Celebrate a bounty of berries, melons, peaches, figs, muscadines, and apples at fun North Carolina festivals from mountains to coast.
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11 Our State Recipes You Loved in May
Classic double cheeseburgers, strawberry pound cake, and baked shrimp cocktail were among your favorite recipes in May. Find out what else made the list.
9 Recipes for Your Strawberry Bounty
Celebrate strawberry season by making shortcake, pound cake, ice cream, strawberry pretzel salad, and more.
Grandma Clara’s Fresh Strawberry Pound Cake
Pull out your Bundt pan to make this showstopping Down East strawberry pound cake.
The Recipe Keeper of Eastern North Carolina
In Lenoir County, one woman has made it her life’s work to rescue the region’s rich food traditions from obscurity — including some of her own family’s recipes.
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.
North Carolina’s Official State Symbols
Our native flora, fauna, cultural traditions, and more make up a one-of-a-kind collection.
7 Ways to Embrace Summer Sun in Rowan County
In this rural region, whether you’re in a sweet strawberry patch in the rolling countryside, on a grassy lawn in a downtown park, or boating on High Rock Lake, you can celebrate the season — and its bounty — in the great outdoors.
11 Our State Recipes You Loved in May
Strawberry icebox cake, sonker, and pretzel salad were among your favorite recipes in May. Find out what else made the list.