Goodness Grows in NC

Got to Be NC Walmart Tour revs up

The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will hit the road this July with the Got to Be NC Big Cart to spread the word that you can find fresh, local North Carolina food products at your neighborhood Walmart. That’s the idea behind the Got to Be NC Walmart Tour, which started Tuesday at […]

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Flavors of Carolina showcases best of local products

Last week, the annual Flavors of Carolina food show was held in Raleigh. You could tell a lot about the event, which was held at the Hilton North Raleigh, by looking around the hotel parking lot. Cars, trucks and SUVs were covered with window decals and bumper stickers displaying locally produced sauces, snacks, wines and […]

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In the Kitchen with Brian and Lisa: Apple sausage pie

WRAL reporter Brian Shrader and our own Lisa Prince feature seasonal recipes in their Got to Be Good Cookin’ segment using ingredients grown and available right here in North Carolina. The 2010 N.C. State Fair is less than a month away, and Lisa is ramping up for her duties as cooking contest superintendent. Over the next several weeks, Brian […]

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In the Kitchen with Lisa and Brian: Cheese and honey toast

WRAL reporter Brian Shrader and our own Lisa Prince feature seasonal recipes in their Got to Be Good Cookin’ segment using ingredients grown and available right here in North Carolina. In this segment, Lisa and Brian modify a traditional French toast recipe using whipped cream cheese and natural N.C. honey. This dish is perfect for a weekend brunch and should […]

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News Roundup

Each week we’ll round up the latest N.C. agricultural headlines from newspapers across the state and country, as well as excerpts from the stories. Click on the links to go straight to each paper’s full story. “Getting Small: Future Bright for Small Farming,” WGHP: This may sound like a contradiction in terms, but small farming […]

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News Roundup

Each week we’ll round up the latest N.C. agricultural headlines from newspapers across the state and country, as well as excerpts from the stories. Click on the links to go straight to each paper’s full story. “Eating pork won’t make you sick, producers say,” WRAL: Humans cannot contract a strain of swine flu that has […]

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In the Kitchen with Valonda and Lisa: Asian beef and noodles

Every week WRAL noon anchor Valonda Calloway and our own Lisa Prince feature seasonal recipes in their Got to Be Good Cookin’ segment using ingredients grown and available right here in North Carolina.  We’ll post each video here, along with links to the recipes. This month is all about North Carolina beef, and this week […]

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Kitchen Sink

Lisa Prince, a marketing specialist and one-half of WRAL’s Got to Be Good Cookin’ weekly recipe segment, will join us on the blog each month with bonus recipes, cooking tips and a behind-the-scenes look at marketing N.C. agricultural products…everything and the kitchen sink. It’s all about N.C. eggs on our WRAL weekly cooking show this […]

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In the Kitchen with Valonda & Lisa

Every week WRAL noon anchor Valonda Calloway and our own Lisa Prince feature seasonal recipes in their Got to Be Good Cookin’ segment using ingredients grown and available right here in North Carolina.  We’ll post each video here, along with links to the recipes. Last week, Valonda and Lisa showed us an easy recipe for […]

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A flavorful event

[FieldNotes]N6FUj067IgU[/FieldNotes] The NCDA&CS Marketing Division organizes the Flavors of Carolina food shows each year to help North Carolina food companies connect with buyers for retail chains, restaurants and foodservice companies. The Flavors of Carolina program has been around since 1986, and it has showcased North Carolina companies up and down the East Coast. In the […]

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Mailbag

I am a teacher and we are currently in our health and nutrition science unit.  I would like to tie in the Goodness Grows in NC program with our study of good food choices.  Do you have a list of food products that are made in NC or any other information that I could use […]

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