Pigs

Farms and sprawl: Conservationists worry they’re losing the battle

Posted on November 5, 2019
Categories: Anson, Badin, Belmont, Cabarrus, Catawba, Charlotte, Chester, Cleveland, Concord, Cornelius, County, Davidson, Gaston, Gastonia, General News, Greensboro, Guilford, Harrisburg, Hickory, Huntersville, Iredell, Kannapolis, Lancaster, Lincoln, Lincolnton, Locust, Matthews, Mecklenburg, Mint Hill, Montgomery, Mountains, Mt. Holly, North Carolina, Oakboro, Piedmont, Pineville, Randolph, Regions, Rowan, Salisbury, Shelby, Stanly, Union, Waxhaw, Winston-Salem, York Tags: AGRICULTURE, Carolinas Urban-Rural Connection, DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENT, Farmer's Market, Farming, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, LAND PRESERVATION, Pigs, PLANNING, Sustainability

About 45 minutes from Charlotte in neighboring Cabarrus County, the owners of 1,000-acre Porter Farms raise chickens and pigs on part of their land. The chickens are sold to Tysons Foods, and the pigs become sausage, pork chops and spare ribs for Smithfield Foods. Another part of the property is a cattle farm, and since […]

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Volunteers for Sandhills Farm-to-Table, subscription-based community supported agriculture (CSA) and online food store pack just-picked local produce into delivery boxes at Sandhills AGInnovation Center. Photo: Nancy Pierce

Connecting our region through local food systems

Posted on October 16, 2019
Categories: General News Tags: AGRICULTURE, Carolinas Urban-Rural Connection, Charlotte Region, Community Supported Agriculture, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, Farmer's Market, Farming, Field Work, LAND PRESERVATION, Native Fruits, Pigs, Sandhills

In any conversation about strengthening urban and rural connections, local food systems are usually suggested as the prime example. Images of farmers’ markets come to mind, where urban consumers have the opportunity not only to buy fresh fruits and vegetables but to get to know the growers and producers. The food system in reality is […]

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