Vick, Jerome

Vick Family Farms is well known as leaders in the sweet potato industry as well as the farming community. With their strong attention to detail and unyielding quality, Vick Farms is regarded as one of the best farming operations in the world. Vick Family Farms received one of the first Global Gap certificates in North Carolina which began the era of their global appearance. In the mid 1990’s the operation began exporting their sweet potato crop to retails stores in the UK and into many other countries. Their brands Carolina Gold and Pure Gold have a strong representation worldwide.

This page was given by the Tobacco Farm Life Museum Board of Directors in honor of Jerome Vick receiving the Excellence in Agriculture Award in 2014.