Category Archives: Guilford County

Savor the South Weekend features cookbook authors

Posted on July 11, 2014 by didaniel

All you food and farm lovers, a fantastic getaway is planned — the Savor the South Weekend at O.Henry Hotel in Greensboro, Sept. 26-28, a celebration of the awesome cookbook/ingredient series from UNC Press. The editor and brilliant series originator … Continue reading →

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Inaugural Triad Farm Tour is June 7 and 8

Posted on May 23, 2014 by didaniel

Here’s some exciting news! Our friends at Carolina Farm Stewardship Association have added a new farm tour to its growing list – this time in the Triad. The first annual Triad Farm Tour is June 7 and 8 from 2 … Continue reading →

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If it’s April, it must be time for beer

Posted on April 11, 2013 by didaniel

Craft beer followers already pour into North Carolina because of its reputation as the South’s premiere beer destination, with more breweries than any state south of Pennsylvania (73 and counting). More and more of those breweries are now locally sourcing … Continue reading →

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The best collard greens you’ll ever eat

Posted on January 1, 2012 by didaniel

Happy New Year from Farm Fresh North Carolina! Looking back, kudos to everyone who supported farmers and dedicated themselves to fresh food in 2011. And to those who bought my book, a special thanks! What a fantastic year I had promoting it … Continue reading →

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Bee there, freshest fish, food tours and more

Posted on July 27, 2011 by didaniel

It’s time again for Quick Bites, a harvest of Farm Fresh news. How sweet it is: TONIGHT, July 27, at 6 pm (movie at 9:15), Market Restaurant in Raleigh will host a music and movie night in its parking lot, featuring … Continue reading →

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Walk, talk, eat with Taste Carolina

Posted on February 20, 2011 by didaniel

Saturday was a lovely day for a gourmet food tour! I hopped aboard Taste Carolina’s downtown Durham tour, led on this day by local resident Dean Michaels. (Tours also are held in Raleigh and Chapel Hill-Carrboro, and starting in March, … Continue reading →

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USDA second-in-command to speak Feb. 9

Posted on February 7, 2011 by didaniel

This from our friends at the The Center for Environmental Farming Systems: Kathleen A. Merrigan, Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), will speak in Greensboro and Raleigh on Wednesday, Feb. 9. Her talk is free and open … Continue reading →

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Rockingham rocks with fresh-food deliveries

Posted on January 5, 2011 by didaniel

Great news for Rockingham County farmers and residents, and even Greensboro folks nows too! The Rockingham County Cooperative Extension and Rockingham County Business & Technology Center have added several new drop-off locations for their recently formed PiedmontLocalFood.com project. The food-delivery system helps farmers … Continue reading →

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Veggie love remains low, but there is hope

Posted on September 26, 2010 by didaniel

A story in Saturday’s New York Times is mostly discouraging but not at all surprising. Cleverly titled “Told to Eat Its Vegetables, America Orders Fries,” writer Kim Severson tells us that “despite two decades of public health initiatives, stricter government … Continue reading →

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Farming for newbies, pros, and the curious

Posted on August 31, 2010 by didaniel

Old-timers know all about the wonderful Sustainable Agriculture Conference put on yearly by the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association. So for the newbies, here’s the deal: for a weekend you get a lineup of farm-related workshops (like cheesemaking with Steve Tate … Continue reading →

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Paint this hotel bright green

Posted on February 11, 2009 by didaniel

Below is a little ditty I wrote for “The Boston Globe” (it ran Feb. 8, 2009) about what could these days be called North Carolina’s most famous lodging: Proximity Hotel in Greensboro. The farm connection? Its Print Works Bistro menu contains lots … Continue reading →

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