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Triad

Pruning Peach Orchards: A Lifetime Skill and Dedication

by Ray Linville Nothing says spring like the arrival of flower blossoms, particularly in the Sandhills and eastern North Carolina with blooms on acres and acres of peach trees. Many in North Carolina believe that our state’s peaches are the best (they’re right) and that peaches are native to the South (they’re wrong). Cultivated in… Read More →

Filed Under: Central NC, Destinations, Eastern NC, New South, Products, Uncategorized Tagged With: agriculture, Got to Be NC, Moore County, peach, Ray Linville, Sandhills, Triad, Triangle

Mobile Food for the Literati

By Ray Linville Where do you go for food when you’re at a literary festival on a weekend and the places open on weekdays are closed? When the N.C. Literary Festival was held this year in Raleigh, the answers to feed the hungry public were food trucks. The festival drew thousands to author readings and… Read More →

Filed Under: Central NC, Destinations, Eastern NC, Food, New South, Uncategorized, Western NC Tagged With: Centennial Campus, Charlotte, Durham, festival, food, menu, mobile, N.C. State University, Raleigh, Ray Linville, rodeo, Triad, Triangle, truck, Twitter, Wilmington

Burns Day: A Time to Celebrate Scottish Food Traditions in North Carolina

by Ray Linville Where in North Carolina is Scottish food celebrated, and when can you find authentic Scottish food in our state? Travel no farther than to the multi-county Sandhills where many residents still celebrate Scottish heritage, particularly today – known to many as Burns Day in honor of the birth of Scottish poet Robert… Read More →

Filed Under: Destinations, Food, Recipes, Southeastern NC, Uncategorized Tagged With: Burns Day, Grandfather Mountain, haggis, Highland Games, Irn-Bru, Laurinburg, Robert Burns, Scotland County, Southern Pines, St. Andrews Society of North Carolina, Triad

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