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• 🧠 Trivia Challenge: Spotlight Hook
• 😋🍴 Discover Cary (Eat & Drink): The Backyard Bar
• 🚗 Drivable Destinations: 6 Local Farms Selling Meat Directly to Cary Families
• ✈️ Airline Travel: Hello, Liechtenstein!
• 😄 Meme of the Day – Daily Chuckle
• 🎁 Adventure starts close to home: Thank You For Your Gift
• 📅 Events: Planning your week in Cary?
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The Backyard Bar
The Backyard Bar is one of the local food places nominated by Cary Spotlight's readers for our Discover Cary project. If you've had a chance to sample their food, feel free to share your opinion below.
The Backyard Bar in Apex is a laid-back neighborhood bar with live music, an outdoor beer garden, and a rotating lineup of food trucks for weeknight bites and weekend hangouts.
Technically Apex, but practically Cary—The Backyard Bar is so close to the border, your GPS won't even notice… but your taste buds definitely will!
Check out their menu on their website: The Backyard Bar
Address: 2901 US-64, Apex, NC 27523 | Get Directions
The Backyard Bar
6 Local Farms Selling Meat Directly to Cary Families
Ready to fill your freezer with a half cow of local beef? Photo Credit: Terrace Ridge Farm
Six family-run farms within reach of Cary sell locally raised beef, pork, chicken, lamb and other products directly to Triangle customers, with options ranging from individual cuts to whole and partial animal shares.
Grocery store meat can feel like a bit of a mystery. You don't always know where the animal came from, how it was raised, or what happened between the farm and the store shelf. With food recalls making headlines from time to time, more Triangle families are asking a simple question: why not just buy from the farmer down the road?
The good news is you don't have to drive far to do it. Within about an hour of Cary, several family-run farms raise their own cattle, hogs, and chickens and sell that meat straight to you. Buying direct means you can ask the farmer questions, see how the animals are raised, and know exactly what's going into your freezer. Here are six local farms worth a look.
Farms to Know
1 - Hidden Acres Farm — Louisburg, NC
Offerings: Grass-fed and finished beef and lamb, forest-raised pork, pastured chicken, and chicken and duck eggs. No antibiotics, growth hormones, or animal confinement.
Location: 132 Galloping Way, Louisburg, NC 27549
Good to know: Delivers to Louisburg, Wake Forest, Raleigh, Apex, Cary, and Fuquay-Varina. Farm pickup is by appointment, and they also sell at the Fuquay-Varina Growers Market and Norwood Gardens in Raleigh.
Find them: hiddenacresfarmnc.com | Facebook
2 - R&B Rhyne Farms — Angier, NC
Offerings: Black Angus beef, heritage Berkshire pork, pastured chicken, and free-range eggs, raised with rotational grazing and silvopasture.
Location: 510 Kirk Adams Rd, Angier, NC 27501
Good to know: Order online for farm pickup or delivery (about a 25-mile radius). Whole, half, and quarter beef shares are available.
Find them: randbfarm.com | Facebook | Order online
3 - The Farm by Oaks & Sons — Fuquay-Varina, NC
Offerings: Pasture-raised, forest-raised pork sold by the half or whole hog, plus fresh eggs.
Location: Fuquay-Varina, NC (exact farm address not listed publicly — reach out through their website to confirm pickup details)
Good to know: Orders are placed online with a deposit, then picked up at the farm or a trusted local processor. Slogan: Know your farmer. Know your food.
Find them: oaksandsons.com | Facebook | Order Online
Mike and Josh, they currently are the 5th and 6th generations of the Harris family on their farm Photo Credit: Harris Homeplace Farm
4 - Rooster Ridge Farm — Fuquay-Varina, NC
Offerings: Free-graze, grass-fed beef; Angus, Angus-sired, and limited Hereford — sold by the whole, half, or quarter cow.
Location: Fuquay-Varina, NC (exact address shared upon order)
Good to know: A family-owned farm that sells on a first-come, first-served basis when beef becomes available. A deposit is required to reserve a share.
Find them: Facebook | Email: [email protected]
5 - Harris Homeplace Farm — Snow Camp, NC
Offerings: 100% grass-fed South Poll beef, woodland-raised pork, pasture-raised chicken, and grass-fed lamb, from a farm that's been in the same family for five generations.
Location: 1862 Moon Lindley Rd, Snow Camp, NC 27349
Good to know: Delivers across the Triangle, including, Apex, Raleigh, and Durham, with additional pickup spots in pickup locations in Cary, Sanford, and Southern Pines. Orders are placed online. Learn how their online ordering works
Find them: harrishomeplacefarm.com | Facebook | 919-704-6932
6 - Terrace Ridge Farm — Carthage, NC
Offerings: Pasture-raised, farm-to-freezer beef sold by the pound, quarter, half, or whole steer. They also sell coastal bermuda hay for horses, cows, and goats.
Location: Between Vass and Carthage, NC (Moore County)
Good to know: A fourth-generation family farm founded in 1926. Beef pickup is at the farm, with delivery available for an added fee. Sales are by appointment, so call or text ahead.
Find them: terraceridgefarm.com | Facebook | 910-639-8115 | Shop Online
Whichever farm you choose, buying direct means fresher meat, a shorter trip from pasture to freezer, and the peace of mind that comes from knowing exactly where your food was raised and that's something worth supporting close to home.
Just curious…
Would you buy meat directly from a local farm?
Hello, Liechtenstein!
Gateway to Alpine Fairy Tales and Hidden Castles
Welcome to Liechtenstein, a pint-sized country tucked between Switzerland and Austria, where snow-capped peaks tower over storybook villages and a real castle sits watch over the capital.
There's no direct flight from RDU, but you can connect through cities like Zurich, Reykjavik, or Toronto to reach Zurich Airport (ZRH), the closest major gateway, followed by an easy hour-long drive or bus ride to Vaduz.
It's a rare chance to check an entire country off your list in a single afternoon, all while soaking up a mix of medieval history, Alpine adventure, and quiet European charm you won't find anywhere else.
Why Visit Liechtenstein?
Vaduz Castle: Perched high above the capital city, this 12th-century castle is still home to the reigning Prince of Liechtenstein today. You can't tour the inside, but the hike up offers postcard-worthy views of Vaduz and the Rhine Valley below, and it's one of the most photographed spots in the whole country.
Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein and the National Museum: These two museums sit right in the heart of Vaduz and tell the story of this tiny nation's past and present. One houses a striking collection of modern art in a bold black cube of a building, while the other walks you through everything from medieval history to the country's quirky claim to fame as a banking hub.
Malbun: Just a short drive from Vaduz, this mountain village turns into a hiker's paradise in summer, with grazing cows, whistling marmots, and trails winding up toward Austrian views. In winter, it becomes a cozy little ski destination, proving this country packs a lot of scenery into a very small footprint.
Travel Guides – Here are two comprehensive travel guides to help you plan your trip.
Lonely Planet: This guide breaks down Liechtenstein's must-see castles, hiking trails, and mountain villages, making it easy to plan even a short visit.
Rick Steves' Europe: In this personal travel story, Rick Steves shares what makes this tiny nation worth a stop, from its dramatic mountain backdrop to its quirky small-country charm.
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The Answer to the Cary Spotlight Hook Trivia Question 👇👇👇
A) German
The official language of Liechtenstein is German.
However, what people actually speak on a daily basis depends on whether they are writing or speaking:
Spoken Dialect: In everyday conversation, locals speak Alemannic German (a Germanic dialect closely related to Swiss German and the dialects spoken in Vorarlberg, Austria).
Written Language: For official documents, newspapers, and formal writing, they use Swiss Standard German. Like Switzerland, they do not use the German double-s character (ß) and use "ss" instead.
Regional Variations: A distinct dialect called Walser German is spoken in the mountain municipality of Triesenberg.
Foreign Languages: English and French are widely taught in schools and spoken by many residents, especially in business and tourism.
Learn more, Liechtenstein