North Carolina

In the Southern Appalachians, wild ginseng faces a shadowy future

A modern-day moonshiner draws 
on an old-time source

Jim Mills’s North Carolina basement is a monument to bluegrass history

Robert Balentine’s lush mountain oasis aims to preserve the beauty of the Blue Ridge for future generations

Scratch satisfies the itch for baked goods done right

The humble chicken potpie rises to new heights

Scott and Seth Avett play some 200 gigs a year, but when the music stops, there’s no place they’d rather be than their North Carolina home

Thanks to celebrity banjo picker Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers, old-time bluegrass is the hot new thing

North Carolina native Davis Love III crafts a wild seaside masterpiece in Mexico

In an age of violence and turmoil, North Carolina native John Beerman devotes his art to the calming power of water

A North Carolina woodworker crafts one-of-a-kind birdcalls