PEOPLE & PLACES
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Down to Earth
BY ANNA-RHESA VERSOLA
The 2023 Piedmont Farm Tour kicked off its 27th annual event April 22-23 with three Chatham-based farms participating among the 31 farms. The event, which is the nation’s oldest and largest of its kind, is sponsored by Carolina Farm Stewardship Association and Weaver Street Market. Participating farms included Copeland Springs Farm, where visitors walked through high tunnels of vegetables, and Granite Springs Farm, which offered tours of its “Shroom Room.” 3
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1 Abhi Sivadas, Chrystina Passanisi and Renata McConnell. 2 James Buchanan, Lisa Buchanan, Adam Buchanan, 7, Isaac Buchanan, 4, and Canaan Buchanan, 4. 3 Cary Farrell, Elizabeth Jorgensen and Rebekah Ehlert. 4 Stephanie Durham and John Sroka, 6. 5 Kevin Bates and Monika Bates. 24
CHATHAM MAGAZINE
SUMMER 2023