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2019 Hops and Hemp Twilight Tour
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On August 5, 2019, join us at the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center in Mills River, NC for our annual early evening Hops and Hemp Twilight Tour. During this casual, fun event we will ride the trams out to our hop yard to discuss what we have been up to over the past year with hops and changes taking place in the industry. This year we will highlight our hops breeding program. If you grow hops, please join us and share how things are going in your hop yard. Then we will move on down to our CBD hemp trials where we will look at our large variety trial, a planting date x harvest date study, and a bareground vs. white plastic mulch trial. We will also discuss the studies we have at other locations, including a group of on-farm trials. If you are growing CBD hemp or interested in doing so, please join us for the discussion. This event runs from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. We encourage you to register for this free event so we know how many people to plan for. If you fail to do so, please still come on! More information and the registration link can be found at:
2019 Hops and Hemp Twilight Tour
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EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems
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Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project
(ASAP) is conducting a survey to gather input from food system stakeholders in the southwestern region of North Carolina (including Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, and Swain counties, and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians). The purpose of the survey is to identify opportunities and challenges to developing local food, farm, and supply chain initiatives, and to identify community assets that could be used in support of them. You are receiving this survey because you have been identified as having knowledge of local food and farming in the region.
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Early Detection of the Spotted Lanternfly Is Critical
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First found in eastern Pennsylvania in 2014,
spotted lanternfly
(Lycorma delicatula) is an invasive insect pest that has now spread to New York, Delaware, and Virginia. While it has not yet been found in North Carolina, it is believed to be heading our way and early detection will be critical in stopping its spread and minimizing the devastating effect it could have on landscapes, communities, businesses and agricultural crops, particularly grapevines, fruit trees, and a wide range of hardwood trees. The pest is native to northern China and was introduced to Korea in 2004 where it has become a major pest.
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Trails and Rails 4-H Horse Club:
Congratulations to 2 of the members, Madeline Harrison and Chloe Segers for competing in the State Horse Show. Madeline scored well enough to go to the Southern Regional 4-H Horse Show on August 1 in Georgia.
Flyers and Tyers 4-H Fly Fishing Club:
The club has been meeting over the summer. Congratulations to Trinity Weitz for wining the fly tying contest. As you can see, they have named the club "Flyers and Tyers"
Hiking Club:
A hiking club is being created for children 10 and older-if you are under 10, parents must accompany you on the hikes. The members in this club will hike various trails in Clay County and the surrounding counties identifying trees, plants, and birds. If you are interested in joining, please call Julie at 828-389-6305, limit 15 participants. There will also be a sign up sheet at the August 10 Library Speaker on birding.
Homeschool 4-H Clubs:
Just a reminder, there is a meeting in August on the second and fourth Wednesday at 10:30.
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The children in Hayesville Summer Program, Pathways, are learning gardening skills. On July 25, they went to the Master Gardeners' garden, behind the N.C. Cooperative Extension Office, and were able to trim some of the plants, pull weeds, and harvest the vegetables. Learning a little about aerodynamics was an added activity.
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Clay County
Master Gardener's
Downtown Discovery Garden
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Open Garden
Friday, August 9, 2019
5 pm - 9 pm
25 Riverside Circle
Hayesville, NC 28904
Behind the Community Services Building
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Empowering Youth and Families Program
Positive Parenting
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August Library Speaker for the Youth
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Middle school aged children, and older, are invited to Moss Memorial Library, August 10 at 2:00, to hear their speaker Tom Tribble, an avid Birder for more than 40 years. Birding is a worldwide favorite past time, second only to gardening. Tom will cover what is needed to become a bird watcher.
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Ingredients
> 11/2 pounds of tomatoes, diced
> 2 bell peppers, diced
> 2 jalapenos, finely diced
> 1 medium onion, diced
> 1 pound of peaches, pitted and diced > 1/2 bunch fresh cilantro, minced
> 2 tablespoons lime juice
> 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
1. In a large bowl, combine the tomatoes, bell peppers, jalapenos, onions, and peaches. 2. Add the cilantro, lime juice, and black pepper to the mixture. Mix well. 3. Serve immediately, or chill for 1-2 hours to let the flavor develop.
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