Savoring the tradition of holiday sauerkraut
Reporter Julie Rose of our news partner WFAE-FM writes about her family tradition of eating sauerkraut with the holiday turkey — a nod to her Czech heritage. It’s part of National Public Radio’s...
View ArticleAn 18th-century hog-butchering
“I dig pig,” says Tanner Latham of WFAE-FM. He recently led a group of co-workers to Historic Brattonsville, in York County, S.C., for an old-fashioned hog-butchering – once a common sight in hog...
View ArticleIn Concord, farmers get a processor closer to home
By KALIE McMONAGLE WFAE CONCORD – A new slaughterhouse that opened Thursday in Cabarrus County is a big deal for many of the region’s farmers. Until now the closest slaughterhouse was a long haul. Many...
View ArticleWFAE conversation: Why do we gather around food?
From covered dish dinners to Charlotte’s iconic Greek Festival, food brings people together. WFAE’s Public Conversations Series explores food’s role in creating cultural identities and facilitating...
View ArticleKroger merger could lower prices at Harris Teeter
By BEN BRADFORD WFAE-FM For the past five decades, Harris Teeter has been a locally-based company with a relatively small chain of regional supermarkets. Not anymore. The company announced Tuesday it’s...
View ArticleCabarrus cuts incubator farm funding, deal brings it back
By TASNIM SHAMMA WFAE-FM CONCORD - Say you want to become a farmer. If you didn’t grow up on a farm, where do you start? In Cabarrus County, you can go to farm school. The Elma C. Lomax Incubator Farm...
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