The General Store Blog
Community Benefit Concert For Recycling In Haiti With Gabe Pelli & Will Ridenour
Johnson Desauguste created Kay Blada Recycling in 2015. Like Saxy villagers, he knows the creative value of community and the impact..
WOODLAND BANNERS POETRY WALK (Take a Walk on the Wild Side)
“My duty is to keep awake
The sense of wonder in the world.”
From the words of Marc Chagall
When you visit the General Store, be sure..
Good Hunt, Good Health, Fresh Harvest
“Native Americans believe that plants and all living beings are our allies and helpers if we learn to listen to their medicine.
…Thus..
Village People Help the World Go Round
Last weekend some friends and I went to see Of Wings and Feet, the latest show by Saxapahaw’s Paperhand Puppet Intervention at the Forest..
Our Place in the World
“Food is the one central thing about human experience that can open up both our senses and our conscience to our place in the world.” ..
Raw Chocolate for the Soul….enough said….
Steven Lambeth’s sweet creations are a thoughtful pleasure (chocolate with intention!) first motivated by a lost love, a girlfriend who..
Hell’s Belles, Dirty Blonde, & Sonnie Plakotaris: Which of these is not a craft beer?
Last week I met someone who was visiting the Village after a while away. She was happy to see familiar faces and old friends, and she..
Heirlooms, Veggie lore, local Joys, and Telling Stories
It’s not easy to let go of our often-frustrated attachment to perfection, but heirloom produce can help. Heirloom produce, like comedy,..
Just Bee Local Honey–Home is where the Honey Is…!
Stories about the plight and life of bees and how they help us have been told often, and we’re glad to have honey from Chapel Hill’s Just..
What do Cat Pajamas and the Five-Star General Store have in common?
Local celebrity writer Daniel Wallace has written about both!
You may have encountered Daniel Wallace any number of ways: playing ping..