Months after Hurricane Helene wiped away access to food and fresh produce in Swannanoa, NC, neighbors are organizing the town’s first-ever farmers market.

One-day, open-house-style fairs are helping farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural producers connect with recovery ...

Mike Bean, Finest Deli’s founder/co-owner, said Tropical Storm Helene, which landed in Western North Carolina on Sept ... or a place like this or a farmers market,” Bean said.

Over the last two decades, North Carolina ... farmers a better return on their land than legacy crops like tobacco, corn and ...