Carolina Stories

Survivor

Ralph Dearborn, Raleigh, Blue Ridge Electric

The cooperative business model works for today’s global economy

By Dame Pauline Green

The great American snow down

The Shack

Mary Williams, Boone, Blue Ridge Electric

Tiki bar

Lawton and Naomi Ellis, Elizabeth City, Albemarle EMC

Uncle Johnny

Wired

David Fussell, Statesville, EnergyUnited

Your cooperative’s assets and the threat of cyber attacks

By David Beam

Days with Dad

Okra: Edible and Ornamental

Plus garden to do’s for April & May

Getting To Know…David Holt

Herpetology Celebration

New, high-tech science center

Rockingham Speedway

Welcomes NASCAR back home

Not-by-the-numbers gardening

Supply, demand and government regulations

By Dale F. Lambert

Farm Fresh

The advantages of buying local foods

The value of a country life

Jacob Brooks considers his rural roots

New Hope, New Vision

How an experience at basketball camp opened new avenues for John Tyler Richmond

Foreclosure Prevention

A loan program helps hard-hit homeowners pay a mortgage while they look for work.

Bees, Birds & Other Beasts

How to make your yard attractive to wildlife

Farm Marketing Co-ops

How co-ops use the Internet to spread fresh food to cities and wealth to farming communities

Sap’s Rising

North Carolina maple syrup makers tap a niche market

Black Gold

Turn scraps and yard waste into useful compost