Lots of farms have fish ponds, but not a lot of farms take that fish pond and turn it into a high tech low impact sustainable fish farming operation. That’s exactly what the Taylor family did on their family farm in Cedar Grove. We’ll find out

Hydroponic heaven

Nov 3rd, 2015 26m 46s

Becoming a farmer doesn’t always require investing in lots of lands and equipment. Sometimes it only requires a little ingenuity, a few greenhouses and some water. We’re off to LL Urban Farms in Wake County to see how two old friends turned an

Birds and Bees and Butterflies

Nov 3rd, 2015 26m 46s

What would your dinner plate look like if there were no pollinators at work in our farm fields? Nothing like it looks today, that’s for sure. Pollinators account for as much as one third of the food we eat. In this episode we’ll find out what

Why did the chicken cross the ocean?

Nov 3rd, 2015 26m 46s

A chicken is a chicken is a chicken right? Wrong if those chickens are a special breed known as Poulet Rouge naked neck chickens. We’ll find out what makes this European transplant to North Carolina’s Piedmont so special and turn that boring b

Pecan Perfection

Oct 12th, 2015 26m 46s

No matter how you pronounce them, pecans are a staple of the southern table. We're off to Sampson County to meet one of our state's most successful pecan growers, then into the kitchen at Plates in Raleigh for some inventive pecan recipes. They

Raking in the clams

Oct 7th, 2015 26m 46s

What's small, round and ranks as one of our top ten wild harvested seafoods? Clams of course. We're off to Sneads Ferry and a lesson in clamming the old fashioned way with fisherman Tom Burgess. Then it's into the kitchen with award winning ch

Passion for pumpkins

Oct 7th, 2015 26m 46s

There’s a whole lot more to a pumpkin than a spooky Halloween face. We’re off to Currituck County to pick a passel of pumpkin and just maybe change the way you think of pumpkins for good once Lisa and restauranteur Daniel Pennington of Pass the

Apples

Oct 7th, 2015 26m 46s

In this episode we head for the North Carolina mountains and apple country. From Jonagold to Granny Smith and McIntosh you’ll find them all growing strong in Henderson County. We’re off to Skytop Orchard for a lesson in apples 101, then into t

Farm to Mess Hall

Dec 1st, 2014 26m 48s

They say the military marches on its stomach, and if so, then the forces stationed in NC are marching strong! We’re off to Wayne County to see how our two biggest industries – agriculture and the military are working together to help tar heel

Vollmer Farms Blackberries

Dec 1st, 2014 26m 48s

Lots of NC farmers are turning from tobacco to tomatoes, corn, beans and a whole world of fruits and vegetables. In this episode host Lisa Prince heads to Franklin County to visit Vollmer Farms and sample their pick your own blackberry operatio

Atlantic Caviar & Sturgeon

Dec 1st, 2014 26m 46s

We’re heading for the hills in search of a fish that swam with the dinosaurs when host Lisa Prince drops in for a visit at Atlantic Caviar and Sturgeon in Caldwell County’s Happy Valley. Then it’s on to Boone and a visit with Chef Sam Ratchfor

J&B Herb Farm

Nov 8th, 2014 26m 46s

What do you get when you take two musicians with a passion for gardening and a desire for new careers? You get J&B Herb Farms in Person County that’s what. We’re hitting the herb farm learn about the exotic and the everyday in the world of he

Truffles

Nov 6th, 2014 26m 46s

You might not think of truffles as a North Carolina product…but these days you would be wrong. That’s right, that most French of the funguses is gaining ground here in the Tar Heel state! We’re heading to Stokes County on a truffle hunt and t

Currituck Asparagus

Oct 27th, 2014 26m 46s

What happens when the bottom falls out of the business at a turf farm? You grow Asparagus instead! We’re off to Currituck County to learn just how asparagus grows – we guarantee it’s the most unusual field crop we’ve shown you yet. Then it’s

Carter Farms Wheat

Oct 17th, 2014 26m 51s

We’re off to the wheat fields of Moore County and Carter Farms to see just what goes in to growing great wheat – the most important building block of our most fundamental of foods. Then host Lisa Prince rolls up her sleeves and gets a lesson b

State Fair

Oct 11th, 2014 26m 46s

North Carolina’s State Fair has been celebrating the best of our agricultural heritage for well over a hundred and fifty years. Not only that, our State Fair is the largest in the entire country. In this episode we celebrate all things ag rel

Carolina Mariculture Oysters

Nov 28th, 2012 26m 47s

In this episode we're shelling out the facts on a new way of farming oysters in North Carolina. We're heading to Cedar Island to meet Jay Styron and find out how he's helping restore the Carolina oyster to it's rightful place on our dinner tab

Sanctuary Vineyards

Nov 28th, 2012 26m 47s

Picture a vineyard in your mind and chances are there's no beach in sight - but once you see Sanctuary Vineyard in Currituck County that just might change. Host Lisa Prince takes us to the coast to see how a farm family with deep roots on the

Johnsons Peaches

Nov 28th, 2012 26m 46s

It's a peach of an episode when we hit the road and head to Candor and Johnsons Peaches. The Johnsons have been growing perfect peaches for almost 80 years. Host Lisa Prince leanrs the secret of the perfect peach, and then of the perfect frie

Braswell Foods Eggs

Nov 5th, 2012 26m 47s

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Can't answer that one, but we can answer just about any other egg question when host Lisa Prince takes us to Nashville and Braswell Foods cape free egg operation. Then, she scrambles it up with David B

In Good Heart farm potatoes

Nov 5th, 2012 26m 46s

Farming is hard. Breaking in to farming is even harder. In this episode host Lisa Prince takes us to Clayton to meet a couple carving out a life in farming for themselves - one acre at a time. And digs up the dirt on the humble potato. Then C

Carolina Distillery

Oct 10th, 2012 26m 46s

Moonshine is coming out of the shadows and into the mainstream. In this episode host Lisa Prince introduces viewers to the guys behind Lenoir's Carolina Distillery and Carriage House Apple Brandy. An old family recipe and great local apples -

Carrigan Farms Strawberries

Oct 10th, 2012 26m 46s

In this episode we're off to Race City USA - Mooresville for a quick trip to Carrigan Farms strawberry fields. It's a beautiful strawberry operation keeping the good times rolling all year long by turning the natural beauty of the land into a s

Apple Brandy Beef

Sep 24th, 2012 26m 46s

We head for the hills of Wilkes County and Apple Brandy Beef. Host Lisa Prince learns the story of this farm family and how they care for gheir herd and their land - including tgheir scenic pastures on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Then it's on to

Farmers Market

Sep 24th, 2012 26m 46s

We're celebrating the bounty of the farmers market in Flavor, NC. Host Lisa Prince visits with a farm family sharing the fruits of their labor at the State Farmers Market in Raleigh and learns the secrets of shopping a farmers market with Chef