IT"S HERE!!!! The Hops are here!

I'm so excited. Two nice things in one day. Hops arrived and we'll start David drinking the tea for his Crohns. I had a cup and it's great.
Then David's aunt sent me 3 sweet potatoes from Tennessee. Since we live in NC that's a treat for me. Not eating them though. Will plant them inside to make "slips" for outside's spring garden.
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Sustainable, what is it?

Sustainable agriculture is a way of raising food that is healthy for consumers and animals, does not harm the environment, is humane for workers, respects animals, provides a fair wage to the farmer, and supports and enhances rural communities.






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Oh My Gosh!!!

RALEIGH - The N.C. Senate voted today to ban the commercial generation of wind energy in mountain counties. Supporters of the ban argued that the construction of large wind turbines on mountain ridges would ruin the natural beauty of the mountains. Environmentalists say that the state should be encouraging wind power, not limiting it. Read the news here in the Winston-Salem Journal.

And more here in the Raleigh News & Observer.

Can you believe that? Raleigh voted to ban wind energy because of natural beauty. What about the houses hanging over the edges? Beauty? I don't think so!


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Harvesting "Taters" Today

We had such a great time today. Who in the world would have ever thought that digging "taters" would be fun. Two of the women from our group, Haywood Connections arrived at 10 am this morning. They were in for a real adventure.

First we geared up with gloves, and cutting tools and headed to the garden. Once there we began. While I picked up the potatoes that had popped their heads through the soil the other three began cutting the pig weed off the rows.

Now that the rows were weeded it was time for a break. Besides being a little warm, a break was well needed because we are all senior citizens. Barbara is the youngest and really not a full fledged senior yet.

After snack and cool diet coke we set off again into the garden rows. Dig, dig, dig. We dug only 2 long rows and came up with about 7 or 8 bushels.

Well, don't think for one minute that we are finished. Tomorrow Betty and Mattie are coming out to do the very same thing. Hope they are up to some fun and dirt.

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