There is a small business in Yanceyville that has positively impacted many of our lives.  Helping us to look and feel more confident, polished, professional and even more pretty or handsome.

Spring brings the hustle of renewal and at ACE Home & Building, this time of year is typically a busy one as the team there assists in getting the tools and supplies that customers need to get their spring chores underway.

Here in Caswell County is a group of successful businessmen that have retired from their ‘real jobs’ and are now involved in farming...but not your typical row crop type of farming.  These individuals had connections with farms in Caswell and have returned here to farm the land and to build an organization to help out others that may be just getting their start with living off the land.

Although there are many options from which to choose with social media, the most reliable and easiest to navigate are Facebook and Instagram.

Once you have determined your farm’s name, you are now ready to begin to market your farm and the most critical way to market your farm is with a website.

Maybe you are a fan of country music, maybe not.  Having grown up in this agriculture-based county, it was a part of life here, and being familiar with the music, it does often seem that it parallels our lives. 

In order to differentiate your farm from the nearly two million others, leveraging technology is a must.   In the current world of technology that we live, it is important to think about how you might begin to market your farm.

Lately there has been a term used repeatedly in the farming community across North Carolina… agritourism.  So just what is this?

And on the eighth day, God looked down on his planned paradise, and said, ‘I need a caretaker.’ So, God made a farmer.”

The CEAD in Pelham will house classrooms, incubator farms and other space for agriculture related tenants. The new center on the square will provide local entrepreneurs and creators a place to work and gather with high speed internet as well as meeting space for others in the community.

Did you know you can enjoy a free “farm to fork” community meal here in Caswell county every month? The Caswell County Local Foods Council (CCLFC) serves lunch the 2 nd Wednesday of every month, 11:30
to 1:30, in the kitchen (basement) of Agriculture Extension Building, 126 Court Square, Yanceyville, NC. CCLFC supports local food growers, a local food economy, eating well and healthy community.