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How to by an organic turkey from West Jefferson, North Carolina.

I talked with the majority of the vendors of the King Street Market of this year 2021. A couple of them remained camera shy so they weren't featured. It's my great pleasure to promote the farmers and artist of the High Country, they're what make this land a great place to live and visit. The dynamism of the management team is also very impressive. While the founding mothers of BRWIA, and the ones that came after, continue being solid roots of the organization, is remarkable how three generations interact and work in various ways for the betterment of the community. The King Street Market and the Watauga County Farmer's Market are now close, but the Winter Market is in place, as well as the food hub. Know your farmer. I know mine. ### Tengo locura con los mercados comunitarios, y en especial con los mercados de agricultores y de arte. Visitarlos se ha tornado para mí el acontecimiento más esperado de la semana. En particular, el King Street Market de Boone, Carolina del Norte, me fascina. Es los martes en la tarde, de 4 a 7 p.m, y se lleva a cabo en un hermoso descampado y sobre un mullido césped. Allí vamos a "ver y dejarse ver", al igual que a los demás mercados. Cada uno tiene su encanto, hasta el famosos "winter market" que se lleva a cabo en un espacio interior. Ya tenemos varios años promocionando el portento que representan los mercados comunitarios del "High Country" y a sus protagonistas. Me siento inmensamente agradecida de poder llevar a mi mesa todos esos cultivos orgánicos que crecen bajo el amoroso cuidado de los agricultores de la región. En esta entrega tenemos además una entrevista en español. #foodsecurity #boone #yndianamontes #yndianamontesvideos #yndianamontesjournalist #appalachia #buenaalimentación #foodheroes #foodforall #sustainabledevelopment #visitboone #visitaboone

This is a work in progress, still working in the collage at the beginning and also the music. Three farmers and one vendor were featured in this first video of the last King Street Farmer's Market of Boone 2021. Meet, greet, support and give thanks to your farmers because they're heroes and are so important for your well-being. Know your farmers, I know mine.

This is the always evolving greenhouse of the farm where I studied Agroecology.

A couple of weeks ago we went to Wilmington to celebrate Miss Gaby Montero's birthday. It was great to see family (now I live in Boone, N.C.), and enjoy Wilmington and its beaches. We discover a wonderful beauty salon at the Cotton Exchange in downtown, and Gaby wanted to make a video. Then, she continued recording with my phone and me too, so I decided to put this clip together. Please follow our Instagram dedicated to Wilmington: @visitewilmingtonnc and subscribe to my channel. Yndiana Montes www.yndianamontes.com

Lon Coulter started teaching at the Appalachian State University farm this Fall Semester. He's the co-owner of the Heritage Homestead Goat Dairy, nestled on 17 acres in the mountains of Ashe County just outside of Jefferson, North Carolina. His interest and research subjects are homesteading, pioneer skills, and preserving food. He holds a B.S. in Agronomy, from Ohio State University, and an M.A. in Education and Applied Behavioral Analysis, also from Ohio State University. Being a succesful farmer is not an easy task, especially with climate change. Lon is an ideal mentor for the students at at the Goodnight Family Sustainable Development Teaching and Research Farm of Appalachian State University. ### About the Blackburn Vannoy Farm The Blackburn Vannoy Farm is a 369-acre farm protected by the Blue Ridge Conservancy. The farm is in two sections located near Fleetwood. The first tract consists of 157 acres known as the Blackburn home place. It includes an 1880s farm house; a 1960s brick ranch-style home; and a number of outbuildings including a fully functional, 100-year-old barn. An additional 24 acres of land has been obtained by the trust to be used as the gateway to the farm. The second tract consists of 185 acres bordering Dick Phillips Road and Will Vannoy Road. This property also has an 1880s farm house and a combination of forested area and pasture. Appalachian State University is the sole owner of both tracts and uses the properties for educational purposes. The Sustainable Development Teaching and Research Farm is a student and faculty-powered operation that offers students an opportunity to immerse themselves into a living lab. The goal of the SD Farm is to become a multi-purpose, integrated farming system that produces healthy food, fiber, and other raw materials that can be cultivated successfully on a small scale. The properties also exhibit beautiful historic buildings, ranging from the farmhouse to barns and outhouses, all dating back between 1880 and 1920. This gives us an exceptional window through time into the lifestyle of those living in the Blue Ridge physiographic region circa the turn of the 20 th century. The Blackburn-Vannoy properties were donated to Appalachian State University by Mrs. Buelah Blackburn-Vannoy and Mr. Reeves Vannoy in 2002. Their last wishes were to preserve the areas natural, historical, and cultural significance. In total the properties cover 369 acres with land cover ranging from pasture to mixed hardwood, wetlands and South Fork River tributaries, which are currently under the protection of the Blue Ridge Conservancy.