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Eastern North Carolina is home to many birds, including cardinals. Photo: Frank Whatley
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When Birds Garden

September 8, 2020 Kay Whatley

By Kay Whatley In the Spring of 2020, little plants began popping up in the gardens and flower beds around my home. I expected this. Fruits and vegetables dropped last year rot, as do kitchen […]

Example Soil Sample Form. Source: NCDA&CS, Raleigh NC.
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Take Soil Samples to Know Plants’ Spring Fertilization Needs, Says NCDA&CS

March 20, 2017 Kay Whatley

By Jagathi Kamalakanthan, NCDA&CS Agronomic Services Div. Spring is the best time to fertilize your shrubs as it promotes optimal growth with healthy foliage and abundant flowers. Well-fertilized shrubs not only improve the aesthetics of […]

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In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb

March 1, 2017 Kay Whatley

By Kay Whatley, Editor I don’t hear this saying about March — if it comes in like a lion it will go out like a lamb — used much in North Carolina. Here in NC we have beautiful […]

Zera™ Food Recycler design may turn food waste into fertilizer for the garden much faster than compost. Additive packs and filters are required. An IndieGoGo campaign is raising funds. Source: Whirlpool Corp.
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Zera™ Food Recycler Turns Kitchen Scraps into Fertilizer in 24 Hours

January 13, 2017 Kay Whatley

Online Crowdfunding Campaign by Whirlpool Corporation Includes Pre-sales On January 6, 2017, Whirlpool Corporation announced the release of the Zera™ Food Recycler, a state-of-the-art kitchen appliance that turns today’s food waste into tomorrow’s fertilizer. This is the […]

The White House in Washington DC sports a kitchen garden and beehives in the back. Source: National Park Foundation.
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$2.5 Million Donation Preserves White House Kitchen Garden

October 6, 2016 Kay Whatley

Released by Alanna Sobel, National Park Foundation The White House Kitchen Garden will be maintained and preserved into the future, thanks to a $2.5 million donation from the Burpee Foundation and the W. Atlee Burpee Company to […]

Spring into Summer Gardening Symposium logo. Source: Wilson County Coop Extension Service, Wilson NC.
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Gardening Events Coming to Wilson NC

May 18, 2016 Kay Whatley

The Spring into Summer Gardening Symposium is a public conference, where all are invited tolearnabout gardening on the beautiful grounds of the Wilson Botanical Gardens, located at 1806 Goldsboro Street S, Wilson NC. The Symposium is […]

Denver CO Master Gardeners Plant Sale is May 14-15, 2016. Source: CSU Denver Extension - Horticulture Program, Denver CO.
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CSU-Denver CO Plant Sale Scheduled for May 14-15

May 10, 2016 Kay Whatley

Contributed by Merrill J. Kingsbury, denvergov.org The Denver Master Gardeners are holding their 11th annual plant sale May 14-15, 2016, at the Colorado State University-Denver Extension office in Harvard Gulch Park, 888 E Iliff Avenue, in Denver CO. This plant […]

Grow And Share logo, by Rachel Hestilow. Source: growandshare.org.
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NC Nonprofit Plans Garden Plant Giveaways

April 19, 2016 Kay Whatley

Grow And Share Helps Get Gardeners Growing, or Helps Them Become Gardeners, to Increase the Local Food Supply Released by Grow And Share, Raleigh NC Over the next few weeks, tens of thousands of vegetable, […]

Photo: Frank and Kay Whatley.
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Grow And Share Begins 8th Annual Planting Season

February 22, 2016 Kay Whatley

Local nonprofit Grow And Share is preparing for their Garden Plant Giveaways, by beginning to plant seeds. They are seeking volunteers to “get their hands in the dirt” by holding planting days at their Raleigh greenhouse […]

Latest News, Events & Features

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    County Lines: A Literary Journal: Deadline for Submissions is Aug. 15
    August 3, 2022
  • City of Rocky Mount logo
    Rocky Mount, NC Senior Center on Church Street to serve as cooling location
    July 21, 2022
  • The Grey Area News' UFO with North Carolina outline
    UFO Observer Reports Sighting with Photographs to Rockingham County, NC Authorities
    July 21, 2022
  • Source: The Max G. Creech Selma Historical Museum, Selma, North Carolina.
    Selma, NC: Max G. Creech Selma Historical Museum Announces 2022 Juneteenth Program
    June 14, 2022
  • Town of Wake Forest, North Carolina logo
    Wake Forest, NC: Freedom Walk to highlight Saturday’s Juneteenth Celebration
    June 14, 2022
  • Musician Freddy Greene. Source: FCAC
    Louisburg, NC: Tickets on Sale for “Diversity in the Arts” Event on Jun. 25
    June 10, 2022
  • Five Points Crossing Groundbreaking June 9, 2022, in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Source: City of Rocky Mount
    Rocky Mount, NC: Construction Begins at Five Points Crossing Affordable Housing Community
    June 10, 2022
  • County Lines: A Literary Journal "call for submissions" is open and continues through August 2022. Source: Kim Beall
    Call for submissions: County Lines Literary Journal 2023
    May 20, 2022
  • Strawberries Spring 2022. Photo: Kay Whatley
    “JoCo Grows” Agriculture Initiatives Continue Through 2022 Strawberry Season
    May 17, 2022
  • Cats and Dogs. Credit: Frank and Kay Whatley, Nadia Ethier
    NC Public Animal Shelter Annual Report 2021 Released: Public Cat and Dog Euthanasia Numbers
    May 17, 2022
  • "Chicken" is one of many films to be presented during the Franklin Flicks/NCISAFF dates in May and June 2022
    North Carolina South & East Asian Hollywood Film Festival to be held on May 21
    May 6, 2022
  • Writing time during the Spring Writers' Retreat 2022 at Rolling View State Park. Photo: Donna Campbell Smith
    FCAC Writers’ Retreat Provided Advice, Writing Time in Beautiful Park
    May 5, 2022
  • April Zilg, NC/USA, 2021 and 2022 Carolina Cup Graveyard Race Champion. Source: Robert B Butler
    Coveted Carolina Cup titles won by Booth of Australia and USA’s Zilg
    May 5, 2022
  • Smithfield Ham and Yam Festival, prior year photo. Source: Downtown Smithfield Development Corp.
    Smithfield, NC: Ham & Yam Festival Set for May 7
    May 2, 2022
  • Arbor Day Festival 2022, Raleigh, NC. Source: We Plant It Forward
    We Plant it Forward Celebrates US 150th Arbor Day with Festival at Dorothea Dix Park on Apr. 24
    April 20, 2022
  • Photo from FCAC Writers Retreat. Source: Jackie Dove-Miller
    Register Now for Writers Spring Retreat in Durham, NC on Apr. 23
    April 13, 2022
  • Red wolf puppy. Photo: Ryan Nordsven/USFWS
    Release of Highly Endangered Red Wolves into Wild Gives Hope to Renewed Conservation
    April 13, 2022
  • Sandra Bryant Richardson of Open-Minded Developmental Services, Inc.
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    April 8, 2022
  • NC News. Photos: Frank and Kay Whatley
    NC Poultry Shows and Public Sales Suspended until Further Notice Due to High Path Avian Influenza
    April 5, 2022
  • Crowds at the 2021 "301 Endless Yard Sale" shop along a row of vendor booths. Source: Ashby Brame, Johnston County NC
    Selma, NC & Beyond: The 301 Endless Yard Sale Reaches Year 10
    March 14, 2022
  • Kings of Southern Soul Concert poster. Source: MBT Marketing Solutions & Associates
    Rocky Mount, NC: Kings of Southern Soul Concert Set for Apr. 30
    March 7, 2022
  • Carolina Prize contest deadline is March 15, 2022. Source: Kim Beall, FCAC Writers Guild
    Deadline Approaching for Carolina Prize for Writing Contest: Enter by Mar. 15
    March 3, 2022
  • NC Governor Roy Cooper touring PoleVolt in Charlotte. Source: NC Office of the Governor sm
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    February 25, 2022
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    February 24, 2022
  • Author Rose Cushing, "Fortunate Tides" book cover
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  • Degradation and movement of the wooden beams over time are causing the barn to slide slowly off it’s stone foundation. Source: Melody L. Worthington, Tobacco Farm Life Museum
    Kenly, NC: Tobacco Farm Life Museum’s Historic Tobacco Barn At Risk
    February 24, 2022
  • One of the labels released with the USDA FSIS recall for Morgan Foods, Feb 2022.
    Skyline Chili Products Recall: Can Contents May Be Soup, Not Chili
    February 16, 2022
  • Coastal cities like Miami, shown, already experience high-tide flooding. But a new federal interagency report projects an uptick in the frequency and intensity of such events in the coming decades because of rising seas. Credit: B137 (CC-BY)
    Sea Level to Rise up to a Foot by 2050, US Interagency Report Finds
    February 15, 2022

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The Strange-ness: Kitten Survives Long Journey

September 1, 2012

A bit of odd news from Carson, California. A 3-month-old kitten was discovered inside of a freight container from Shanghai, China during a July shipment. The LA County Department of Animal Care and Control (DACC) […]

Source: SKUNKLOCK LLC.
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SkunkLock Poised to Deliver World’s First Deterrent Bike Lock

October 24, 2016

When a Thief Tries to Break It, a Potent, Stinking Formula Escapes From the Lock Released by Daniel P. Idzkowski, Skunklock LLC SkunkLock, the creators of the world’s first deterrent bike lock, achieved its funding goal via IndieGoGo […]

Barn owl. Source: NC Wildlife. Credit Peter K. Burian
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NC Wildlife Seeks Public’s Help in Barn Owl Sightings and Nest Box Placement

August 2, 2019

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission is asking the public to report any sightings of barn owls to the agency. Commission biologists are seeking barn owl observations to help them learn more about habitat needs […]

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