The General Store Blog


Saxapahaw General Store on UNC-TV

April 10, 2010 — The Saxapahaw General Store, Saxapahaw, NC

Its a gas station. A general store. its also a gourmet restaurant that Bob Garner can’t stop raving about.

Originally broadcast on UNC TV, April 4, 2010.

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Penny Jar Economics

The penny jar as an economic phenomenon has gained a presence (at least since I began taking notice) in a great number of shops and..

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Prosperity

Jeff will object to my regionalist comment here, but he is from Michigan, a land that is bereft of the Southern culinary ritual of eating..

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An Interview

Last week, Jeff and I were asked to participate in an interview, of sorts, for a convenience store (c-store, in the biz) trade..

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And the Village Was Quiet…

And the Village Was Quiet…

Saxapahaw has developed a certain kind of double life since the summer farmers’ market began here five years ago. In the summer, it..

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The Case of the Leaky Cooler

In the United States, it seems our democracy, in tandem with our free market capitalism, has come to mean that we are endowed by our..

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Re-organization

Because we have already asked much of the space in our little store, the products on the shelves have gotten pretty comfortable having..

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Local economy as investment

Greetings Friends,

I was lucky enough to have a couple of conversations with folks in the store this week that brought questions for me..

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farm tourin’ and jammin’

Greetings Friends,

As you know, the glory of this season motivates many a gardener to cancel other plans for the chance to spend precious..

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