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The Great Pumpkin Diaries, Pt. III

Text by Frances Dowell, photos by Randi Byrd And then there were two. When we last visited Randi Byrd’s pumpkin patch, she was down to three plants, having lost one to stem damage (assailant unknown) and another to survival of the fittest (i.e. Randi plucked that sucker right out of the ground to make room… Read More →

Filed Under: Central NC, Food, Uncategorized Tagged With: garden, gardening, gourds, pumpkins, Randi Byrd, state fair

Asparagus – Shoots and Roots

by Joy Salyers My friend (and amazing artist) Jessica Clark posted this pic on Facebook Tuesday. While she was rejoicing in it finally being the time of year when your nails are dirty for all the right reasons and things are sprouting, when I saw the beautiful asparagus spear, what I thought of was not… Read More →

Filed Under: Central NC, Food, Uncategorized Tagged With: Durham County, gardening, Joy Salyers, Orange County

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