Rice paddies in North Carolina? Yes, indeed, it is happening. Better yet, Jason and Haruka Oatis of market vendor Edible Earthscapes are in their first season of attempting to grow rice at their Moncure, N.C., farm right now. Haruka says they are cautiously optimistic about the harvest and their ability to bring the rice to market.
This week the couple took a field trip with Chatham County Extension Agent Debbie Roos to visit several Hmong rice farms in the area that were recently profiled in a News & Observer article and see what they could learn. "We had a great time visiting the Hmong farms with Debbie," Haruka said. "It was a very valuable learning experience for us."
You can tour the farms visually through Debbie's photos here: doesn't that rice look fantastic! We wish Jason and Haruka the best in this farming endeavor and hope their first harvest is a huge success!
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