Living off the Water
Like generations before him, Mickey Daniels Jr. pulls crabs fresh from the sea and peddles their succulence from his store on the east end of the Washington Baum Bridge.
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Nature & Agriculture
Life by the Sea
Like the oysters they sell at Eagle Island Fruit Stand and Seafood in Wilmington, Norris and Carolyn Flowers have always drawn their sustenance from the Carolina coast. It’s just who they are.
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Visions of Beauty
One of the state’s preeminent garden designers, Greensboro’s Chip Callaway lays out luxurious beds of leafiness throughout the East Coast.
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Small Strokes
An avid fisherman from an early age, wildlife artist Duane Raver Jr. built a career on perfecting tiny details — the shimmer of a scale, the translucence of a fin.
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The Mystery of Blue Honey
Some North Carolina beekeepers have strong opinions on what makes nature’s nectar turn such a startling shade.
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Growing Dreams
John Monroe rediscovers a childhood passion for trees at his unique specialty nursery in Bahama.
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Thanks to the Trees
Asheboro’s Tim Womick wandered for years, trying this and quitting that. Then one day, in the middle of a hardwood forest, he found his true calling growing all around him.
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Simple Pleasures
The town of Clayton, known for its rich, black soil perfect for growing cotton, watermelon, and tobacco, continues to bond over good food — and a new community center.
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Beyond the Rush
In our cities, wilderness tends to take its last stand along the rivers. A Durham river guide devotes his days to helping others experience the serenity still found along the Triangle’s urban waterways.
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Syrup of the South
How Maple Creek Farm near Burnsville became the one and only maple syrup producer in North Carolina.
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