In 2018, Carter moved to Apex, North Carolina to live with her great-grandfather on their family farm so that she could record family's stories.[1] At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Carter alongside her partner Derrick Beasley, and friend Gerald Harris founded the Tall Grass Food Box to support Black farmers.[1][3][10] Tall Grass Food Box is based on a community-supported agriculture model (CSA).[1][4] She created a supper series called the Revival Taste Collective, where she hosts guest on her family farm and features foods from local Black farmers and stories about their agricultural traditions.[6]
Carter was featured as one of the 12 Under 35: Breakout Talent to Watch by the Specialty Food Association in 2020.[11] In 2021, Carter's work and her family's own farming history is highlighted on Netflix's television series High on the Hog.[1][12]