The Southern Christmas Show has been a holiday shopping tradition in the Queen City for 45 years. This year, shoppers will be able to add a local touch to their holiday celebrations with a variety of food and agriculture products made in North Carolina. The department, along with the N.C. Specialty Food Association, N.C. Christmas […]
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. “N.C. State Fair details new prizes in Premium Book,” News & Observer: The Premium Book for this year’s N.C. […]
Polka Dot Bake Shop’s Sweet Potato Crackers, Cracked Black Pepper Flavor earned the Charlotte-based company a Sofi Gold award at the 2012 Summer Fancy Food Show in Washington, D.C. The award, which stands for specialty outstanding food innovation, is the top honor in the $75 billion specialty food industry and is presented by the National […]
In a former Moore County tobacco field in Vass, Susan Rice recently showed N.C. Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler her plans for the largest truffle orchard in North America. Rice, a former real estate and land developer, now runs Black Diamond French Truffles, Inc., and Susan Rice Truffle Products with the hope to bring an appreciation […]