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4 weeks ago | 
mountainx.com | Brent Brown |Justin McGuire |Morgan Sykes |Chloe Lieberman
Regional tastes Categories Humor, Opinion Foster care system in Western North Carolina struggles with shortages, instability Western North Carolina’s foster care system faces severe challenges, including a shortage of licensed foster families, an overwhelmed family court system and limited housing options and educational opportunities for those who age out of the system. Categories Local Government, News Tags Black Mountain Home for Children, dss, foster care, Foster Care Month, Jackson...
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
mountainx.com | Chloe Lieberman
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians assumes greater leadership role LONG VIEW: A group of Cherokee people returned to these ancestral lands in October as part of an ongoing effort to illustrate to the U.S. Forest Service the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians' stewardship.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
mountainx.com | Gina Smith |Chloe Lieberman |Justin McGuire |Pat Moran
Terror on our Terms: Local comedians talk Halloween and Helene Volume / Issue October 30, 2024 Cover Design Credit: Caleb Johnson Cover Photography Credit: Thomas Calder The impact of Tropical Storm Helene on Western North Carolina has been devastating. But in our latest monthly comedy feature, “Best Medicine,” four local comedians take a swing at finding humor amid this ongoing tragedy. Oh, and they also talk plenty about Halloween — ’tis the spooky season. Featured on the cover, starting...
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
mountainx.com | Chloe Lieberman
Warmth and nourishing greens to you, Western North Carolina gardeners. I mourn the crops and gardens that were washed away by Tropical Storm Helene. I give thanks for those that remained and likely fed you and your neighbors while the stores were bare. And I call upon the wisdom of the seeds that know how to bring life to disrupted and disturbed ground. This is my last gardening feature of 2024; I’ll be back in early spring 2025.
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
mountainx.com | Chloe Lieberman
Rains and cooler weather have finally arrived, which means our heat-loving crops are on their way out, while fall goodies are taking a sigh of relief. Send me your gardening questions at [email protected], and I’ll be happy to answer them in October before we take a break until early spring. Pepper projectsMy sweet peppers and chiles took forever to get going, and now I’ve got more than I know what to do with. Any suggestions for preserving peppers?
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Aug 28, 2024 | 
mountainx.com | Chloe Lieberman
Hello to you as autumn whispers in the crisp morning and evening air. While your summer gardens wane and your fall crops grow, remember to send me questions at [email protected], and I’ll be happy to answer them. Uninvited mushroomsI grow in raised beds, and I filled the bottom of them with twigs and wood chips, then covered those with soil and compost. Lots of mushrooms are popping up along with my veggies. Is this OK?
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Aug 2, 2024 | 
mountainx.com | Chloe Lieberman
Your harvest baskets are probably overflowing, just like the insect populations in your gardens. Maybe you’ve begun planting for fall, too. As you keep tending the garden, be sure to send your questions to me at [email protected]. Outsmarting squash pestsI had a beautiful patch of buttercup squash that was doing great, then one day I checked on them and they were all dead. What happened?
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Jun 28, 2024 | 
mountainx.com | Chloe Lieberman
Happy summer, mountain gardeners! It’s finally gotten hot for real, encouraging midday breaks by the banks of shady creeks and streams. Hopefully, y’all are caring for your bodies, along with your plants, as the season ripens. Send in any gardening questions that have sprouted up to [email protected], and I’ll be happy to share my thoughts next month. Heading off problems with bean plantsMy green beans are looking a bit yellow and not growing well.
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May 30, 2024 | 
mountainx.com | Chloe Lieberman
Gardening with Xpress: Wet spring sprouts mold in all the wrong places UN-FUN FUNGUS: This cucumber is losing the fight against a fungal disease, a common wet-weather problem. Photo courtesy of the University of Maryland Extension What a wet one it’s been! As you scurry between raindrops to tend your garden, don’t forget to send questions to me at [email protected]. How to combat rot and moldIt’s been so wet; I’m worried about rot and mold.
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Apr 25, 2024 | 
mountainx.com | Chloe Lieberman
Everyone loves a garden. Sometimes, that’s a problem IRRESISTiBLE: Berry growers have to be resourceful to fend off hungry birds and bears. Photo courtesy of Wild Abundance Hello to green leaves and delicate blossoms! Gardens are beginning to come alive as the spring unfolds. Yet, let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Temperatures likely will continue to rise and fall like the beautiful mountains that surround us for another few weeks, at least.
