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"Sandhills Farm to Table Co-op is now open for 2014 subscriptions to weekly or biweekly produce boxes. We keep family farms alive! A highly successful community-owned enterprise which gets re-cre...

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SANDHILLS FARM TO TABLE CO-OP NOW OPEN FOR FOURTH SEASON; NEW GENERAL MANAGER WITH LOCAL ROOTS JOINS TEAM Had your "five-to-nine for good health" fruits and/or veggies today? Local strawberries,...

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Remember early voting starts tomorrow, October 18, and continues through November 3. You can find your early voter site here: ncvoterinfo.org 2012 CONSERVATION PAC GENERAL ELECTION ENDORSEME...

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SAVE OUR SANDHILLS HOSTS FORUM ON MOORE COUNTY'S LAND USE PLAN Thursday, October 25, 2012. 7 PM Southern Pines Civic Club (corner of Ashe Street and Pennsylvania Avenue) “Revising the Moore ...

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FRACKUPDATE: SEPTEMBER 19-20 UPCOMING EVENTS TONIGHT, 6 PM, CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNTY COLLEGE, PITTSBORO: Elaine Chiosso presenting an update on fracking with a screening of "Message from the...

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COMMISSIONER CANDIDATE ELLEN MARCUS SAYS TO PLAN BEFORE WE PAVE Ellen Marcus, RUNNING AGAINST CURRENT COMMISSIONER NICK PICERNO FOR THE MOORE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, is guest speaker at ...

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For immediate release July 3, 2012 ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATION RESCINDS MEMBER’S AWARD FOLLOWING CONTROVERSIAL FRACKING VOTE Contact: Dan Crawford, Director of Governmental Relations, NC L...

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Women’s Attitudes Toward Secession and the Civil War Lecture Mary Wayne Watson Sunday, June 24, 2012 First Baptist Church 200 E. New York Avenue and May Street, Southern Pines 2:0...

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Tell Governor Perdue to veto Senate Bill 820 and oppose this irresponsible rush to bring fracking to North Carolina! http://action.ncconservationnetwork.org/VetoS820 During the floor debate, le...

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GROWING POWER’S WILL ALLEN TO MAKE GUEST APPEARANCE ON THE HIT T.V. SHOW, THE COLBERT REPORT MILWAUKEE – WILL ALLEN, FARMER, FOUNDER, AND CEO OF GROWING POWER AND NEWLY PUBLISHED AUTHOR ...

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EDUCATION & RESOURCES: TRAVEL WITH A CONSCIENCE IN TIME FOR SUMMER VACATION SEASON, THE N.C. COASTAL FEDERATION (NCCF) HAS JUST PUBLISHED "OUR COAST"--BILLED AS A TRAVEL GUIDE WHICH "FEATURES P...

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SAVE OUR SANDHILLS President Joe McDonald spoke on fracking in a panel discussion taped on Monday, May 21 and which will air on local station WEEB 990 on Tuesday, May 22 at 10:05PM. Please li...

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R E S O L U T I O N Save Our Sandhills No Hydraulic Fracturing In North Carolina WHEREAS, hydraulic fracturing, known as “fracking”, is a method of extracting natural gas from shale...

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http://www.pinestrawmag.com/news/2012/may/01/voices-among-stones/   Reading, Country Bookshop, Southern Pines, May 16, 6 p.m.  See you there!

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State Senator Bob Rucho, Chairman of the legislature's Energy Policy Issues Committee (which includes Moore County's Senator Harris Blake), has issued a report which contains proposed legislatio...

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COMMISSIONER NICK PICERNO TO ADDRESS SAVE OUR SANDHILLS Moore County Commissioner Nick Picerno will be the guest speaker at the April meeting of Save Our Sandhills, with his topic being “Mo...

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The North Carolina General Assembly returns to Raleigh in May. Those of us who care about land and water conservation need to let our legislators know how important this issue is for North Caroli...

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Saturday, May 5, 9:30 AM Moore County Extension Center in Carthage   Compost Educational Lectures, Program and Compost Related Exhibits  SPEAKERS & TOPICS ·       Amy Brooks – H...

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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 an...

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A GAP-certified Richmond County farm cannot get carrots into a local school, 1/4 mile away, a school where the obesity rate is 42%.  Contact NC Dept. of Education, Richmond Co. school board o...

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LAST CHANCE TO SPEAK OUT ON POSSIBLE FRACKING IN NC! PUBLIC HEARING ON DRAFT SHALE GAS REPORT 6:30-8:30 PM, Monday, April 2 The Barn at Fearrington Village 100 Village Way, Pittsboro. (map/d...

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The DENR shale gas hearing in Chapel Hill had a large, feisty and well-informed turnout last night! Thank you for your presence, comments and solidarity against 'fracking' in North Carolina, whic...

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DENR is holding its second public comment session on its hydraulic fracturing report TOMORROW, MARCH 27TH, AT 6:30PM AT EAST CHAPEL HILL HIGH SCHOOL.  More information about these meetings can b...

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