Source: Catherine Strawn, MODERN FARMER, 7/20/17

Located 17 miles from the rowdy college town of Chapel Hill, bucolic Pittsboro claims only about 4,000 residents, yet supports two robust farmers markets: Chatham Mills on Saturday mornings and the Pittsboro market on Thursday afternoons. So while this community may be tiny, it buzzes with agricultural activity. Carve out a few hours to spend at The Plant, a 14-acre facility on Lorax Lane (really!) that houses 10 sustainable businesses and nonprofits.

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