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Discover the World of Figs with watercolor illustration of whole and halved figs and leaves

Discover the World of Figs

New Addition to the Coastal Gardening Festival Discover the World of Figs: Many Rare Varieties for Sale!Calling all fig enthusiasts and adventurous gardeners! This spring, the Coastal Garden Festival…

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Eat Local~Creamy Spinach and Leeks

Serves Ingredients 2 leeks 2 tablespoons of olive oil 1 clove of garlic, minced 1 pound spinach 3 tablespoons of whole wheat flour or all-purpose flour Instructions Trim the dark green ends from the…

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Earth Day 2024 With Dare County Extension

Spend Earth Day with an Extension Master Gardener℠ Volunteer of Dare County! Explore the Outer Banks Arboretum by joining a guided tour at 11 AM and noon. Also, take a moment to stop into a Dare…

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Eat Local–Spinach and North Carolina Strawberry Salad Recipe

Yield: 6 servings Ingredients 8 ounces of spinach (around one bunch), rinsed and dried 3 cups strawberries, washed and dried ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil 1/8 cup white wine vinegar 2 tablespoons…

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Explore with N.C. Cooperative Extension, Dare County Center

We are thrilled to invite you to join us on a journey of discovery as we uncover the hidden treasures of Dare County. Our mission is to connect you with resources related to coastal gardening;…

Plate of decorated winter cookies: snowmen, blue hot-cocoa mugs, and patterned mittens

Sandbar Sweets (Rachel Sanchez)

It was a lop-eared rabbit that nudged Rachel Sanchez into launching a cookie business. Rachel’s family and friends had long been impressed with her beautifully decorated cookies and they encouraged…

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Hatteras Saltworks, Buxton, NC

Brian McMahon is a solar-powered-hoop house-sea salt-farmer. Utilizing the sun and a seemingly endless supply of ingenuity and patience, he harvests salt from seawater, rendering it as pure and…

Fried soft-shell crab on white plate with sauce swirl, cilantro, and crispy crumbs

Soft-Shell Crabs (Tucker Walker, Manteo)

Never underestimate the power of a full moon. Especially in May. Any soft-shell crabber worth his salt will have his peeler pots set with some fine-looking Jimmies tucked in well before that silvery…

Cluster of oyster mushrooms arranged on a wire rack

First Flight Fungi, Brandon Fearns, Mushroom Grower

Brandon Fearns was a rock-flipping, bug-catching, lizard-chasing kid. “Always walking with my head down, looking at the ground for critters,” he says. In this manner, he inevitably met up with…

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Babin Apiary - Honey

Don Babin is a busy man, as busy as the bees in the 25 hives he keeps on the Outer Banks. From Manteo to Corolla, and every beach town in between, he oversees the care and maintenance of thousands of…