Chloe Tuttle

This easy roasted pecan recipe is a show stopper! Honey Glazed Pecans 3 cups shelled pecans3 Tablespoons honey (local to you is best)1/2 teaspoon salt plus extra for sprinkling Preheat oven to 250 degrees.Spray a heavy, rimmed cookie sheet with cooking oil spray. Place pecans on cookie sheet in a single layer.Bake pecans for 7… Click to get the scoop on Honey Glazed Pecans

October is cotton picking time in eastern North Carolina Some things change, but  fall is still harvest time on the farm. I woke up today and the big tractor was outside my window picking cotton. We have words for all the farm jobs — we pick cotton, we dig peanuts and later we pick the… Read more about growing cotton

Recycling has many faces. Big Mill B&B saves used soap for Clean the World. At Big Mill we just can’t waste or throw anything away that might have a second life. Recycling soap is such a good idea! Big Mill B&B saves used soap and sends it to Clean the World; they are the world’s… Read more about recycling soap

All across North Carolina there are some hidden art gems on the walls of old post office buildings. Here in eastern North Carolina, in this small town of Williamston, we have a real art jewel.  The First Flight mural was painted in 1940 on the wall of the post office on Main Street, and it… Read more about WPA Post Office murals

I grow blueberries and blackberries here on the farm and I love to use them any way I can. Homemade Blueberry Bread Recipe with Blackberry Cream Cheese Spread • 1 large egg• ¼ cup corn or vegetable oil• ¾ cup sugar• ½ cup fresh (mashed blueberries (about 4 ounces whole blueberries))• 1½ Tablespoons blueberry or… Read more about Chloe’s Blueberry bread

Bodie Island Lighthouse – a Beacon for Seamen since 1848 Bodie Island Lighthouse was constructed in 1848 on North Carolina’s Outer Banks near Oregon Inlet – but it had to be abandoned in 1859 because the foundation was shifting. And for those who don’t know – it is pronounced body, like all the bodies that… Read more about Bodie Island Lighthouse

I love old hardware and farm stores but they are fast-disappearing lost treasures  Martin Supply has been in Williamston, NC for as long as I can remember. It is one of those old-time feed stores that’s disappearing all across the U.S.A. When you walk in the front door you know you have entered a time past… Read more about Martin Supply Old time store

Canning Jam for Dummies – Step-by-Step How To Make Strawberry Jam How to make strawberry jam – start to finish: Of course, fresh berries are better for the jam, but you can use frozen berries. Spring is berry pickin’ time, so get ready to make Strawberry Jam. My father taught me how to raise a… Read more

For Civil War buffs, April belongs to Plymouth, a small town on the Roanoke River in eastern North Carolina. On April 18 & 19, you can be a part of Living History in Motion “Odyssey of an Ironclad – The Incredible Journey of the CSS Albemarle.” This 2-day trip on the Roanoke River retraces the… Read more