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Jeanine Davis was born in Oak Park, Illinois, and has lived both east and west of the Mississippi. She earned M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in horticulture from Washington State University. In 1998, Dr. Davis joined the faculty of the Department of Horticultural Science at North Carolina State University. Currently, she is an associate professor and extension specialist at the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center near Asheville, North Carolina.
Jeanine serves as coordinator of the North Carolina Speciality Crops Program, a multi-agency, statewide program dedicated to the development of new crops for North Carolina farmers. Dr. Davis focuses her work on the conservation of native plants in the Appalachian Mountains and on helping farmers increase the profitability of their agricultural efforts in a region experiencing tremendous development pressure.
For seventeen years she has researched cultivation methods for native forest plants. She encourages market development, national and international communication, and education surrounding these native woodland plants. Jeanine participates in numerous horticultural organizations and has written many award-winning articles. Visit Jeanine's website at www.ncherb.org.
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