In which the seedlings Bob started last month make their way outdoors into what was once a swimming pool – March, 2015 BLAST FROM THE PAST – THE SUNKEN GARDENS OF MONCURE The garden before it was a garden and as it stands now. Before we even bought the house, Bob and Lyle […]
Chasing away the winter blues with a farming conference, community get-togethers, honest work, bird watching and culinary experimentation. CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION CONFERENCE FOR FARMERS Chasing away the February blues with an energizing gathering of farmers, policy-makers and social activists at Central Carolina Community Conference. Carol gave a presentation on Slow Money (matching local
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Despite frigid January temperatures, we still managed to eat well, party hearty and complete a few outdoor projects. This is perfect weather for writing, and both Bob and Camille have been working on their first books. HAPPY NEW YEAR! Spot made some new friends at our annual Hoppin\’ John Party on New Year’s
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The last month of 2014 was kind of dreary, but mostly cheery with a little celebrating, a bit of puzzling, a Christmas dinner and the birth of a new compost pile. IN THE KITCHEN They don’t call her Cookie for nothing, Camille whipped up a dinner salad of turnips and sun chokes and
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The legacy continues with another year of Spot photos. We picked this idea up at Casa Iguana, a diving and fishing resort on Little Corn Island off the coast of Nicaragua where it was the custom to snap a Polaroid of guests posed beside a beautiful stretch of Caribbean beach. Spot, a life sized zebra
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At home in rural North Carolina with winter breathing down our necks, we emptied our cameras, selected twenty-seven photos and cobbled together the following snapshot of our month. LOCAL FOOD MOVEMENT Veggies keep marching in the door and we continue filling up our bellies. Bob harvested the last of the peppers before a
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A deceptively normal month featuring emergency vehicles, a big giant claw, foraged mushrooms, monster bugs and another edition of Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival, all at home under the sunny blue skies of the longest fall in history. EL JARDIN Where fauna and flora abound. This prehistoric looking bug, measuring one and a half
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In which Bob turns 56, we host another potluck, revisit Camelina, discover the perfect place to walk during spider season, replace some flooring, grow the biggest squash ever and make some soup. 2014 – 1964 Bob celebrated his fifty-sixth birthday this month. Here’s a picture of our beloved Bob celebrating another milestone, his graduation from Kindergarten fifty
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Another fun month featuring mushrooms, house guests, a biodiesel conference, one happy piece of yard art and an uplifting memorial. FUNGUS AMONG US August was a surprisingly big mushroom month. See what we saw at Mushrooms and More THAT FAITHFUL FRIGIDAIRE She’s always there when you need a pick me up
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Because, sometimes you just have to take a bunch of mushroom pictures with yer phone- August 5, 2014 A BIG MUSHROOM MONTH After a few days of rain, mushrooms were popping out all over, in meadows, woods and lawns. ALL KINDS Our friends noticed it too – there were all kinds
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