Source: NC FARM BUREAU, 8/4/17

A new book available now highlights North Carolina’s Blacklands Treasure by telling “the story of the determined, steadfast and downright stubborn pioneers who turned this seeming wasteland into a bountiful breadbasket.” Northeastern North Carolina’s Blacklands are home to some of the most productive farmland in the USA. Throughout much of its history, however, this region’s murky swamps and impenetrable wilderness defeated many who tried to tame it. (252) 480-0755.  

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