Monthly Archives: September 2008

Like Weeds We’ll Grow

I do not look up to the people that mainstream culture considers heroes and role models.  Sports figures, TV personalities, cops, and politicians do nothing to inspire me or make me believe that they live any type of life that … Continue reading

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CFSA Farm Tour – Edible Earthscape

Carolina Farm Stewardship Association now runs two farm tours per year, one in the Spring and another in the Fall.  The Spring tour has been going on for quite some time, but the Fall tour is in its infancy, this … Continue reading

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New Quitter #4 review

From Zine World #26 – quitter #4: Every once in awhile you read a zine written in beautiful prose. It’s great, you don’t have to commit to read beautiful and complex descriptions for a whole book; instead you get a … Continue reading

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Pastured chicken field day at Perry-winkle Farm

One of the benefits of living in Chatham County is the access it provides to workshops, classes and visits to sustainable farming and other operations.  Debbie Roos, our extension agent for sustainable and organic agriculture, is the force behind many … Continue reading

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Local Lunch Friday

I am settling in to my new work home, trying to remember people’s names and failing to quite get where it is that everyone fits into this project.  There is a farm component at The Plant as well an accounting … Continue reading

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Back in the News: ‘Locavore’ takes his passion to the next level

You thought that since I moved away from Wilmington that all would be forgotten?  In the news again – Tidal Creek Co-op produce manager Trace Ramsey bills himself as an anarchist, but his desire to pull up stakes and help … Continue reading

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