Not only was Bill Dow the first certified organic farmer in North Carolina, or the first to make a business of selling directly to restaurants - now he's the Triangle's first  small organic farmer to put land under a conservation easement in perpetuity. Read more about him here.

Looking to add a little green to your summer TV experience? Check out Planet Green's new primetime docu-series, "The Fabulous Beekman Boys," which premieres tonight at 9 p.m.