Split-rail fences don’t shout “keep out.” They lean, they shift, they invite. And in western North Carolina, they remind us that some lines are meant to hold, not harden.
Our State Book Club Presents: Halle Hill
In hopes of unraveling her own identity, an Appalachian native found herself on the page.
Stars & Songbirds
It takes a finely tuned ear to hear the birds that migrate over North Carolina on the red-eye flight.
A Grimm Garden in the Bogs
In North Carolina’s wetlands and swamps, delicate flowers conceal deadly appetites.
From Elizabeth: Everything, All at Once
Over a breakfast at the Grove Park Inn, our editor in chief found wonder in the mountains’ beauty during the spring season.
Brilliant Buds
Stop and smell the wildflowers that brighten North Carolina’s fields, roadsides, and gardens.
A New Era Begins at Our State
Jenn White is named as the new publisher of our magazine.
Grown at Home
An Asheville nonprofit is helping farmers develop seeds tailored to western North Carolina’s climate and community.
Granddaddy’s Garden
A family returns to the mountain land that once fed them — and discovers that what was planted generations ago still grows.
Still in Stock at P.L. Woodard & Co.
For 127 years, this Wilson County store has been keeping its community well supplied — by relying on people just as much as what’s on the shelves.
