pender county: Topsail Island, Poplar Grove and the Farmer's Market - 09/08/08 01:06 PM

Every Wednesday, starting in the Spring and continuing through December, Poplar Grove Plantation is the site of the Farmer's Market. One of the vendors is Colleen Bannerman representing Bannerman Vineyard, the only vineyard located in Pender County. Last Wednesday I had the pleasure of speaking with Colleen AND buying some of her vineyard's muscadine grapes. Awesome! Bannerman Vineyard supplied the grapes used to make many of the Duplin County wines for years and now she and Scot make a number of muscadine based wines. We spoke with our team members when we returned to the office and all have agreed … (2 comments)

pender county: Topsail Island and Hanna - 09/04/08 03:02 PM
Well, apparently landfall by Hanna is going to be right here on Topsail Island in Pender County. We spent the day gathering our signs, moving deck chairs and furniture off balconies and porches and rolling down storm shutters for some of our clients. Many of our homeowners do not live on Topsail and getting here to take care of their property is impossible from a distance standpoint. We do not expect Hanna to be much of a challenge, more on the order of a typical nor'easter but we never underestimate dear old Mother Nature, either. We have a healthy respect for … (0 comments)