It takes a couple of hours to reach Duplin County from here, and many may recognize it as the home of Duplin Winery, or from road signs along I-40 you pass on the way to the beach.
But Duplin County also is the home of a former hog farmer named Joey Carter.
The Carter family farm became caught up in a federal lawsuit brought by neighbors against Smithfield Foods, and a recently released documentary recounts his story.
The film “Hog Farmer: The Trials of Joey Carter” will be shown on Friday, Feb. 3 at the Granville County Expo Center, 4158 US Hwy 15, Oxford, and then on Friday, Feb. 10 in the auditorium of the Person County Office Building, 304 S. Morgan St., Roxboro.
Doors will open at 6 p.m. and the film begins at 6:30, according to information from Kim Woods, livestock extension agent for Granville and Person counties.
Admission is free to the event. Donations will be accepted for the N.C. Agromedicine Institute in support of farmer mental health awareness and suicide prevention. There will be snacks and drinks available to purchase, with any profits also going to the N.C. Agromedicine Institute.
For more information, contact N.C. Cooperative Extension, Granville office at 919.603.1350 or Person office at 336.599.1195.