Chloe Tuttle

Merry Christmas from Chloe Ann and all of us here at Big Mill Life on the farm is always magic at Christmas time. Today I walked to the woods (too wet for Old Red Truck) and found holly with berries. When I was growing up my dad and I would go into the woods to gather holly… Read more

Cracklins:  Pork fat and skins that are deep fried in rendered lard until they are crunchy. (From the Eastern North Carolina lingo dictionary) Cooking Up Cracklins Cracklins used to be common fare on southern tables. Sometimes you have to go back to your roots and eat the food of your heritage. My folks and the neighboring… Read more

We won!  BedandBreakfast.com, the foremost online Bed and Breakfast directory has released their 2009-2010 winners for the “Best Bed and Breakfast of” series. And we won — Again! This is better than winning the lottery. Winning the lottery is totally by chance.  But winning a BedandBreakfast.com award is an honor given by our guests. The winners are… Read more

 Oh, there is absolutely nothing quite so tasty as that first homegrown tomato… … and a tomato sandwich is even better! There are many versions of this classic sandwich, but the down-home plain and simple sandwich made with white bread and Duke’s mayonnaise is the award winner. Chloe's Farmhouse Tomato Sandwich Oh, there is absolutely nothing quite so… Read more

A good friend and frequent guest at Big Mill Bed & Breakfast emailed me the other day to let me know how much she missed my blog articles. I was chagrined when I realized how long it had been since I posted something! Rest assured, these hands have not been idle! In fact, I don’t… Read more

It’s berry picking time in Eastern North Carolina …and all the Big Mill Bed & Breakfast guests can be certain they will feast on “just picked” strawberries in the months of April, May and June. We have two U-Pick Strawberry fields here in Martin County and our local produce is the best. Folks say berries from… Read more

In honor of Earth Day, 2009, we are celebrating our first Big Mill “BIRD and BREAKFAST.”  Find details about our earth-friendly special below. Guy Livesay took this photo of one of our feathered Goldfinch guests admiring our gorgeous azaleas in full bloom. We offer food & lodging for finches, bluebirds, purple martins, barn swallows, Carolina wrens, hummingbirds, cardinals and throngs of… Read more

Raccoon Quiche isn’t exactly your everyday dish; but folks in eastern North Carolina cook up wild game in many ways.

2024 marks forty-five years that the folks of Piney Grove Baptist Church in the Farm Life Community near Williamston, NC, have been performing  this 90-minute outdoor drama of the life and death of Jesus Christ in the small Eastern North Carolina community of Farm Life, not very far from Big Mill Bed and Breakfast. This… Click to read more about the Outdoor Drama