Next Council Meeting Scheduled: Sept. 9, 2010 2 – 5 p.m Mountain Horticultural Crops Research Station Mills River, NC  It is the purpose of the North Carolina Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council to contribute to building a local food economy, thereby benefiting North Carolina by creating jobs, stimulating statewide economic development, circulating money from local [...]

“It is necessary now and then for a man to go away by himself and experience loneliness; to sit on a rock in the forest and to ask of himself, ‘Who am I, and where have I been, and where am I going?’” — Carl Sandburg By Danny Bernstein From Big Glassy overlook at Connemara [...]

General Forecast Discussion: A cold front will push through North Carolina this afternoon and evening and will stall over South Carolina for the day tomorrow. A less humid air mass will move in behind the front. Skies will be sunny with a northwest breeze. A clean air mass and moderate winds will keep air quality [...]

Henderson County’s 150 apple growers have a fairly strong — and very early — crop this year, though a new and unwanted visitor is causing problems, according to Fresh Plaza Produce News. Glomerella cingulata, a fungal disease is causing some problems for growers, the article says, with the disease hitting gala and golden delicious varieties [...]

Whether you’re city or country folk, this day-long event should entertain and inform you. It will include urban and rural displays, antique and modern farm equipment & tools, live music, square dancing, clogging, arts and crafts, children’s activities, games, wagon rides, demonstrations, displays, competitions and plenty of food. There’ll also be a petting zoo and [...]

From Blue Ridge Now … A Hendersonville woman’s design for a new county logo has been selected as the new image for Henderson County government, according to a press release issued by the county this morning. … The final designs were then voted on by 3,196 citizens to determine a winner. The winning logo, submitted [...]

Pet owners are beginning to bring their dogs to outdoor eateries in Hendersonville, now that a new state law has taken effect, according to the Hendersonville Times-News. Enjoying lunch on Mezzaluna’s outdoor patio, Jack Flanagan said he favored the revision. “I’ve been doing this for two years without knowing (it wasn’t previously allowed) since no [...]