Achievements & Lifestyles: March/April 2010

County Annual Meetings – 2009

It began in 1994 as an idea during a late-night conversation in a hotel room at the annual beekeepers meeting. Fifteen years and nearly $250,000 later, it’s come to fruition—the North Carolina Zoo is now home to a monumental Honey Bee Garden.

Understanding the interdependent relationship between farms and cities

Each year, the week leading up to Thanksgiving is designated as National Farm-City Week and is recognized across the country. Since 1955, the nationally observed week has been dedicated to recognizing agriculture’s impact on everyday life.
Local Farm-City Week events celebrate the connection of the people who grow the [...]

2008 County Annual Meetings

2008 County Annual Meetings

No matter where you are in North Carolina, navigable water is never far away. With more than 370,000 boats registered in the state, hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians take to the water every year. Motorboats, rafts, canoes, kayaks, sailboats and other types of vessels coupled with the state’s various watery venues …