The Shirts Off Their Backs
Raising fiber animals for love, art, and profit By: Lee Stevens As the most senior employee at Mountain Top Fibers, Frankie doesn’t punch a…
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Celebrating a Strong Turnout
The face of determination looks something like Ashley Louer, an employee of Strong Hand Fitness who recently competed in the gym’s inaugural Strong Hand…
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One Day, Two Farms, Four Legs
Rather than the crop-duster approach to farm tours — i.e., sprinkling in as many stops as possible in one weekend — the NC Foothills…
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Everybody’s Foodshed
The benefits of local eating should be common knowledge There’s no excuse not to nurture our own foodshed, according to local urban homesteader and…
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Grape Escape
Unprecedented times call for unprecedented drinking The only self-guided tour in the state — maybe even the whole Southeast — to showcase four different…
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If You Like Miniatures, This One’s For You
A side project that local artist Barbara Wilcox had originally put on the back burner quickly turned into what she now calls her “pandemic…
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When Gardening is Cheaper Than Therapy
No one who’s visited Bullington Gardens can miss the serene, Asian-inspired Therapy Garden located on the property. The installation acts as a host for…
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Where the Steaks for Quality are High
Originally from Franklin County, Virginia, Anthony Johnson grew up helping his grandfather on his 85-acre farm. Johnson would assist with the 300 head of…
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Raising Pals to be Protectors
When it comes to raising animals humanely and naturally, Marisa Shaw, owner of Grünberg Shepherds in Saluda, has a lot of species covered. If she’s not busy tending to her Dexter cows, Khaki Campbell ducks, Icelandic horses, or her brood of chickens, she’s spending time with her German Shepherds.
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Amphibious Expectations
“The first time I saw the evidence that this was a different species, I was pretty shocked how strong it was,” says JJ Apodaca, lead scientist and founder at Tangled Bank Conservation in Asheville.
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