This home was built in 1850 after a tragedy struck a North Carolina plantation. At a rural property called Roseland, nearly 20 people fell ill and died from a scourge they called "Black Tongue." Both enslaved people and members of the white family perished after they discovered that their well had become contaminated by manure. Mrs. Louisa Hill Spruill, who had been widowed previously, decided she didn't want to live at the site where so much had been lost, so she built this home in town and mov

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Welcome back to Edible or Not! Today we're talking about the tree that's most well known for making pine nuts. Piñon, Pinus edulis. Piñon is a small to medium sized pine tree native to the Southwestern states and Mexico. It's mainly found in the Four Corners area in NA! This tree holds a special place in my heart because I grew up in a piñon-juniper-ponderosa forest in New Mexico, and spent a lot of time climbing them and getting covered in sap. Look for the following traits to ID piñon. ✅ 1-2"