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4-H and NC Cooperative Extension Service wanted to offer an updated facility including a HVAC-supplied auditorium/conference center. According to the author, the real value of this state of the art facility can’t be measured in the building. It’s calibrated in neighborly efforts ranging from wood donated by NC companies such as the Jordan Company Co (Mount Gilead) to the labor of love provided by carpenters from nearby Union Grove’s Amish community.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 48 Issue 5, May 2016, p26-27
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For admission purposes, most higher education institutions require students to take standardized tests. Rural North Carolina students often do not have ready access to test preparation as urban students do. Since 2012, a program called ASPIRE--ACT Supplemental Preparation in Rural Education--has successfully prepared students for standardized testing at a fraction of the price.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 47 Issue 5, May 2015, p28-29, il, por
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Jay Hutchins grew up working on gas-powered vehicles in Davie County, North Carolina but after a tour in Kuwait with the National Guard, Hutchins realized electric vehicles were the way of the future. Hutchins developed the Lektron Stelth R electric motorcycle as a start and continuing to develop motorcycles that save money in gas and do not pollute the environment.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 47 Issue 4, April 2015, p22-23, por
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In Haywood County, volunteers are gleaning or gathering produce left in fields after commercial harvest. The leftover crops are either donated to feed the hungry or shipped to local grocers. Farmers are also contributing produce as an outlet for unsold goods, to receive state tax credit, and to help people in the community.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 42 Issue 7, July 2010, p16-17, por
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While many native plants elsewhere on the continent were wiped out during the Ice Age glaciers, North Carolina's huge variety of plants survived They range from lady slippers to rhododendrons to the overpowering, hold-your-nose ramp. With development spreading in the mountains, forestland habitats for these hardy Ice Age descendants are disappearing. Miller describes how grassroots efforts, some pushed by mountain-area electric cooperatives, are working to protect and perpetuate the plants.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 43 Issue 0, Aug 2011, p15-16, il
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Western North Carolina has a wide variety of native plants and wildflowers. This article discusses the evolution of plant diversity in the region, how to plant and harvest certain native plant species, and the potential of native plants as an economic aid to farmers.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 43 Issue 8, Aug 2011, p15-16, il, por
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Hops, the plants that give beer its flavor and aroma, are receiving serious consideration for cultivation in western North Carolina. The stalks can reach a height of seventeen feet. A number of farmers in the western counties see hops as an alternative to tobacco growing.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 42 Issue 10, Oct 2010, p16-17, il
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The nationwide trend toward locally-grown, organic food is bringing out the best in local farms. North Carolinians are partnering with their region’s farmers by signing up as members of the farms’ Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) cooperatives. They pay a set fee in advance to share in the farm’s produce, and help connect consumers with the source of their food.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 40 Issue 8, Aug 2008, p14-15, il, por
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Shad have been coming up the Cape Fear River from the ocean to spawn in Harnett County for untold years before the arrival of the European settlers. The shad is a silvery, 12-to-18 inch fish, and in the 1800s large numbers were smoked and exported and their roe became sought-after caviar. Miller describes how river residents and others mark their spring arrival with fishing and festivals.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 45 Issue 6, June 2013, p16-17, il
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North Carolina’s college students are finding new ways to support sustainable causes on campus. Students from UNC Pembroke and Edgecombe Community College are highlighted for their promotion of sustainable food source and renewable energy sources.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 48 Issue 9, September 2016, p18-19
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As coyotes become a more prominent threat to livestock in North Carolina, a variety of guard animals--including dogs, goats, and llamas--now protect herds of cattle and sheep.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 47 Issue 6, June 2015, p16-17, il, por
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For years the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries has been building oyster reefs from Dare County on the northern coast to Brunswick County on the southern. Miller discusses how it is done and the success of the program.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 44 Issue 2, Feb 2012, p10-11, il
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Scottish and Scots-Irish immigrants settled in the state's southern Piedmont. In Mecklenburg County, they had built seven churches by 1770 which stand today; farms; and founded Davidson College. Today, the farms are largely taken over by developments, shopping centers, and highways. Miller describes one farm that has been preserved by the county.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 40 Issue 2, Feb 2008, p18-19, il
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Mary Ellen Rogers started Sea Biscuit Wildlife Shelter on Oak Island in 2007. It is the only bird rescue facility on the Atlantic Coast between Morehead City and Charleston. A normal stay is six months, and if recovered, the bird is released; otherwise, it will be used by an educational facility to teach the public about bird life. A total of 398 birds were brought to the facility in 2010.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 43 Issue 5, May 2011, p26-27, il, por
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An educational initiative at T.C. Henderson Elementary School in western North Carolina takes science students outdoors for first-hand experience with concepts such as momentum. These educational experiences are actually improving student test scores.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 44 Issue 8, Aug 2012, p12-13, f
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