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July 2019

Quiz

Quiz: Farms of a Lifetime

Some folks were born to tend the land. NC Century Farms have been in one family for more than 100 years — or even 200.

by Alan Hodge
Home & Garden

A Veggie Patch Stakeout: A Gardener’s Fight to Preserve His Tomatoes

When a rat wreaks havoc in the veggie patch, eliminating the pest takes an unexpected toll on a sharpshooting gardener.

by Drew Perry
Features

Deep Roots, Strong Vines

At the Woodleaf Tomato Festival in Rowan County, people with ties to tomato country return home to celebrate a crop — and a tight-knit community.

by Emily Cataneo
Features

Heirloom Tomato Gurus Foster Community and Growth

A friendship entwined with tomatoes continues to bloom and grow, even in unexpected gardens.

by Andrea Weigl
History

Remembering Winston-Salem’s Swimmin’ Hole

Crystal Lake opened in 1925 and was a welcome reprieve from the summer heat — and only slightly dangerous.

by Jeremy Markovich
Columns

Where the Wild Berries Are

Every summer, our intrepid “Bramblin’ Man” heads into thorny thickets across North Carolina, braving bugs and briars for the promise of blackberry cobbler.

by T. Edward Nickens
Decades Series

The 1950s: UNC On The Air

The state’s first educational TV station delivers wisdom over the airwaves, from the classroom to viewers’ living rooms.

by Philip Gerard
Features

Bertie County’s Secret Dish: Tomato Pudding

Call it a pudding if you like, but it’s more like a cobbler. Though neither word quite describes the sweet-and-savory tomato recipe that has long been a local specialty.

by Kathleen Purvis
Guides

7 Tasty Tomato Traditions

Dancing tomatoes, parades and pageants, tomato beer and tomato ice cream: When the summer sun is shining, fans of this juicy, red fruit gather to share smiles and laughs at events across the state.

by Our State Staff
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