Upcoming Events
Sign up for blog and book updates
Pages
Browse blog (this is NOT the book) by Topic, Region, or County
- Counties per Region (123)
- Charlotte area (18)
- Anson County (1)
- Cabarrus County (2)
- Cleveland County (2)
- Lincoln County (2)
- Mecklenburg County (7)
- Rowan County (2)
- Stanly County (2)
- Coastal Region-Sandhills (15)
- Beaufort County (1)
- Bertie County (1)
- Brunswick (2)
- Craven County (1)
- Duplin County (1)
- Hoke County (1)
- Lee County (1)
- New Hanover County (1)
- Onslow County (1)
- Perquimans County (1)
- Sampson County (2)
- Wilson County (1)
- Mountains (32)
- Alleghany County (2)
- Ashe County (3)
- Avery County (2)
- Buncombe County (15)
- Clay County (1)
- Haywood County (1)
- Henderson County (4)
- Jackson County (2)
- Madison County (6)
- Watauga County (4)
- Wilkes County (2)
- Yancey County (3)
- Triad (24)
- Davidson County (1)
- Forsyth County (6)
- Guilford County (8)
- Randolph County (4)
- Rockingham County (4)
- Surry County (3)
- Yadkin County (2)
- Triangle (86)
- Alamance County (6)
- Caswell County (4)
- Chatham County (22)
- Durham County (38)
- Franklin County (7)
- Granville County (1)
- Johnston County (3)
- Nash County (1)
- Orange County (35)
- Wake County (26)
- Charlotte area (18)
- Neighboring States (5)
- Topics (116)
- Art (2)
- Beer (6)
- Bees (3)
- Bicycling (5)
- Books (18)
- Christmas trees (6)
- Cooking (10)
- CSAs (1)
- Dining (20)
- Environmental (11)
- Family travel (12)
- Farm Fresh book events (14)
- Farm Fresh events (4)
- Farmers (9)
- Farmers' markets (11)
- Fiber (1)
- Films (3)
- Food (45)
- Food co-ops (4)
- Food policy (3)
- Fruit (3)
- Gardening (4)
- Goats (8)
- History (3)
- Livestock (7)
- Lodging (3)
- Meat (2)
- Media (9)
- Nutrition (1)
- Organics (2)
- Poultry (5)
- Radio (3)
- Recipes (5)
- Road travel (9)
- Television (3)
- Tobacco (1)
- U-pick farms (4)
- US/Canada national parks (3)
- Wine (6)
- Counties per Region (123)
Archives
Farm Fresh Friends
Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project
Carolina Foodie/Elizabeth Weigand
Carolina Farm Stewardship Association
Center for Environmental Farming Systems
Charlotte Observer’s I’ll Bite
Local Harvest national listings
North Carolina Christmas Trees
North Carolina Compost Council
North Carolina Farmworker Institute
Society of St. Andrew Gleaners
Author Archives: didaniel
Fall harvest brings more fall events
Wow, the list of fall events keeps growing. Check these out! SEPTEMBER: Sept. 23 and 25: Diane Daniel discusses sustainable farming, agritourism and more on ”Bookwatch” with D.G. Martin on UNC-TV. Airs Friday and repeats Sunday. Sept. 24: Terra Vita returns! … Continue reading
This NC field trip is 100-percent cotton
I’m a big fan of TS Designs in Burlington and their Cotton of the Carolinas initiative, especially now that they’re planting organic cotton. If you’re curious about cotton harvesting, here’s your chance to see it upclose and personal, thanks to TS. … Continue reading
Posted in Alamance County
Leave a comment
Farm films: pass the (local) popcorn
Two farm-focused films are in the news. First, the long-awaited documentary about young farmers, “The Greenhorns,” premiered in Brooklyn this summer and will being shown in at least one community screenings in North Carolina, on Sept. 18 in Chatham County. All details … Continue reading
Posted in Buncombe County, Chatham County, Films
Leave a comment
Veritable cornucopia of fall news and happenings
It’s time again for Quick Bites, a harvest of Farm Fresh news and calendar listings. Here are a few items of interest, followed by calendar of events: * Yay for one of my favorite restaurants, Knife & Fork, which won … Continue reading
Farm tours on two wheels
We need to do this in NC — mix farms and bicycles! The Atlantic Canadian Organic Regional Network, or ACORN, which promotes organic agriculture and education in the Maritime Provinces, has developed a series of one-day bicycle tours to organic … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Road travel
Leave a comment
Summer, and Farm Fresh tour, are winding down
It must be the end of summer — tomorrow is my last day of Farm Fresh promotion for a month. Now that’s a switch, after a busy schedule from March through July. So tomorrow please join me for the farewell-to-summer … Continue reading
Food and race; High Country tour; learn to write, paint and cook in a day; food classes; and more!
Mark your calendars for these farm-food events in the Tiangle and the mountains: Thursday, Aug. 4: “Eating the Other: Food, Race and You,” discussion of race as it relates to agribusiness, farmers’ markets and the slow food culture. At Southwest Regional … Continue reading
Guidebook author’s dream come true
A guidebook writer couldn’t ask for more than this blog post from pastry chef and local-food lover Jenni Field for SavorNC magazine. She writes about how her husband bought her my book for their anniversary (thank you, husband!) and, more importantly, … Continue reading
Posted in Family travel, Farmers, Food, Granville County, Livestock, Meat, Road travel
2 Comments
Can you afford fresh food? Heck, yeah
I don’t always have an answer for people who say that eating organic, seasonal meals is too expensive. From now on, I’m telling them to check out Linda Watson‘s “Wildly Affordable Organic.” The book’s subtitle is key: “Eat Fabulous Food, Get … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Dining, Environmental, Recipes, Wake County
Leave a comment
Bee there, freshest fish, food tours and more
It’s time again for Quick Bites, a harvest of Farm Fresh news. How sweet it is: TONIGHT, July 27, at 6 pm (movie at 9:15), Market Restaurant in Raleigh will host a music and movie night in its parking lot, featuring … Continue reading
Posted in Bees, Books, Dining, Durham County, Environmental, Food, Food policy, Forsyth County, Guilford County, Orange County, Wake County
Tagged 10% Campaign, American Wasteland, CEFS, CSF, food tours, Jonathan Bloom, Local Catch, Market Restaurant, Ode magazine, Taste Carolina, Vanishing of the Bees, Walking Fish
Leave a comment
Sweet Potato Pie Ice Cream: a Carolina classic
In honor of National Ice Cream Month, I present to you a recipe from my book for the most Carolina-centric flavor possible — our state vegetable, the one we produce the most of nationwide. That’s right, the sweet potato. This is one … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Hoke County, Recipes
Tagged Raft Swamp Farms, Southern Pines farmers market
Leave a comment
Cool stops in Hot Springs, Asheville
My Farm Fresh farmers’ market tour is traveling geographically with the harvest, starting in the Coast and Piedmont in the spring, moving to the Triad. Finally I’ve reached the mountains, just in time to cool off from the heat of … Continue reading
Posted in Buncombe County, Madison County
Tagged Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project, ASAP, Asheville City Market, Biltmore Estate, Broadwing Farm Cabins, Family Farm Tour, Farm and Sparrow, French Broad Chocolate Lounge, Imladris Farm Venezia Dream Farm, Mark Rosenstein, Restaurant Solace
4 Comments
Farm Fresh NC and Fickle Creek share video spotlight
What a great gift for Fickle Creek Farm, my book “Farm Fresh North Carolina,” and the Piedmont Farm Tour. The state’s former (as of June) tourism marketing agency, Charlotte-based LKM, commissioned a video about agritourism in general and the book … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Fresh book events, Farmers, Food, Livestock, Lodging, Media, Orange County
Tagged agritourism, farm stays, Fickle Creek Farm, tourism, Visitnc.com
Leave a comment
Wilmington wakes up to good food
The last time I was in Wilmington, dining options were mostly pretty standard fare. What a difference a few years make. The only restaurant I have from there in my book is Catch, but here are the ones I’d add … Continue reading
A deluxe Farm Fresh backroads mountain tour
I wrote this very detailed story with lovely photographs for Blue Ridge Country magazine. It’s in the current (July/August) issue. The four-night roadtrip, with itinerary, takes you from Asheville to Ashe County, with great sights and food stops in between. Check it … Continue reading
Posted in Ashe County, Buncombe County, Watauga County
Leave a comment
Find dining in Asheville
Wrote this little ditty below for a Boston Globe summer-fun roundup, so makes sense to share with my NC readers. With farm-to-table dining practically de rigueur, farmers are starting to share the menu with foragers. In what is billed as a … Continue reading
Posted in Buncombe County, Dining, Food, Wine
Tagged food foraging, foraging, forest to table, kudzu, No Taste Like Home, wild dining, wildcrafting
Leave a comment
Asheville’s Tupelo Honey Cafe puts out cookbook
Tupelo Honey Café is one of those landmark dining spots that actually deserves its popularity. Tourists and locals alike go to the Asheville restaurant for Southern comfort food with a modern twist. It’s a high-volume place (and a second location … Continue reading
Posted in Beer, Books, Buncombe County, Cooking, Dining, Food, Recipes, Wine
Tagged A Southern Season, breweries, brewpubs, Brian Sonoskus, Elizabeth Sims, Green Tomato Salsa, Grits, Regulator Bookshop, Southern food
Leave a comment
‘Farm Fresh’ tour visits Hendersonville and Flat Rock
Loads of fun planned in western NC, specifically Henderson County, starting Thursday, May 19, at the cute Flat Rock Tailgate Market and ending Saturday, May 21 at the Blue Ridge Bookfest, with several stops in between. Hope you can make one … Continue reading
Special ‘Farm Fresh’ dinner May 18 at Zely & Ritz, Raleigh
I can’t wait for this one. On Wednesday, May 18, I’m teaming up with two Raleigh entries in my book — Zely & Ritz and The Little Herb House (their write-ups are at the end of this post) for a … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Farm Fresh book events, Wake County
Tagged Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh, The Little Herb House
Leave a comment
