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The Century Farms of Cape Fear

The oldest farm in NC is the Hill Taylor Farm, established in 1733 in Duplin County.
There are 28 farms that broke ground before the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776.

woman holding a pot with flowers and a tag

Native Plantings

Whether on your balcony, in your window box or backyard, plant what grows here in Southeastern North Carolina.

asparagus in a white dish with bread crumbs and purple chive flowers

RECIPE: Fat Asparagus

Be sure to buy the fattest spears you can find and trim away the toughest parts at the bottom of the stalk.

Grist for the Mill EPC08

This happens pretty often, but the first time someone asked me how I choose which stories to run in the magazine, I thought about it for a half minute and answered, “Well, I guess whatever interests me.”

Coffee in a Camper

What do you get when you combine a young, artistically inclined woman and a 1957 Kampmate camper? You get Rini Lewis and Restored Coffee, now

A lionfish hangs on a spe

Lionfish: Invasive and Delicious

Just before dawn, the first orange and pink streaks of morning shoot out from the horizon. Rx at Sea, a sleek 28-foot dive boat, slices through the glassy surface of the Intracoastal Waterway, having just left a marina north of Wilmington.