RCP partner Dogwood Farms will be featured on North Carolina Now, UNC-TV and PBS’s nighttime weekly news magazine show, tonight (Tuesday, June 6th) at 7:30 P.M.
Dogwood Farm is a third generation African American farm run by Mary and Nelson James that has, despite difficult economic times and a market shift to larger scale farming, found a way to not only survive, but thrive.
“Nelson’s family got this land back in 1800, that’s how long this farm has been here,” says Mary James.
Dogwood Farm is different than most farms because it specializes in pasture raised heirloom livestock that are antibiotic, steroid and hormone free.
“Everything we do here is all natural. It takes a little longer for our livestock to reach market size,” says Mary. “But it’s worth every penny.”
The Nelsons take great pride in the care they give to everything that grows at Dogwood. “We farm the old fashion way. We eat what we grow. The one difference is that we don’t give our livestock slop,” says Mary. “Our pigs’, chickens’, ducks’, and turkeys’ diet consists of corn and soybeans, and they love it.”
The James’ were awarded North Carolina A&T State University’s Small Farmer of the Year Award in 2008.
“When our granddaughter’s mother comes to visit, she will always compliment us on how you know where your food comes from when you’re eating at Dogwood Farms,” says Mary.
To find out more about the James’, Dogwood Farm, or NC Now, click on the links below (and remember to tune into NC Now on PBS tonight at 7:30 P.M.).
RCP likes to hear from you! If you know of any agricultural endeavor in North Carolina that works in accordance to the triple bottom line, we encourage you to tell us about it in the comment space below.
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