Peter Marks Quotations

That was a devastating, horrible thing. I felt so badly for him. I had met his brother a couple of times, and he was a nice boy, really funny. It was just horrible. I don't think anybody saw it coming at all.

People should pay attention to this because it's history.

At the same time, they know they are keeping their shopping dollars in our local economy and preserving our farm jobs, heritage, and landscapes.

It was history 30 years ago, and it may be history again. We won't know until we taste the wine.

Some Western North Carolina farmers who have been selling commodity crops are not pleased with the prices they've been getting. Many are now looking for new markets and new ways to diversify their income, control the price they get for what they grow, and stay in farming. We are fortunate in Western North Carolina because we have many family farms and a community of people and businesses that wants locally grown food. This conference aims to give farmers the skills they need to reach these markets successfully.