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Profile: Grayson LandCare – Incubating Rural Innovation

Daily Yonder

In this framework, an entrepreneurial farmer was able to partner with members who produce artisan textiles. Over time, several of our members who are in textiles have tried to reintroduce something that would gain economic traction for the region.” So Grayson LandCare was happy to help this member estalish an orchard.”

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Black Earth: A Family’s Journey from Enslavement to Reclamation

Civil Eats

Grover established a peach orchard in 1935, and cultivated grain and raised livestock until the late 1970s. He sells the hemp to BioPhil Natural Fibers in Lumberton, which processes it into woven materials, textiles, and clothing.