Farming advocate helps preserve heritage by helping growers in Polk County
Story Date: 8/14/2017

Source: WLOS, 8/11/17

Our Person of the Week helps give small farmers a fighting a chance while preserving a part of Western North Carolina’s past. Patrick McLendon is executive director of a non-profit called GRO, or Growing Rural Opportunities. He says what you get at the Tryon Farmer’s Market isn’t just a business transaction. It’s an experience.

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