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A small farmer selling fresh, colorful produce at a lively harvest festival, with happy customers interacting.
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Local harvest festivals offer surprising economic boost to small farmers

Colby Buchanan of Creasman Farms relies on the annual North Carolina Apple Festival to cover farm expenses unrecoupable during the operating season, a lifeline for the farm's continuity and future gen

David Begay·September 10, 2026