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North Carolina’s Very Hungry Caterpillars

Justin Moore

A baking tray full of freshly baked banana nut med muffins sitting on a stove top.

Sep 30, 2021

Baking Banana Nut Med Muffins

Next time you have overripe bananas laying around, don’t throw them out – make these delicious, healthy muffins instead! 
Tomatoes on vines in a field during a bright summer day.

Sep 5, 2021

Selecting the Best Tomato Varieties for Your Garden

With more than 10,000 tomato varieties available, taking home the right tomato can be challenging. Learn how to pick a tomato variety that will survive and thrive in your home or garden! 
Plastic storage bins are displayed side by side on a kitchen countertop, each of which is filled with various snack items like cheesesticks, yogurt, fruit cups, nuts and other items.

Aug 21, 2021

Back-to-School Snacks and Lunch-Packing Hacks

As if mornings with young children weren't stressful enough at times, nothing cranks up the chaos like realizing you forgot to pack their lunch as you're heading out the door. 
Various crackers and snack foods made from soft red winter wheat displayed in a white linen-lined bowl.

Jul 19, 2021

Flour Power: Supporting North Carolina’s Wheat Industry

North Carolina produces upwards of 500,000 acres of wheat each year. Find out what happens before all of those grain-based goodies get to your store shelves and pantries. 
Potato chips production line at the plant. Filling machines for potato chips and snacks.

Jul 2, 2021

This Spud’s for You: North Carolina Potatoes

If you live anywhere in the Eastern U.S. and tear into a bag of potato chips, you're probably enjoying North Carolina potatoes. Learn more about the industry that’s all that and a bag of chips. 
Close shot of gloved hands holding and cutting through cooked pork butt barbecue on a red tabletop.

Jun 29, 2021

How to Prepare Perfect Pork Butt Barbecue

Learn how to take a pork butt and turn it into delicious North Carolina style barbecue! 
A glass jar with a "barbecue martini" consisting of pork barbecue, baked beans, cole slaw and pickles sits on a white plate while displayed on a red tabletop outdoors.

Jun 29, 2021

How to Make a Barbecue Martini

I'll have a BBQ-Tini, please. Grilled, not stirred. Hold the gin and olives, add some 'cue and pickles. 
A man in an industrial kitchen setting leaning over a table with various grilling condiments displayed while holding out a plate of barbecue chicken.

Jun 29, 2021

How to Make Barbecue Chicken

Learn how to make good old fashioned shredded barbecue chicken. Good on a sandwich. Good by itself. Quick and easy. 
Close shot of gloved hands holding and cutting through barbecue spare ribs on a red tabletop.

Jun 29, 2021

Making Smoked Barbecue Spare Ribs as Simple as 3-2-1

There are a lot of ways to make successful smoked barbecue ribs, and you're going to love this simple approach. Discover how to make barbecue spare ribs with the 3-2-1 method. 
A cecropia caterpillar is attached to the underside of a partially eaten leaf.

Jun 26, 2021

North Carolina’s Very Hungry Caterpillars

North Carolina is home to nearly 3,000 caterpillar species, of which only about 3% are garden pests. Learn more about these baby butterflies and moths, and their ecological value.