Don’t know whether a creepy-crawly is a friend or foe? Or what’s ailing your azaleas? Matt Bertone and his team probably have the answers.
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From Soup to Knots
Local NC Cooperative Extension experts preserve cherished recipes and introduce kids to the thrill of summer camp — and that’s just a taste of what they provide to their communities.
This Week at the Farmers Market
Ready to fill your basket with the season’s goodies? Check in weekly to find out which just-picked produce is available at farmers markets from mountains to coast — and mark your calendar for special market events and festivals.
A Day in the Life of a North Carolina Fruit & Vegetable Farmer
In the fields of their century-old family farm in Rowan County, the Patterson brothers continue tending the land they love — and sharing its bounty.
From Elizabeth Hudson: Outstanding in the Field
For a Randolph County native, nothing compares to the sight of the sun setting over a plowed field.
Rewriting the Story of Cotton
On a sprawling farm in rural Northampton County, a young Black farmer-entrepreneur is teaching people the value of an ancient agricultural tradition with deep, dark roots.
Black History Month in North Carolina
Seven sites, sounds, and Black-owned businesses to explore in February.
The 1970s: The Modern Pioneers
For environmentalists and “Back to the Land” homesteaders seeking a new way of life, a magazine published in Hendersonville guides that way.
Peanuts! Get Your Peanuts!
Boiled, brittled, or bagged at the ballpark, there’s a peanut for practically every time and place. We’re proud that so many of them come from eastern North Carolina — ranked fifth in the nation for peanut production — where a whole lot of legumes find purchase in our sandy soil.
