agriculture

agriculture
Feb 2024
Nineteen influential women who have had a positive impact on Western North Carolina

Jun 2023
For nearly 100 years, the Ela Dam has interrupted the flow of the Oconaluftee River. But now, a team of locals are restoring the waterway.

Dec 2022
Local vendors peddle their wares through the High Country cold, providing produce and local goods in Boone

Sep 2022
Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture, a WNC nonprofit, shares regional recipes from its members

Sep 2022
Following Hernando de Soto’s historic–and devastating–legacy through the South

Aug 2022
A combination of indigenous land management techniques and innovative approaches to restoration offers partial answers to the challenges of a changing climate in Western North Carolina forests

Jun 2022
The wildflowers of Western North Carolina’s mountain streams

Mar 2022
Connecting with a local CSA has never been easier

Mar 2022
WNC’s boomtown has mighty good neighbors—meet 10 nearby communities prized for their own style of livability

Mar 2022
As the nation celebrates Frederick Law Olmsted’s 200th birthday, witness the creation—and evolution—of his visionary Biltmore landscapes

Aug 2021
Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project’s fabulous farm tours return

Aug 2021
After so many months of cancelled and postponed events, the urge to get together and celebrate is palpable. Here to satisfy is a season of great gatherings bursting with local culture: From woolly worms, elk, and Bigfoot to mountain arts, food, music, and more, these festivals truly have something for everyone.

Mar 2021
Organic Growers School digs into online instruction

Dec 2020
Amid the pandemic, winter farmers markets brave the cold

Sep 2020
A return to an old-fashioned logging method means a healthy future for our forests

Aug 2019
The Acornucopia Project’s nutty revolution

Jun 2019
Here’s a look at the modern ways farming traditions are being passed down and the wealth of programs that are cultivating an exchange of knowledge, all of which is helping our farmers—especially those new to the game—grow and succeed.

Jun 2019
A long-banned plant could spark a surge in post-tobacco mountain agriculture

Feb 2019
Long-time green thumb, author, and WNC resident Nan K. Chase offers a guide to gardening in the mountains

Feb 2019
Seed Programs International celebrates 20 years of humanitarian aid

Dec 2018
Locals, especially, can confirm Western North Carolina holds a wealth of riches. From natural wonders and cultural treasures to splurge-worthy experiences, the indulgences afforded in our mountains are, in many ways, priceless.

Dec 2018
What to expect from WNC food in 2019

Oct 2018
With a local farm-to-table ethic, Chef William Dissen serves up sustainable food initiatives to global leaders

Jun 2018
Through social media, we asked our readers to name their favorite family businesses, and you delivered with deep-rooted recommendations. Here are five that rose to the top.

Apr 2018
After decades of neglect, WNC’s most iconic river flows toward a promising future

Feb 2018
Spring into the season with plant sales and garden events aplenty

Feb 2018
For Veterans Healing Farm, cultivating community is job one

Feb 2018
Long valued by the Cherokee, this wild leafy green has lots to offer

Oct 2017
Sunchokes brighten Chef Jacob Sessoms’ late autumn menu

Aug 2017
Homesteaders open their gates for a bountiful harvest supper club

Jun 2017
Service Learning

Jun 2017
Science

Oct 2016
Sixteen-year-old Matthew Sharpsteen brings food tours to town

Oct 2016
A Waynesville purveyor of jams, jellies, and pickles updates tradition with unexpected ingredients

Feb 2016
In preparation for the 50th National Dahlia Show, three enthusiastic gardeners share their passion and pointers for growing the empress of blooming beauties

Oct 2015
Waynesville Soda Jerks brings natural local flavors to soft drinks

Oct 2015
Tour, taste, and now purchase local liquors along the new Craft Distillers Trail

Aug 2015
Throughout Western North Carolina sit dozens of public schools abandoned by time, consolidation, and changing demographics. In their heyday, they were community epicenters and veritable second homes for thousands of students. Today, some are boarded up, while others await imminent demolition and replacement by new state-of-the-art facilities. But there are also a handful of old schoolhouses tucked away in various corners of the mountains that have found new purpose as community centers, concert venues, historical beacons, and artists’ studios. Here’s a look at the past and present of eight of them.

Aug 2015
Throughout Western North Carolina sit dozens of public schools abandoned by time, consolidation, and changing demographics. In their heyday, they were community epicenters and veritable second homes for thousands of students. Today, some are boarded up, while others await imminent demolition and replacement by new state-of-the-art facilities. But there are also a handful of old schoolhouses tucked away in various corners of the mountains that have found new purpose as community centers, concert venues, historical beacons, and artists’ studios. Here’s a look at the past and present of eight of them.

Jul 2015
The region’s first pawpaw orchard delivers a Southern delicacy to local dinner tables