Randy and Cynthia Klocke
China Grove, NC
Eggs, Produce
Randy grew up on a farm in Iowa. After 25 years of career-chasing, he bought a small farm in China Grove about three years ago. This past summer he and his wife bought another farm nearby. They came up with the name after purchasing their first rooster (a Golden-Laced Wyandotte they named Nehemiah). Hearing him crow from the hill every morning made the name a natural fit. Farming is in Randy’s blood. His great-grandfather, grandfather... |
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Todd and Danielle Mauldin
China Grove, NC
All-natural beef
T & D Charolais are producers of 100% all-natural, grass fed Charolais-Limousine cross beef. Our cattle are allowed to graze freely on pasture grass from birth to slaughter. All beef is raised without any antibiotics, hormones or steroids. They do not buy calves from any external sources.
The Charolais-Limousine cross produces a very lean meat. Our all-natural lean beef offers a healthy alternative to commercially... |
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Dawn Beltrami
Cornelius, NC
Baked Goods, with ingredients from local farms
Dawn started The Hippie Kitchen in 2008, but she has been in the food industry for over 15 years, doing catering and high-end tea parties, both here in North Carolina and in New York City.
Both of her parents came from the Haight/Ashbury area of San Francisco during the 60's, at the height of the hippie movement. They migrated to an organic farm in the hills of Oregon and lived on this farm with three other... |
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Bill & Donna MakuchLincoln & Union CountiesProduce
The Makuchs have been farming for about five years and selling at local farmers markets and to restaurants. Bill recently retired from the banking industry and the couple is now ready to farm full-time. While growing up, Bill worked on different farms and gets his love for growing from his father but says that Donna has as much, and often more, passion for growing as he does.
The Specialty Farmer, Inc. follows a diversified production... |
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Lee and Domisty Menius
China Grove, NC
Pork, Beef, Poultry, Eggs, Produce
Lee started Wild Turkey Farms in 1998 but has been involved in farming for over 25 years. The farm is so named because he likes Wild Turkeys. Lee and Domisty farm because they love it, love working with animals & plants & watching them grow, and really love it when people enjoy their product.
Though it seems like they farm full-time, they unfortunately do not. They supply their own labor.
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Mary Roberts
Monroe, NC
Produce, Plants
Windcrest Farm is USDA Organic Certified and a NC Certified Nursery. They grow certified organic produce, shiitake mushrooms, certified vegetable, herb, and flower plants, and fruit trees. July 2, 2008 marked the 30th anniversary for Windcrest Farm. Their greenhouse operation began in 2004.
Mary is the only full-time farm labor and is blessed with help from her husband Ray (a.k.a. MacGyver), their family, many farm friends, volunteers and working... |
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