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Farm Happenings at Farefield by TRACTOR Food & Farms
TRACTOR CSA Week 11 - August 13, 2020
Meet Billy Bryant
The Bryant Family has been farming in Yancey County since before the Civil War. Like many farmers in the area, Billy and his family farmed tobacco for many years —in fact, he grew his first tobacco crop of his own at age 11. At 16, Billy purchased his first bit of farmland o1 read more »
TRACTOR CSA Week 10 - August 6, 2020
Meet Stacy Fields of Raspberry Fields
Stacy is originally from Ashe County, the land of Christmas trees, and like many other farmers in the area, she has agriculture in her blood and memories of picking in her grandmothers’ gardens. In 2015 she and her husband purchased land in Henderson Cou1 read more »
TRACTOR CSA Week 9 - July 30, 2020
Meet Steven Stedillie of Treehouse Family Farm
Steven has a degree in Botany. He said his journey here all started with a love of plants. His father raised cattle while he was growing up so his interest in farming started young. He grows a variety of cherry and heirloom tomatoes in a greenhouse. H1 read more »
TRACTOR CSA - Week 8
Community Collaborative
TRACTOR is proud to be a collaborative member of the 2020 Summer Food Program. We are working together with many area agencies to provide food staples and fresh produce to families in the community who receive free/reduced lunch program at school and Head Start du1 read more »
TRACTOR CSA - Week 7
Meet Jim Edwards
Jim Edwards is a well-known farmer and community member in Yancey County. To know him is to love him. However, you may not know much about his farming operation…
Jim grew up on a dairy farm and later, ran a tobacco and beef operation. He says the farm brought his family tog1 read more »
TRACTOR CSA - Week 6
Happy Independence Day!
From all of us at TRACTOR we wish you a very happy and safe Independence Day! It is our hope that you enjoy lots of fresh local produce out your (socially distant) cookouts this weekend.
Season 2
Believe it or not, this will make the 6th week of our CSA season. I1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 2, 2020
Meet the Moffitts!
Terry and George are two of the most amiable people you’ll ever meet. Folks love their positive attitude, and they have such kind smiles that children occasionally mistake them for Santa Clause. The father and son team has been farming together since George was a litt1 read more »
CSA Week 4 - June 25,2020
Help Us Grow Our CSA!
Are you loving your CSA share each week? Some members describe it as Christmas every Thursday. Help us share the love! If you refer a friend and they join our CSA both of you will $25 credits to be spent on extras! Simply go the “Refer a Friend” tab in your1 read more »
TRACTOR CSA - Week 3
Meet Jonathan Parker
Jonathan lives in the Pigeon Roost community of northern Mitchell County. He uses noncertified organic methods to produce leafy greens, corn, squash, tomatoes and beans. He lives entirely off-grid, using solar and wind for power. The road to his farm is passable only by ATV or1 read more »
About the farm
At TRACTOR Food and Farms, we believe that you deserve the food that’s grown right here in these mountains. That’s why we created Farefield, a food subscription service for everyone in our community. Along with paid subscriptions, Farefield accepts referrals made through health organizations, doctors offices and relief agencies. We also accept SNAP/EBT and Double Up Food Bucks. If you live here, you can eat here with Farefield.
Farefield is your new option for bringing fresh, community-grown food to your table. Sign up is easy – select the subscription that best fits your needs, add or swap items weekly, and set the delivery or pick-up option that works for you. We handle the rest.
It’s food for you, and fair for all.