At the northern end of Roanoke Island, you can find the Mother Vine covering over half an acre of land. It's over 400 years old and is renowned for producing North Carolina’s state fruit - the ...

Some Wayne County elementary school students have asked Gov. Mike Easley to veto a bill making the scuppernong grape the state fruit. Fifth-grade students at Tommys Road Elementary School, who ...

There's problem, though. Many people have a hard time getting past the thick skin and bitter seeds of the muscadine. Not totally unexpected for a fruit that takes its name from the smell of a male ...