In the 1950′s, Jacob Paulk began farming just as his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather did. As cotton was on the decline in the 70′s, Jacob decided to plant his first muscadine grape vine. Little did he know that six generations after the Paulk family began farming the very same land, Paulk Vineyards would be instrumental in developing the commercial muscadine grape market and a pioneer in developing muscadine grape dietary supplements: a powerhouse of health benefits!
The vineyards that started as just a few vines in the Paulk family’s backyard now ramble across their land and have led to six generations of family farming. Their mineral-packed muscadine grapes contain high levels of beneficial antioxidants, so the Paulks make their own juices and nutritional supplements, too.
Note: Our Farm to Market slide shows currently feature farmers and producers from our South and MidAtlantic Regions. We hope to expand to others in the future.
White Oak Pastures works in cooperation with nature to produce premium quality beef that is healthy, nutritious, and good to eat. Care is given to ensure that all of our production practices are economically practical, ecologically sustainable, and that the animals are always humanely treated.
Will Harris is a fourth generation cattleman taking his family farm in a whole new direction. His 1,000-acre farm in South Georgia is home to about 650 grass-fed beef cattle that roam freely and graze on 100% Georgia native sweet grasses.
White Oak Pastures is a recipient of Whole Foods Market’s Local Producer Loan Program. Through the Local Producer Loan Program, Whole Foods Market makes $10 million available annually for low-interest loans to small, local producers.
Note: Our Farm to Market slide shows currently feature farmers and producers from our South and MidAtlantic Regions. We hope to expand to others in the future.
Since 1967, Sparkman’s Cream Valley, a family-owned, all natural dairy, has been committed to quality and treating their all-jersey cows with care. They don’t use artificial hormones and even their milk is sold in containers made from cornstarch. Sparkman’s Cream Valley offers a superior line of local sustainable dairy products available at the farm or through retail locations across the South.
Our South Region has joined with Farmer D Organics to recycle the green waste from select stores and bring it to Longwood Plantation where Mike Smith and Daron Joffe, a.k.a. Farmer D, transform it into biodynamic organic compost.
Join our South region as they hit the backroads and discover the stories of the people and places behind local and regional foods found in their stores. They’ll travel the farm-to-market roads and interview farmers and producers whose passion it is to produce the highest quality, best tasting food available.
This week, we feature Terra Ceia Farms of Pantego, North Carolina, and their peonies and sunflowers.
Of course, all of our stores feature local and regional foods. Learn more about your region’s local growers and vendors.
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Join us as we hit the backroads and discover the stories of the people and places behind local and regional foods found in our stores. We’ll travel the farm-to-market roads and interview farmers and producers whose passion it is to produce the highest quality, best tasting food available.
This week, we feature Antioch Farms of Claxton, Georgia, and their organic Vidalia sweet onions.
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