Family Farm to North Carolina Socks | Durham News

Durham News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 4, 2026 · 1m

From cotton fields to sock shelves, the Mayo family’s century-old North Carolina farm and mill are turning heritage into homegrown manufacturing. Fourth-gen farmer Tate Mayo grows the cotton right outside his childhood home, spinning it into yarn in western North Carolina, then turning it into socks at their family-owned mill—still operating since 1932. With siblings at the helm, they’re rebuilding American manufacturing one sock at a time, reviving local jobs and honoring a legacy that’s stitched deep into the soil. Proud, hardworking, and rooted in North Carolina, they’re proving tradition…