Years ago we gave thousands of tours of the Plant. People came to see the hydroponics, the aquaponics, and to see how biodiesel was made....

The Paw Paws are Coming… The undisputed champion of paw paw production in the North Carolina Piedmont (and beyond) was a man named Wynn...

08/20/2023 CONTACT: Lyle Estill, lyle.estill@gmail.com (919) 200-5549. The Plant in Pittsboro Announces Chestnut Carnival On October 15,...

It feels like somedays, we are building a town. The Plant is our playground. We are this really weird post cold-war industrial,...

When I was little, growing up in the small southern town of Raleigh NC, my Granny lived in a bungalow house with a wrap-around porch on...

Summer is in full swing and this Saturday we bring to you the Lorax Fest, a Music Festival and Hemp Market at The Plant in Pittsboro!...

We have so many eccentric, interesting characters at The Plant that we wanted to tell some of the stories and give a little snapshot of...

Lyle asked me to fix the sink in the men’s room at The Plant. It had a terminal leak and needed replacing. The fixtures came from back in...

Lyle planted chestnuts at the Plant around 2006 as we were working on planting trees and native plants to attract birds, pollinators and...

Well, as you all know it's that time of year. Pepper time. The 13th Annual PepperFest is September 20, 2020 held at The Plant this year...

It’s always a treat when Sean from Fullsteam comes down to the end of Lorax Lane. Sean was one of the masterminds behind the passage of...

Andy Upshaw is one of our local bird authorities. Before there was a pandemic, he taught birding classes at CCCC. He used to bring his...

Nutrition in the Landscape: Native Vs. Exotic Plants I’m not an expert at this stuff. I’m a layman. I’ve been growing things in Chatham...

A couple of years ago Julia came through on a UNC internship. One of her semester objectives was to help us get the Plant certified by...