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8/25/2022 – This article was originally posted in May of 2013. It will remain posted as a historical document of our some of the research we have done, BUT in February 2022 I also updated it to indicate what research is complete and can no longer be viewed and what was still on-going! We are hosting field days and tours this season.

group of people visiting a woodland herbs site
A group visiting the woodland herbs site in April 2013
I am getting many more inquiries than usual about what specialty crops we are working on this year and if folks can come out to see them. We love to show off what we are doing because you are the reason we are doing the work! That said, we are short-staffed, all my staff are paid for through grants, and time is limited. So, if you would like to visit, please try to arrange for a group of people to come. It makes much better use of our time to tell ten people about a project at one time than to have ten separate visits. Also, please consider making a donation to our program when you come. Those donations help us pay for the signs to label the plots and labor to keep everything looking “company ready” and to serve as tour guides.
These are the projects we have going this year that you might be interested in:
 
1.      Hops-definitely number #1 in popularity right now! We have a research hop yard with ten varieties at the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research Station in Mills River and breeding hop yards in Mills River and at the Mountain Research Station in Waynesville. Contact Luping_Qu@ncsu.edu to arrange a tour.
2.      Woodland Botanicals, including ginseng, goldenseal, black cohosh, bloodroot, and ramps-We have an educational demonstration area in the woods that several extension agents bring tour groups through and is used for the Woodland Stewards program. My staff provide a good commentary as you walk through.  Contact Margaret_Bloomquist@ncsu.edu to arrange a tour. At the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research Station in Mills River.
3.      Chinese Medicinal Herbs-we have a demonstration/testing growing and processing area at the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research Station in Mills River. We grow, learn, harvest, process, and test herbs from these plots. We have held great hands-on workshops with these  that we will probably repeat. Contact Margaret_Bloomquist@ncsu.edu to arrange a visit.
4.      Black Perigord Truffle Orchards-We have two truffle orchards planted at the Mountain Research Station in Waynesville. Both are filberts; one was planted in 2010 and the other in 2013. To arrange a tour contact Katie_Learn@ncsu.edu.

5.      Echinacea-We had two large trials for Echinacea purpurea and Echinacea angustifolia at the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research Station in Mills River and at the Upper Piedmont Research Station in Reidsville. There rewe six seed sources for each species and the plants were harvested this year after two years of growth. This research is completed.

6.      Organic Broccoli-There was a participatory variety trial for broccoli and broccoli rabb on the organic unit at the Mountain Research Station in Waynesville. In August there was a workshop where attendees helped rate the varieties. This research is completed.
7.      Conventional Broccoli Trials-We have a multi-state study underway where we are evaluating new breeding lines and varieties of broccoli at the Mountain Research Station in Waynesville. Five planting dates, grown on white plastic, geared to wholesale producers. This project is in year eleven. Contact Margaret_Bloomquist@ncsu.edu if you want to tour it. This research is completed
8.      Stevia-We had a two year project on stevia at the Mountain Research Station in Waynesville. This research is completed.
a hop yard
The hop yard in 2012.

Reviewed and updated by Jeanine Davis, NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program, Department of Horticultural Science, NC State University. 8/25/2022.