Bring the Beach to the Piedmont

Summer is winding down. The days are getting shorter. Kids are headed back to school. Labor Day…

Farmland Preservation In North Carolina

In North Carolina, agriculture and agribusiness account for one-sixth of the state’s economy and…

Venus flytraps (Dionaea muscipula) only grow naturally in one area of the world, about a 75 mile…

You may remember an article I wrote back in the springtime about orchids in our backyards. Many…

Over the years, some interesting birds have turned up at our farm in the Uwharries. Mama keeps…

Bernie Krause is one of the world’s leading experts in natural sound and has spent countless…

Join us on one or more of our fun events this summer and fall! We are having another paddle..

A few years back, the NC Natural Heritage Program did an insect survey of the Uwharries. Insects…

According to the Solar Energy Industries Association, North Carolina ranks third in the nation in…

You may have heard someone say that a certain lizard with a blue tail is a “scorpion,” thought to…