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Farm Happenings at Farefield by TRACTOR Food & Farms
TRACTOR CSA Week 15 - September 10, 2020
Meet Harold Davis of Davis Farms
Back in the 70’s Harolds brother in law got a little behind on a patch of tobacco and ended up giving it to Harold to take over. From that point on, he was hooked. When asked if there was anything he hated about farming he simply responded with “I don&rs1 read more »
TRACTOR CSA Week 14 - September 3, 2020
Meet Jamie McCabe of Jolly Growin'
Jamie grew up in South Florida on the beach, with no farmers in the family. He is a self-taught chef turned farmer and became interested in farming after years of working in the restaurant industry. Because of his background working with food, kno1 read more »
TRACTOR CSA Week 13 - August 27, 2020
Meet Adam McCurry of Rocky Hollow Farms
Adam has been growing with TRACTOR since 2014. He grew up on a farm and is the middle child of three. Adam is the only child in the family to stay home and farm. He says, “We got our fill of it as kids. When I grew up we had no tv, we worked horse1 read more »
TRACTOR CSA Week 12 - August 20, 2020
Meet Olivia Sanders and Rocky Ramos
Soil Shine Farm & Ferments is a small business owned and operated by Olivia and Rocky. They grow vegetables organically and biodynamically in their garden, then ferment them into delicious probiotic goodies for you and your family to enjoy!
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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 »
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.