Chatham Chatlist Highlights

Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2012 14:21:44 -0400
From: Mia Munn
Subject: Chef Challenge returns to Chatham County Schools

http://www.chatham.k12.nc.us/modules/groups/homepagefiles/gwp/2394738/2961488/File/2012%20Press%20Releases/Chef%20Challenge%202012.htm?sessionid&sessionid=cf4358ab3e1e3227d5348c6af44a9e80

CHEF CHALLENGE TO RETURN FOR SECOND YEAR

On Leap Day, Chef Colin Bedford gazed at a table full of ingredients ranging from canned cling peaches and whole grain pasta, to local sweet potatoes and fresh spinach in efforts to plan a delicious, healthy meal. He was not designing a menu for his Chatham County restaurant, The Fearrington House, but a new lunch menu for the more than 8000 youth of Chatham County Public Schools.

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Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2012 10:17:22 -0700 (PDT)
From: Billy Thornton
Subject: Honeybee swarms

Before you call someone to get your bees you need to know who you are calling.

My friend who is a master beekeeper in the North Carolina Beekeepers Assoc.  has been keeping honey bees for over 32 years now. He is the first beekeeper in Chatham County to be certified a master beekeeper. He has 37 years of knowledge in construction. If you have bees in your walls or in a tree and as a matter of fact anywhere and you want them removed he is the person to call.  You will not only get the bees removed but you will get an education on the workings of the honeybee and the colony.

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Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2012 13:53:40 -0400
From: Debbie Roos
Subject: Chatham Co. farmers’ markets opening this week!

Great news! Spring is here and this week several of our Chatham County farmers’ markets are opening for the 2012 season!

With several locations and different dates to choose from, now buying from local farmers and vendors is more convenient than ever. Here are the opening dates and I hope to see you there!

OPENING THIS WEEK:

Tuesday:
Fearrington Farmers’ Market
Fearrington Village, Hwy. 15/501 in Pittsboro

4:00 pm-early evening
Opens April 3

Thursday:

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Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:53:36 -0400
From: Angela Crisp-Sears
Subject: Pittsboro Farmers’ Market Opens This Week!

First Market of the 2012 Season

Thursday, April 5
3:30 – 6:30 pm
County Fairgrounds
(behind the Food Lion off US Hwy 64-E)

Celebrate the Season with us!
Cooking Demonstration by Small Street B&B Cafe
Seed Planting and other Activities for the Children

A Growers-Only Market featuring the best locally grown, raised and produced:
Vegetables and fruits
Eggs
Meat: beef, pork and poultry
Goat’s Milk Cheese
Wine
Baked Goods
Jams, jellies and relishes
Vegetable and ornamental plants for your home garden
Pottery and wooden crafts

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Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:29:22 -0500
From: Laura Lauffer
Subject: Mark your Calendars, CCCC Chatham County 50th Anniversary Party- You are Invited! April 28, 2012

Central Carolina Community College continues the celebration of its 50th Anniversary year with a festive day of events Saturday, April 28, at the college’s Chatham County Campus, 764 West St., Pittsboro.

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Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 08:34:08 -0400
From: craig witter
Subject: Organic Weed Control Suggestion for Joyce

A couple days ago, Joyce Bryan asked for suggestions about how to control weeds in her gravel driveway. Lots of products are promoted as effective but I’m yet to find a better option than using high heat from a propane torch. This method uses no chemicals, is completely organic, introduces no hazardous materials onto the ground or into the water supply, and kills weeds and their seeds dead.

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Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2012 00:28:19 -0500
From: Gene Galin
Subject: Last week’s Hottest Chatham Online Bulletin Board Topics

1. Who is this woman ripping down signs for Haw River Christian School in Pittsboro  (Read 11532 times)  at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,24985.0.html

2. Liberal Progressive Pittsboro NC Town Council Denies Childrens Christian Academy  (Read 11010 times)  at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,24900.0.html

3. Pittboro’s pompous political a** makes Gabrielle Giffords tradegy ALL about HIM  (Read 3573 times)  at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,25138.0.html

4. Chatham County Schools budget survey  (Read 2642 times)  at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,25104.0.html

5. Jordan Lake Marina Closing  (Read 2414 times)  at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,25273.0.html

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Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2012 19:35:45 -0500
From: Judy Hogan
Subject: Two new backyard chicken workshops–Mar 24 and April 14

I know you’re not all doing farm promotion, but you may know someone interested.  Thanks for spreading the word.  This time the two workshops are limited to 12.  This will be the 4th and 5th workshops for Lee County’s CCCC campus.  I get people from all over the Triangle.  Judy Hogan

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Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:54:30 -0500
From: Alex Haynes Buob
Subject: extension agricultural agent

I would also like to commend Al Cooke’s service to the county. My husband was his counterpart in  New Hampshire until we retired here three years ago. My husband has taken advantage of many programs offered. During  my husbands thirty year tenure, I learned lots about the system.  There are motivated and effective agents and there are  some less than effective.

Believe me, Al Cooke is excellent!

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Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:06:15 GMT
From: Jackie Strouble
Subject: Re: re: sad fish at the Chatham Library

Mr. Dova’s response tickled me. He accuses the original poster of having a skewed, citified perspective, and then goes on to describe a farm as “the natural world.” Mr. Dova, a farm is just a bigger, messier fish bowl. It has about as much resemblance to the natural world as does downtown Detroit. It’s a factory with mud and grass, where animals are exploited to sustain humans. And, yes, that’s where my food comes from too, and no, I’m not a vegetarian, and no I’m not disrespecting farmers. My favorite place in the whole world was my grandmother’s farm where I spent countless hours as a kid. I wanted to grow up and have a farm just like hers until I did grow up a little and I realized how much work and risk was involved.

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