Each week we round up the latest N.C. agricultural headlines from news outlets across the state and country, as well as excerpts from the stories. “Police urge you to keep an eye out for farmers on the roads,” WNCT: The Jones County Sheriff is urging drivers to be more cautious with warmer weather approaching because more […]
Got to Be NC Competition Dining Series
Got to Be NC Competition Dining: Heirloom Resturant
Once a month we highlight a chef and a recipe from the Got to Be N.C. Competition Dining series. This month, we are featuring Heirloom Restaurant in Charlotte. In the Got to Be N.C. Competition Dining Series two local chefs face off in a single-elimination, blind-dinner format. Each chef’s menu is created around a North […]
Got to Be NC Competition Dining: Chef Tim Thompson
Once a month we highlight a chef and a recipe from the Got to Be N.C. Competition Dining series. This month, we are featuring Fire in the Triad competitor Chef Tim Thompson of Marisol in Greensboro. Thompson describes his cooking style as “globally inspired and locally focused.” The Got to Be N.C. Competition Dining Series […]
Got to Be N.C. Competition Dining: Chef Michelle Bailey of Season’s at Highland Lake
Once a month we highlight a chef and recipes from the Got to Be N.C. Competition Dining series. This month, we are featuring Michelle Bailey of Season’s at Highland Lake in Flat Rock. Bailey describes her cooking style as “refined American Cuisine utilizing local and sustainably-sourced ingredients with a focus on traditional southern techniques and […]
Got to Be N.C. Competition Dining: Chef Anthony Cerrato of Strada Italiano
Once a month we highlight chefs and a recipe from the Got to Be N.C. Competition Dining series. This month, we are featuring Chef Anthony Cerrato of Strada Italiano Resturant in Asheville, who is participating in the Fire on the Rock competition in Asheville. Cerrato describes his cooking style as “classic, simple applications with his […]
Got to Be N.C. Competition Dining: Chef Kirsten Mitchell of 1900 Restaurant
Once a month we will highlight chefs and a recipe from the Got to Be N.C. Competition Dining series. This month, we are featuring Kirsten Mitchell, executive chef at 1900 Restaurant in Wilmington, and her winning strawberry eclair recipe. The Got to Be N.C. Competition Dining Series faces off two local chefs in a single […]
News Roundup: Feb. 8-14
Each week we round up the latest N.C. agricultural headlines from news outlets across the state and country, as well as excerpts from the stories. Click on the links to go straight to the full story. “NC Ag Commissioner Addresses Issues to Agriculture,” Southern Farm Network: (Audio) In his recent ‘State of Agriculture’ address during the 9th annual […]
Resolving to buy local
January is considered by many people to be a month for setting goals and resolutions to guide the year to follow. For many it may be losing weight, saving money or drinking more water, for Deanna Mitchell of Cary it was buying local. Deanna resolved buying and eating locally produced vegetables and meat for at […]
News Roundup: Nov. 23-27
Each week we round up the latest N.C. agricultural headlines from news outlets across the state and country, as well as excerpts from the stories. Click on the links to go straight to the full story. “Free birds: Snow Hill farm raises turkeys that are ‘beyond organic,” Jacksonville News: This Thanksgiving, some area residents will […]
News Roundup: Nov. 16-22
Each week we round up the latest N.C. agricultural headlines from news outlets across the state and country, as well as excerpts from the stories. Click on the links to go straight to the full story. “Forest Service program accepting Arbor Day Photo Contest entries,” Mountain Xpress: The N.C. Forest Service’s Urban and Community Forestry […]
News Roundup: March 16-22
Each week we round up the latest N.C. agricultural headlines from news outlets across the state and country, as well as excerpts from the stories. Click on the links to go straight to the full story. “Halifax County snares lumber producer,” News & Observer: Lumber producer Meherrin River Forest Products has decided to locate its […]
News Roundup: March 9-15
Each week we round up the latest N.C. agricultural headlines from news outlets across the state and country, as well as excerpts from the stories. Click on the links to go straight to the full story. “Turkey plant closing in Raeford will eliminate 950 jobs,” News & Observer: The state’s poultry industry suffered another blow […]