Stoking Interest in Americana
“Hit ’n’ miss” engines are a popular aspect of Fall Harvest Days By: Pat Barcas Keeping Americana alive and stoking interest in the next…
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Toy Story
Tryon equestrian scene embraces a quirky Finnish sport By: Jarrett Van Meter It’s a muggy July night, but 8-year-old Abby Baldwin is perfectly cool. She…
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A Grass Menagerie
Pony rides and a petting zoo keep Farm City Day a top attraction Hendersonville’s Farm City Day at Jackson Park is a wholesome, traditional…
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Ahead of the Pumpkin Curve
Edneyville farmers have grown their own niche There’s a silo on Stacy Nix’s farm. That’s not too exceptional in the Edneyville area, where granaries…
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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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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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A Thousand Tomato Sandwiches Can’t be Wrong
Tiny Bridge Farm specializes in Hendersonville’s other round fruit Every year since the founding of the Hendersonville Farmers Market, hungry customers and hardworking farmers…
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Kudzu Zen and the Art of War
The relentlessly methodical approach to eradicating a monster vine Time and tide wait for no one, and neither does kudzu, aka “the vine that…
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Spring to Life
Retired biologist celebrates biodiversity in the backyard It’s too chilly for copperheads to be out. That’s the reassurance Tom Baugh offers as he picks…
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Sweet Ride
Bike race named after waffles has more to do with Belgium than brunch The Belgian Waffle Ride may sound like a high-carb amusement-park feature. But for…
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