Sam Cartner Jr. mentioned, "We wanted to really be an uplifting symbol for the other farmers and other people in western North Carolina that have experienced so many losses," highlighting their hope to inspire resilience after the hurricane.
Despite the devastating impact of Hurricane Helene, which took out between 5,000 to 6,000 trees, Sam Cartner noted, "Luckily, those trees were smaller and not market-size, meaning it wasn't an immediate problem for this harvest season."
Visiting the area affected by the storm, Cartner observed, "A section of one of the grassy hills looks like it was clawed out to expose the brown earth beneath it - the aftermath of a mudslide that took out trees, but we managed to salvage many others."
Cartner stated, "It took a few weeks to fill in the dirt roads twisting through the farm, but as we assess the damage, we're looking forward to a relatively normal harvest season."
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