Poplar Grove General Store

03/04/2021

Check out us old gals busting into the 21st century! Buy your Herb and Garden Market tickets online for no wait, contactless entry to the best garden show in SENC! (You will still be able to purchase tickets at the gate if you prefer) March 27th and 28th...pick morning or afternoon (no...nobody will be chasing you out...it will just allow us to stagger folks)...$5 and kids 12 and under are free!
Click on the link below or go to Poplargrove.org

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08/16/2020

This is an Osage orange. This time of year there is an abundance of them falling from a tree that hangs over the area alongside the Abbey Nature Trail near our large chicken coop and the home of two our pigs, Lilly and Mr. Wiggles. If you have every picked up the Osage orange, you know it has the density of a large baseball. Currently there is a plethora of them on the ground. Saturday afternoon, a group of teenagers were throwing them at the pigs, until they were asked to refrain (luckily by a volunteer that happened to be on property feeding).

SERIOUSLY?!!? Teenager or not - what type of person finds entertainment in that? I can tell you I have ZERO TOLERANCE for it . If you should witness something like this with regard to the Animals at The Stables, please intervene or contact the Stables and we certainly will address the situation or those involved.

We want for people to be able to see many of the animals and enjoy them while walking the trail, but if behavior such as this continues ( as this is not the first time), adjustments will be made to protect the animals.

08/03/2020

The Poplar Grove Farmers' Market will be CANCELLED this week to allow our vendors, staff and volunteers to prep for Isaias and to do damage assessment and cleanup after....stay safe everyone and we'll see you next week, August 12th for the next market day!

06/19/2020

Happy Juneteenth! As we learn, reflect, and grow, here are some things you may not know about Juneteenth.

Juneteenth has been celebrated since enslaved people in Texas were told about their freedom on June 19, 1865. Here's what you need to know about the holiday.

03/13/2020

HERB AND GARDEN RESCHEDULED FOR MAY 2ND AND 3RD!!!
In consideration of our families, our staff and volunteers, our neighbors, and our community, Poplar Grove is taking steps to minimize the spread of COVID-19, and instead spreading the word to follow best practices outlined by local, state and federal agencies.
Poplar Grove will be closed to the public for tours from 1 p.m., Friday, March 13, 2020 to 9 a.m., Monday, April 6, 2020, and will begin regularly scheduled tours starting at 10 a.m.
Only essential staff will be on site to answer phone calls and emails. In the meantime, stay safe, and think of others most at risk. We look forward to sharing the awakening of spring when this pandemic has run its course.

03/08/2020

Sarah Eleanora (Nora) Dozier Foy, (1850-1923), wife of Joseph Thompson Foy, son of Joseph Mumford Foy and Mary Ann Simmons Foy. At 4’11″, Nora was issued a single shot 22 for protection and also served as postmistress following in the Foy family footsteps. Nora continued to make sure the manor house at Poplar Grove continued to be a gathering place for entertainment and she lives long enough to see women get the vote in 1920. She is from Marion County, South Carolina, within the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor, and her attitudes and practices regarding the tenant families of the formerly enslaved are aligned with the Foy family’s long-held traditions. Visit Poplar Grove Plantation to discover more.
Moores Creek National Battlefield, Historical Society of Topsail Island, Pender Historical Society, Pender County Public Library

03/08/2020

Mary Jane Hines (1872-1942), daughter of the formerly enslaved Mary Douglas and Reuben Hines of Poplar Grove. She runs the household at Poplar Grove under the supervision of Nora Dozier Foy. She was the main cook and famous for her Hoppin’ John, and homemade biscuits, molasses and butter. Evidence of her Gullah Geechee culture is clearly visible in the distinctive arts, crafts, cuisine, and music, as well as language. Her culture is embodied in diverse patterns of social organization reflecting the intimate and private ways communities and families meet the challenges of life. There is so much more to learn about the Gullah Geechee culture at Poplar Grove Plantation. Be sure to visit them and get a tour of the house and grounds. Also for more History lovers check out Historical Society of Topsail Island, Moores Creek National Battlefield, Pender Historical Society or visit your local Pender County Public Library branch!

03/06/2020

We have new merchandise! Mugs by Jackie Lewis Photography

The Gift Shop is open five days a week. View PoplarGrove.org/dailytours/schedule/ for our hours of operation.

02/25/2020

Did you know we conduct research year-round? Each year we strive to help educate more school groups, families and visitors.

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