Edward Apple (center) talks with his dad Harold (left) and Guilford County Cooperative Extension Agent Ben Grandon (right) about his crop yields. KERI BROWN/WFDD
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A field at Apple Farms in Gibsonville, North Carolina. KERI BROWN/WFDD
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Freedom House Farm in Guilford County, North Carolina. KERI BROWN/WFDD
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Harold Apple, 82, takes a break from the heat at the farmer’s market stand at Apple Farms. Farming is a way of life that goes back generations for this family. KERI BROWN/WFDD
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Stephen Farrell, the farm manager at Freedom House Farm in Summerfield, North Carolina, is starting up his tractor to go out into the field. KERI BROWN/WFDD
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Produce crates at Apple Farms. KERI BROWN/WFDD
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Guilford County Agricultural Center. KERI BROWN/WFDD
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Strawberries, blueberries, and other fruits and vegetables are grown at Freedom House Farm. KERI BROWN/WFDD
Keri Brown is a multi-award winning reporter and host at 88.5 WFDD. She has been honored with two regional Edward R. Murrow awards for her stories about coal ash, and was named the 2015 radio reporter of the year by the Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas (RTDNAC).Although she covers a variety of topics, her beats are environmental and education reporting.Keri comes to the Triad from West Virginia Public Broadcasting, where she served as the Chief Bureau Reporter for the Northern Panhandle. She produced stories for the state's Public Television and Radio programs and was honored by the West Virginia Associated Press Broadcasters Association for her feature and enterprise reporting.She also served as an adjunct instructor at Wheeling Jesuit University and Bethany College in West Virginia. She worked with the Center for Educational Technologies in Wheeling, WV, and other NASA centers across the country to develop several stories about the use of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) concepts in the classroom.Keri's journalism career began at WTRF-TV 7 in Wheeling. She worked in several roles at the station, including the head assignment editor. She also was a field producer and assignment manager at WPGH-TV Fox 53 in Pittsburgh.Keri is a graduate of Ohio University. When she's not in the studio or working on a story, she enjoys watching college football with her family, cooking, and traveling.Keri is always looking for another great story idea, so please share them with her. You can follow her on Twitter @kerib_news.