Source: NCSU COLLEGE OF AG & LIFE SCIENCES, 7/20/22


People say to believe half of what you see and none of what you hear, but the rumors are true: muscadine grapes are one of the new “it” superfoods. Native to the Southeast and grown in North Carolina well before the “mother vine” was planted in Manteo over 400 years ago, muscadines are the sweet, thick-skinned grapes fueling a stable, booming wine industry, pick-your-own operations and a burgeoning health supplement market.

In this episode of Farms, Food and You, we talk to Mark Hoffmann, a small fruits specialist with NC State Extension, about this super grape and why it’s suddenly en vogue again both at home and abroad.

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