NC Farm Bureau – Need fresh wreaths and garland? Head to Wayne County to Sanderson Wreaths & Garland. The family invited us inside their busy workshop so we could see (and smell) the fresh, beautiful products they’re making this holiday.

Wreathmaking has become tradition for a Wayne County family In late October, the fields surrounding Four Oaks, North Carolina, are exploding with cotton. It’s almost the end of the crop’s season, marking a short lull for local farmers. But for the Sanderson family, things are just about to crank up. The family owns and operates […]

Christmastime at the Sanderson farm brings family, friends, and neighbors together to craft wreaths for the holidays. If Christmas has a smell, it can be found in the wreath-making room at Sanderson Wreaths. In this wooden building on a farm in Wayne County, the fragrance isn’t the Johnny One-Note Yankee Candle kind. It’s the rich, […]

As you go about your holiday planning and shopping this year, don’t forget about the many businesses and agribusinesses in North Carolina that make their living solely on locally produced and sourced materials. In this On the Farm segment, the Homegrown team visits Sanderson Wreaths in Four Oaks, N.C., to learn about how they are […]

We live in Wayne County, North Carolina, where my great-grandfather, E.K. Sanderson, and my grandfather, Joe Sanderson, grew cotton for a long time before the boll weevil came in. *** People in our area got away from cotton for a while — but are now coming back to it. Today, my dad, Kenneth Sanderson, and […]

In the hectic weeks before Christmas, the Sanderson family “elves” rev into overdrive to fill orders for wreaths of all shapes and sizes. Mom, Vickey, arranges greenery and handles the business end of things. Dad, Kenneth, gathers magnolia branches and other natural items from the property. Their son, Josh, rolls long stretches of garland, while […]

For more than 30 years now, the Sanderson family of Wayne County, N.C. has built a loyal following for the fresh wreaths and garland they make from the evergreen trees and cotton they grow on their family farm. Kenneth and Vickey Sanderson, third generation farmers in Wayne County, got into the wreath business as a […]