Showing posts with label local economy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label local economy. Show all posts

4/05/2012

Strawberries 2 weeks early, Get Yours

Local strawberries are here! The crop is easily two weeks early this year, and looks like it will peak by April 20.
In addition to strawberries, look for local asparagus, greenhouse tomatoes and cucumbers, and green onions. Strawberries and asparagus can also be found at Natures Own in Aberdeen.

Local Farms selling strawberries:

Carter Farms - Billy Carter, 673 Eagle Springs Road, Eagle Springs, NC
(910) 673-7730

Highlander Farms - John, Vickie, and Sam Blue, NC Highway 22, 1.0 mile south of NC 15/501, Carthage - 947-5831 vblue@broadlink.biz

Lewis Ring, 937Airport Road, Lakeview (Whispering Pines) - 949-2657 chickberryfarm@centurylink.net 1 mi. East of Moore County Airport

CV Pilson Strawberries and Flowers

Cliff and Chester Pilson
108 CVP Lane, (Vass area - take Cypress Church Road, 5.7 miles from SR 690 in downtown Vass)
910-245-4285 (farm) 910-783-4462 (cell)

Pressley Farms
Richard Pressley
995 Union Ch. Rd. Cameron, NC
910-947-1154 (stand) 910-947-2735 (home)

Karefree Farms
4680 HWY 15-501 South, Carthage, NC 28327
910-690-6722
http://www.karefreeproduce.com/
http://karefreefarms.blogspot.com/

Triple L Farms
Jim & Joe Lambeth
2205 Derby Rd. Ellerbe, NC 28338
or Corner of Highway 5 & Ampersand Drive, Aberdeen, NC 28315
http://www.derbystand.com/
910-417-0438

3/23/2012

April Fools Band Playing Apr. 1, Lighterwood Farm

The April Fools are playing live in person
Sunday, April 1, 2012
3PM until they are played out!
At Lighterwood Farm,
in the Barn of Jesse Wimberley
535 Speight Rd., West End, NC
It will be family friendly and pot luck, so bring kids and friends of all ages and a dish to share. And a chair to sit in. BYOB too. And your own transportation home or a sleeping bag! Or just show up and enjoy.
Looking Forward to a Foolishly good time; It is rumored there may even be dancin'.  Clothing optional, but highly suggested for most.
Need directions? Give us a holler or use that fancy GPS thing. Jesse's farm is just about a quarter mile off NC HWY 211, down Hoffman Rd, then Speight Rd. back in the woods about 1/2 mile.
David and Amy McDonald
910-295-6608
Jesse Wimberley
910-673-2826

2/25/2012

April Fools tonight, Wine Cellar, 7-10

April Fools Old Time String Band plays tonight, Saturday, February 25 from 7 - 10 p.m. at the Wine Cellar, downtown Southern Pines.

Broad Street Bakery!

While we're enjoying the opening of Betsy's Crepes, let's not forget the Broad Street Bakery next door, where for 19 years Steve and Jackie have been preparing specialty breads, pastries, custom cakes and pies, breakfast and lunch sandwiches, a large variety of beverages.  Hours 7 am - 3 pm, 6 days a week.

Let's keep BOTH local businesses alive and well on Broad Street, downtown Southern Pines, the best small town in NC!

2/01/2012

Farm2Table Sign-up!

https://coop.sandhillsfarm2table.com/  See incentives for early sign-up!  This is the award-winning LOCAL endeavor to bring Sandhills folks real food.

12/31/2011

April Fools tonight, Wine Cellar, 7-10

Happy New Year.


The April Fools play at the Wine Cellar from 7 - 10pm tonight to bring in the New Year. Early enough you can enjoy the First Eve events from 6 -8 in downtown Southern Pines then enjoy great music before ringing in 2012 at midnight. Hope to see you tonight.

12/09/2011

Dec. 10, Occupy Moore Schedule of Events

Schedule for Occupy Moore, Dec. 10

11:00 – 11:30 Drum Circle, Welcome, Reading by Rev. Don Welch

11:30 – 12:30 Education Panel

12:30 – 1:00 Music
1:00 – 1:15 Reading by Tim Maroney, Reading by NC NAACP 2011 Torch of Freedom Award Winner, Wilma Laney
1:15 – 2:00 A Look at The Moore County Poverty Study by Barbara Farr of League of Women Voters
2:00 – 2:45 Music by Tampa Blue
2:45 – 3:30 Jenn Frye of Democracy NC talks about Voter ID Laws with a Focus on Moore County
3:30 – 4:00 O'Linda Gillis of the Moore County NAACP
4:00 – 5:00 Featuring Fenton Wilkinson of Sandhills Farm to Table Cooperative on Empowerment

8/11/2011

Sad Bad News from Downtown Southern Pines

Specialty Cafe on northeast Broad Street is having to close its doors today.  A bad faith agreement between the Cafe and the adjoining Pharmacy is resulting in withdrawal of the promised capital investment that enabled the cafe to exist as a much-needed and well-respected eatery and shop for only four months.

What is needed immediately is for local folks to stop by the cafe TODAY and stock up on its healthful variety of products that must GO.

This blog will continue to watch the events unfold.

7/19/2011

Events at Specialty Cafe, Broad St. Sou. Pines

Meditation with Mark Hunsicker on Tuesdays at 7:00 pm. Mark is an accomplished teacher and makes everyone feel welcome in this guided and silent evening meditation group. Bring a pillow or mat. Chairs are available, as well. $5.00 suggested donation.
"Planting A Fall Garden" class taught by Robert VanDerVoort Wednesday, July 20th at 5:30pm. Come and learn from one of the Masters! Rob has a contagious enthusiasm when it comes to food...growing it, cooking it and eating it. The Cafe is fortunate to have him as a supplier of excellent produce.
Look for the next Specialty Pharmacy lecture on August 9th at 6:30 pm. Dr. Trey Waters will be discussing Nutrition; healthy food choices, food as medicine, and the role of supplements and vitamins in one's diet. Specialty Pharmacy offers Wellness Seminars every month; the seminars are informative and are a wonderful opportunity to learn from one of the area's experts in preventative medicine.

5/05/2011

May 7, Saturday Night Live Musical, Sou. Pines.

Saturday Night Live Musical Program, May 7, 7:00 pm
Southern Pines Primary School Auditorium
Master of Ceremonies:  Mitch Capel "Gran-daddy Junebug"
The best in Gospel and Jazz Music, Featuring

The Multi-Talented Murphy Family
Walter Hill on Drums
Jeffrey McKoy - Keyboard
The Sensational 6 year old Gospel Singer, Zakayia Morrison
Constance Williams - Gospel
Ann McMillan - Gospel
The Mellow Tones
Joeli Baldwin - Jazz

Meet some of Moore County's Top Teen Achievers
Sponsored by the Southern Pines Land And Housing.com
A fund raiser to address sub-standard housing condition in Southern Pines
Program will be video-recorded for TV

Tickets: $10.00 donation tax deduction
Contact: Fred Walden @ West side Garage 910-692-1664, James Moore 692-2639 and Simon Funeral Home 692-3701

1/15/2011

Hearing, Jan. 18, Pine Forest PUD

PLEASE ATTEND THE PINE FOREST HEARING JANUARY 18, 6:00, County Courthouse, Carthage


After months of quiet, the Pine forest proposed PUD slid its rezoning application through the Planning Department quietly during the last days of December. In order for this rezoning to take place, a water agreement (whereby the developer would pay $3 million for water line work) was to have been worked out by the county and developer. Evidently the water agreement is in place, but details are not forthcoming until the hearing. Withholding information like this is unheard of, and its legality could be questioned.
What is Pine Forest
Pine Forest is a huge project. It is 1,799 acres, of which 1,623 are being requested to be rezoned. This includes Nicks Creek, ultimately part of Carthage’s’ water supply, which runs through the middle of the entire property from west to east, with small tributaries feeding it throughout the property. In all, a great deal of wetlands abound, all of which are crucial to the welfare of birds and other wildlife, as well as to rare and unusual native plants.
The two largest functioning longleaf pine forests in North Carolina – Fort Bragg and the Sandhills Gamelands preserve – are both public lands that will remain protected. However, Bruce Sorrie, a botanist with the NC Natural Heritage Program, advises that this 1,799-acre tract is one of the two largest privately-owned functioning natural longleaf pine forests remaining in the North Carolina Sandhills. This property is in Moore County and has the greater biodiversity of these two remaining large tracts. It has a Sandhills lily population, other rare plant and animal species, and is the foraging area for red-cockaded woodpeckers, according to Jay Carter Associates. This property has not only state significance, but also national significance.

What is Planned
Planned are two separate communities – a resort hotel and residential community with a neighborhood retail center, as well as a gated residential community. These communities will include:
· Up to 890 residential and/or hotel rooms (with up to a maximum of 300 hotel rooms)
· 2 championship golf courses
· A golf short course
· Golf clubhouses for each course
· A resort spa, conference center, and fitness center
· A retail and office center
· An on-site wastewater treatment plant for use by Pine Forest and the nearby Dormie Club

What Is at Stake
· Water Where is water to come from within a 15- to 20-year timetable for total buildout? Who is to pay for this development’s water? If water is to come from other counties, will it still flow during droughts?
· Herbicides and Pesticides How will herbicides and pesticides be kept from seeping into Nick’s Creek? This project is in Watershed 3, and the waterways, with their floodplains, are in jeopardy. The chemicals used for both lawns and golf courses will eventually also have disastrous consequences for humans and nature alike.
· Traffic How will traffic be handled on local roads? The cumulative effect of Pine Forest and other projects proposed for this area should be taken into account. Three development projects are currently planned: Stonehill Pines (1,050 homes), Dormie Club (250+ homes), and Pine Forest. At present, at least 2,100 homes would be built in these developments. The planning rule of thumb is 10 trips per day per home. This totals 21,000 more trips a day onto the local roads, including Route 211. The cumulative effect of these proposed developments and the additional school traffic of buses and cars from the new West Pine Middle School (whose entrance is only ½ mile east of Pine Forest on Route 211) will be staggering. Route 211 is scheduled to start construction on widening from 2 lanes to 4 lanes by 2012. The widening will be between Route 73 and the Pinehurst traffic circle. Nevertheless, with new schools, new developments, and new hospital facilities all either proposed or under construction, the planned road infrastructure does not appear adequate for future needs. In fact, traffic volume at the traffic circle in Pinehurst already often functions at a low level.
· Costly Infrastructure Problems Raise Taxes All these new homes may necessitate more schools and additional services. Traffic will back up farther at both ends of the widened Route 211 because of the cumulative effect of these projects. Increased accidents could jeopardize the safety of school children, parents, teachers, and school administrators along with residents of nearby communities; and jammed traffic lanes could prevent emergency vehicle access.
· The Wastewater Treatment Plant What are the real facts concerning the wastewater treatment plant – its safety, odor, maintenance? In Cumberland County, documented problems have occurred. Other counties have had such terrible experiences that they now prohibit their use. Moore County Public Works has only a draft of conditions and standards, and it has no experience with private systems which could be turned over to a homeowners’ organization to operate. Will this really provide enough water for all the golf courses, common areas, and lawns at Pine Forest and the Dormie Club? Could water contamination be an issue?
· Loss of Habitat for Flora and Fauna With so much area allotted for houses, businesses, roads, and golf courses, how will animals have corridors and native plants flourish?

What to Do
In the fall of 2009, Save Our Sandhills voted to resist this PUD. We have an attorney helping us challenge this, and have a list of supporting speakers. Attending the meeting is essential. Numbers are important. It is not necessary for you to speak. The Board of Commissioners needs to see that a large number of citizens are concerned with this project. A project of this size is a small city, and will catapult Moore County from a rural area into an urban area with all its inherent density problems.
County Courthouse, Jan. 18, 6:00, Carthage

10/08/2010

Scott Ainslie, Jazz, Tonight 8:00, Red Springs!

Blues Guitarist Ainslie, Red Springs, Oct. 8

Red Springs Middle School   8:00

Friday, October 8th a very wonderful blues guitarist will be performing in Red Springs. Scott Ainslie is a great performer and advocate for social justice, and also an historian and performer of the music of Robert Johnson and the African American roots of American jazz and blues. Ticket prices are heavily subsidized by Red Springs Arts Council, so don't let that fool you. You can hear and learn more about Scott at his website: http:// cattailmusic.com/

Shaw House Vintage Collectible and Antiques Fair

SATURDAY, October 9, 9 - 3:00
Shaw House Vintage Collectible and Antiques Fair
Shaw House, Southern Pines, NC, corner Morganton Road and Broad Street

No Admission Charge

Bring the whole family to the second annual Shaw House Fair of vintage collectibles and antiques on Saturday, Oct. 9, from 9-3. The historic Shaw House, office for the Moore County Historical Association, is the scene for the outdoor vendors' sites.

Admission is free and tours of the 1820s Shaw House and cabins on the property dating back to the 1700s will be conducted. There will be a silent auction, also demonstrations of weaving and colonial domestic skills demonstrated by Gail Frazer, plus live foot-tapping music by Clyde Maness and his friends, all day long from the porch of the Garner House.

Enjoy a lunch of hot dogs and all the trimmings made by Friends of the Bryant House. Raffle tickets are also available for $5 each for a drawing in December for a 42-inch Sony television set, proceeds to the Bryant House restoration.

The gift and book shop will be open, featuring items of local interest including MCHA famous old-fashioned hand-milled soaps.

Proceeds will help the historical association maintain and restore the five historic house museums it owns, used to demonstrate to the general public how early settlers of Moore County lived.

9/17/2010

Local Non-profits, Moore County and Beyond

The Moore County Historical Association will have a non-profits display table during its Shaw House Vintage Colletible and Antiques Fair, Saturday, Oct. 9, 9 am - 3 pm.

If you would like for us to display your info and/or brochures about your organization, please let me know by Oct. 5th.  Thanks! and I hope to hear from you!

suttonmaureen@hotmail.com  or  730 0480

6/29/2010

Joel Salatin Tonite, Jun 30, CCCC

Joel Salatin: "Local Food to the Rescue"


Free public lecture Wed. June 30th, 7 PM
Central Carolina Community College, Building 2
764 West Street, Pittsboro

Before the lecture, tour the CCCC Student Farm with Joel -- 5:30 - 6:30
Refreshments -- 6:30 - 7:00
Sponsored by CCCC Sustainable Ag program, CCCC Natural Chef program, Carolina Farm Stewardship Assoc. and the NC Tobacco Trust Fund Commission.
Info at www.cccc.edu and www.polyfacefarms.com

4/19/2010

Farm2Table Coop Update, Members' Potluck

Sandhills Farm to Table Cooperative Co-op Stats as of 4/16/10
*  830 members
*  556 subscribers
*  474 weekly box deliveries
*  $157,000 subscription sales

Way to go folks. All this and we haven't even started deliveries.
Keep spreading the word. Encourage people to join, even if they don't want to subscribe.
REMINDER: Member Potluck and meeting, next Saturday, April 24th, West End Presbyterian Church, 6 p.m. Over 200 members are already coming. Join us! Please RSVP
Proposed Bylaws
At the Member Potluck, there will be a brief Member meeting to adopt Bylaws and elect Consumer Directors.
Thank you for being an active part of this community adventure.
Wishing you a good day,
The Sandhills Farm to Table Cooperative