From apples in the mountains to peaches in the Sandhills to blueberries on the Coastal Plain, there’s a bounty of North Carolina-grown fruit to enjoy.
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Up, Up, and Away: 8 Outdoor Adventures Reaching New Heights in Hendersonville
Unwind at a vineyard with a view, go apple picking and cider sipping, paddle the French Broad, and watch the sun set behind the mountains on a trip filled with wild wonders.
4 Mixed Greens Recipes
Mustard and turnip greens, spinach and kale: Bridge the gap between winter and spring with four recipes that turn hardy leaves into a hearty meal.
31 Days, 31 Ways to Enjoy Apples in North Carolina
We’ve picked a bushel of North Carolina apples in every form — from pies to pottery to cider — to enjoy from the first perfect, blue-sky day of October through chilly Halloween. That’s one for each day of the month!
Roasted Butternut Squash & Apple Soup
Butternut squash and bright, crisp apples: a sweater-weather classic.
Our State Knows Best: Apples
Find out what three experts have to say about picking the perfect apple, baking the most delicious pie, and searching for the hard-to-find heirloom varieties of our state’s favorite fall fruit — plus the one apple they’d eat for the rest of their lives.
Watch: How to Make Caramel Apples with Salted Peanuts
These sweet and salty caramel apples are festive and delicious.
Big Horse Creek Farm in Lansing
High in Ashe County, Ron and Suzanne Joyner are bringing back hundreds of varieties of forgotten fruit.
North Carolina Sweet Potato Latkes with Cinnamon Honeycrisp Applesauce
Our favorite Hanukkah dish gets a North Carolina twist. Go the extra mile by preparing homemade applesauce to go alongside your latkes.
