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march 2015

Home & Garden

Conetoe Family Life Center Farm Grows, Inspires

For Edgecombe County children, a shared garden feeds and provides a sense of purpose.

by John Tucker
Features

Away From It All, We Cherish Our Sacred Places

Ridgetops and river bends. Tiny churches and a luxury spa. Book-lined rooms. Garden paths. Sooner or later we crave these places, these somewheres of healing and hope, solitude and stillness. In March 2015, we went searching for North Carolina’s unexpected havens of fulfillment.

by T. Edward Nickens
weird town names
History

Origins of Weird Town Names in North Carolina

Wayne Schmitt, a reader from Concord, asked us, "What is so high about High Point?" His question got us thinking: What are the stories behind weird town names in North Carolina?

by Katie Quine
Restaurants

NC Farm-To-Table Restaurants to Visit This Spring

This spring, check out these seven restaurants with offerings as fresh as the flowers outside your door.

by Katie Quine
Home & Garden

Producing a Longleaf Legacy in the Tar Heel State

Our storied pines are more than just pretty to look at: Historically, they produced the tar, pitch, and turpentine that made our state a key supplier of naval stores.

by Andrew Kenney
Features

Finding Writer’s Solitude at Weymouth Center

How writers find scene and setting in self-imposed solitude.

by Susan Stafford Kelly
Recipes

Bourbon Lemonade

Whip some up at an outdoor get-together.

by Amy Brinkley
Features

Blooms and Birdsong at Wing Haven Gardens

A gardener's passion and imagination left a public legacy of urban green and serenity only minutes from Charlotte's skyscrapers.

by Bryan Mims
Central

Becoming Present at Timberlake Farm Earth Sanctuary

The life cycle of creation, grief, and renewal is reflected and maintained at Timberlake Farm, an earth sanctuary near Whitsett.

by Katie Saintsing
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