Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2012 12:13:44 -0400 From: Debbie Roos Subject: Register now for farm tax workshop! The Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension will offer a workshop on Tax Issues for Diversified Farmers from 6:00-9:00 pm on Thursday November 8 in the auditorium of the Agriculture BuildingContinue Reading
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2012 08:10:33 -0400 From: Debbie Roos Subject: Register now for our 2013 Beekeeping School! Back by popular demand…the Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension has teamed up again with the Chatham County Beekeepers’ Association to conduct an 8-week Beekeeping School in early 2013. WeContinue Reading
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2012 07:09:46 -0400 From: Debbie Roos Subject: Farm Show & Tell October 15 Monday, October 15, 2012: Granite Springs Farm in Pittsboro, NC Time: 5:30 pm-dark Farmer: Meredith Leight What You’ll See: Meredith is in her fourth year of farming. She uses sustainable techniques to growContinue Reading
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:51:26 -0400 From: Al Cooke Subject: State Champion Trees in Chatham County Walton Haywood, chair of Grand Trees of Chatham has been advised that four newly recognized state champion trees have been recognized in Chatham County bringing the county total to five. Alan Moore ofContinue Reading
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 17:22:42 -0400 (EDT) From: David R. Peters Subject: Backflow Preventer Inspections I’d like to thank Karen for pointing out the Chatham County and State mandate for Backflow Prevention devices and the need for yearly certification that they operate correctly. North Carolina has the unfortunate distinctionContinue Reading
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:20:53 -0400 From: Tom Glendinning Subject: Power Line Spraying Power line spraying developed after the advent of Roundup circa 1973, the isopropylamine salt of glyphosate. This product is a laboratory product which mimics a plant hormone . Basically, it tricks the plant into sending waterContinue Reading
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 13:38:05 -0700 (PDT) From: Alison Subject: Calling on Chatham gardeners again I posted this request about a month ago and got several responses and a couple of donations of produce. So, thanks again to those who donated. I just wanted to put it out thereContinue Reading
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 21:11:19 -0400 From: judyhogan Subject: I recommend Ana Maria Rodriguez for farm work Hi, all, if you need farming help, I can’t recommend Ana Maria Rodriguez enough. She has worked under some of our best Chatham farmers (knowledgable folks who produce wonderful vegetables: Doug Jones,Continue Reading
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2012 10:22:26 -0400 From: Mary DeMare Subject: Planning your Fall and Winter Garden! Workshop held Saturday July 28, 2012 – 10am to 2pm Extend your growing season this year by planting a Fall garden! In North Carolina’s climate you can have a luscious garden all theContinue Reading
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2012 12:00:07 -0400 From: Lisa Neal Subject: Re: options for avoiding herbicides on power lines Chatham Chatlist #4396 I have information to share about opting out of having your property sprayed with herbicides under your power lines. Herbicide spraying by the power companies is a hugeContinue Reading
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:44:29 -0400 From: Dr John R Dykers Subject: Power line Round-up One more experiential word about Round Up and power lines. When we first went to high tensile electrified wire for cross fences in our pastures, it seemed like a reasonable and simple solution toContinue Reading
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:28:12 -0400 From: Dr John R Dykers Subject: Powe Line maintenance Good thinking Kelsey. All herbicides are not the same and care in use is mandatory. County Agent Sam Groce teaches a class at least once a year about Chatham County weeds and appropriate herbicideContinue Reading
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2012 11:02:48 -0400 (GMT-04:00) From: Joe Suprick, PMP Subject: RE: Chemical spraying & options for avoiding herbicides under power lines Please read, I have lost 8 plus hives and attempted to get the power company to stop the spraying…. But what it comes down to isContinue Reading
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2012 08:42:57 -0400 From: Jeannette Beranger Subject: RE: Spraying Gretchen, I was horrified last year when I discovered that they came up our road and then up my driveway and right into my horse field! Thank goodness the horses were not in the pasture at theContinue Reading
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2012 13:03:33 -0700 From: N.A. Booko Subject: Experiment in Terror . . . Several times a week I visit a shopping area in Pittsboro – Built on land that was once rugged, beautiful natural trees and flora. But that has all been replaced with parking lotsContinue Reading
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