
be
some
entertainment
baked
goods.
It
should
be
sort
of
a
festival,
type.