For Altar Cross Farms of Ivanhoe, NC has expanded its family owned organic blueberry production by 63 percent this year. With growing demand from both national and local retailers for its organic berries, the company expanded production and is now harvesting from 65 certified organic acres.
Happy Dirt of Durham, NC is an organic produce grower and distributor, handling the majority of Altar Cross Farms’ sales, serving a wide network of wholesale and retail partners across the Southeast.
This season marked the most productive blueberry crop Altar Cross Farms has had in five years, reports Roy Sykes, who co-owns the farm with his wife, Donna Sykes, and operates it with their daughters.
Altar Cross Farms is planted with a diverse varietal mix, including O’Neal, Duke, Legacy, New Hanover and Powder Blue to supports a harvest window stretching from mid-May through August.
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