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1.Harbor Of Hospitality by Carter, Gary North Carolina Field and Family Vol. 12 Issue 1, Spring 2025
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"Revitalized Elizabeth City welcomes visitors with history and charm.' Elizabeth City was founded in 1793. One of it's main attractions is the Museum of the Albemarle. The museum houses a prominent 1904 shad boat, representing the official state historic boat in North Carolina. Elizabeth City also offers access to the Dismal Swamp State Park. The Dismal Swamp is the largest remaining swamp in the eastern United States.
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"North Carolina farmers offer beautiful bouquets, pick-your-own patches and floral workshops." Referenced are Gold Hill Flower Co. in Gold Hill, Everlane Flower Co. in Washington, offering a flower subscription service every spring and Wrenn's Farm, 30 minutes east of Raleigh in Zebulon.
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North Carolina ranks 5th in the United States in watermelon production. Of more than 1,200 watermelon varieties, the vast majority are grown in North Carolina. Seedless watermelons were developed back in 1951. Noted in the article are the current watermelon festivals in the state and several farms devoted to watermelon production; namely, LizCo Farms in Rocky Mount, Howell Farming company in Goldsboro and Murfreesboro Farms.
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The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Service's New and Emerging Crops Program helps facilitate research and identifies new crops that sustainably viable to North Carolina farmers. Recent attention has been given to sesame, grown typically in Texas and Oklahoma. Sesame has some interesting benefits to growers, including drought and deer resistance and little in the way of additional equipment other than what is generally used for growing small grains.
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"From bird watching to water adventures, historic Halifax County offer something for the whole family." Noted attractions include the 20,000 acre Lake Gaston, the Roanoke Canal Museum and Trail, Sylvan Heights Bird Park and Halifax State Historic site among others.
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Nash County Travel & Tourism notes the following sites of interest in Nash County for visitors: Rocky Mount Mills, BBQ & Ale Trail, River & Twine, Rocky Mount's Douglas Block and Spring Hope's Antiques & Arts Market, Imperial Center for Arts and Sciences, The Country Doctor Museum, Smith's Red & White, Nash County Miracle Park in Elm City and Sunset Park with its century old carousel and Battle Park.
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"Meet two North Carolina businesses making socks straight from sheep farms and cotton mills." noted are Farm to Feet in Mount Airy and Mayo Mills in Tarboro. About 170 workers are employed in the Mount Airy facility, which is a leading manufacturer of performance merino wool socks. Mayo mills has done custom work for George H.W. Bush and NASA.
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"Videri Chocolate Factory in Raleigh creates chocolate confections from bean to bar." the business opened in 2011 and is one of the few "bean-to-bar" chocolate makers in North Carolina.
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Honeybees pollinate $15 billion dollars of crops in the United States annually. Featured bee keepers in this article include Cole's Farm in Onslow County, Wayne Rose in Washington County and Jim Hartman in Linden. All agree that the biggest threat o bees are varroa mites.
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"Kamal Bell inspires a new generation of Black farmers, through growing food, beekeeping and beyond." Begun in 2016, the Sankofa Farms Agricultural Academy instructs African American males 11-17, the importance of connecting with regenerative farming. Learning beekeeping is an introductory activity for the students.
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Principally noted is actor Andy Griffith's hometown of Mount Airy. Other attractions in the area include Pilot Mountain State Park, the Surry County Wine Trail, the Surry Ground Steak Trail, Riverside Park and the Blackmon Amphitheatre.
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"Several invasive species threaten North Carolina's ecosystems and agricultural crops." The worst culprits noted are the emerald ash borer and hemlock woolly adelgid.
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Exports of agricultural goods contributed over$3.3 billion to North Carolina's economy at the end of 2023. Having a vital port is beneficial to the state. Top trade partners for North Carolina include Canada, China, South Korea and Mexico. North Carolina is first in the nation for sweet potato exports and accounts for 80% of international sweet potato sales.
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Tyler Chadwick is owner of Carolina Gold Oyster Company, a business begun in 2018, replacing the former Chadwick Seafood in Carteret County. In 2016, changing regulations in the industry gave incentive to Chadwick and his family to embrace mariculture or marine aquaculture as a means to sustain their business.
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North Carolina ranks second larges producer of turkeys in the U.S. with $28 billion worth of birds raised in 2022. It is estimated that the poultry industry has provided148,350 jobs in North Carolina. the article goes on to talk about the Youth Market Turkey Show at the N.C. State Fair.
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