Article: Medicinal herbs: a Carolina cash crop: growing our local farm economy.(herbal healing)

When you think about agriculture in North Carolina, you probably don't think of fields full of echinacea, California poppy, or valerian. You might conjure up images of tobacco, soybeans, livestock, or specialty vegetables. That image may very well be changing. Medicinal herbs are poised to offer a bit of healing to the struggling fields of North Carolina agriculture. An innovative project based at North Carolina State University's Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center in Fletcher, NC is creating a network of medicinal herb growers across the state and connecting them with buyers throughout the region. This is giving a boost to North Carolina's ...

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