By: Linwood Watson, MD (picture by Linwood Watson, MD) As so many of us race to a new smartphone or app update, one lesson the NC Native...

Author's note: The following piece is another series of conversations with an elder from The NC Native Ethnobotany Project. Keep reading...

Image credit: FeastandFarm.com Few things speak to a rural Eastern North Carolina summer than a spoonful of Cool Whip whip cream on top...

Disclaimer: The term/activity of “honey tasting” unfortunately sounds snobby, stuck up, even hoity-toity. To benefit and be amazed by...

On a crisp and sunny October day, the Mulberry man and his wife ended a two-year quest to find a fabled century old mulberry tree. The...

Picture of elderberry syrup Image Credit: Randi Byrd

In medicine and public health, we often talk about “gateway drugs”, which are often legal, or misused legal substances that young people...

The passionflower vine (Passiflora incarnata) is native to the southeastern and central US. It is a sun loving vine that can grow up to...

(Author Note: The following is an accurate paraphrasing of an interview with a Haliwa-Saponi elder. It is shared with permission. It is followed by some “book correlations” meant to enhance people’s understanding. All the truths belong to this inspiring elder. Any inaccuracies are mine.) “So you see, people want to talk about plants. But you can’t focus on one thing. It’s not just the plants. It’s the birds, and all the animals, and the soil and the water. And it should be mo

by Linwood Watson, MD (Haliwa-Saponi) Talk to any rural old timer about great trees, and the American chestnut (Castanea dentata) will...

Contributed by: Linwood Watson, MD, Haliwa-Saponi (and small time orchardist) Most people figure that once late fall sets up, tree fruits...