Here we grow: Organic Growers School’s Spring Conference returns
Volume
23
/ Issue 32
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Organic Growers School
The Organic Growers School’s Spring Conference — an annual gathering of farmers, gardeners, homesteaders and interested others — offers a fresh dose of wisdom on how to live sustainably and grow organically.
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Los Lonely Boys bring their ‘Revelation’ tour to Asheville
Often and unfairly pigeonholed as a Mexican-American rock band, Los Lonely Boys draw from many styles of music to create their original songs. The band comes to plays Diana Wortham…Smart bets: Valerie June
Australian duo Oh Pep! opens June’s show at The Orange Peel on Monday, March 6.World-traveling artist Marilou Solares settles down in Asheville
Solares, whose shared exhibition with local painter Jennifer Barrineau opens Friday, March 3, in the F. W. Gallery, was born in Cuba.Tall Tall Trees explores the banjo’s potential at The Grey Eagle
Recent Asheville transplant Mike Savino discusses his new album and plans to integrate himself into the local music scene.Smart bets: Sweet Megg & The Wayfarers
Old-time jazz fans can catch performances at The Crow & Quill on Sunday, March 5 or at The BLOCK Off Biltmore on Monday, March 6.The Magnetic Theatre presents a new play about a fictional rocker
The production straddles a line between comedy and drama. “The director and I went back and forth on how to market it,” Jamieson Ridenhour says. “Most of the play is…Smart bets: Women and Craft Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
Wiki experts will be on hand for the Edit-a-thon at the center on Saturday, March 4.Smart bets: Kettle Black
The band opens for Andrew Scotchie & the River Rats at Pisgah Brewing Co. on Friday, March 3.Conscious party: Condom Couture
For the fifth year, Planned Parenthood South Atlantic will promote safe sex at its Condom Couture fashion show. The event features garments made with hundreds of condoms each and takes…food
Small bites: Food Connection’s Hunger Relief Concert returns to The Grey Eagle
The upcoming concert at The Grey Eagle supports the work of Food Connection, which helps divert unused food from Asheville restaurants to organizations that feed the hungry. Also this week:…Food for thought: School meal debt hampers learning
Student lunch debt is a growing problem in public schools across the nation. The Asheville and Buncombe County school systems together have about $39,000 worth of food debt, most of…Carolina Beer Guy: Habitat starts serving house beers
In the few months since it opened, the taproom has established itself as a gathering place for locals. Now the owners are offering four house-made brews on draft.living
Unchecked stress impacts wellness, say Asheville-area mental health providers
Stress can lift you up or throw you down, according to local experts, who discuss ways to use stress as a tool for self-improvement.movies
Screen scene: Local film news
Tickets for HamiltunesAVL: The Sequel go on sale, French filmmaker Dominique Dubosc visits UNCA and more.news
Organic Growers School’s Spring Conference builds sustainability, community
The Organic Growers School’s Spring Conference is hardly a new event: The annual gathering of farmers, gardeners, homesteaders and assorted sustainability seekers turns 24 this month. But organizers say those…Labor pains: WNC unions at a crossroads
In Western North Carolina and across the country, labor unions seem to be a dying breed these days, and many local residents don’t seem overly concerned about it. Yet WNC’s…opinion
Letter writer: Ask legislators to scale up solar
"Call your North Carolina legislators. Urge them to pass legislation to scale up solar. They should make it easier, not harder, to cultivate the bountiful energy offered by our sun."Letter writer: The random act of simple compassion
"As a wheelchair rider, I deal daily with sidewalks that have compromised safe width space. I have often thought of writing a humorous blog on the adventures of being stuck…Letter writer: Welcome to another ‘TrAsheville’
"Wait till you experience Alexander Road and Bear Creek Road in the forgotten land of Leicester — it's the “mini-garbage-dump roads" of Buncombe County."Letter writer: Vaccine concerns worth a hearing
"Most doctors and health advocates are quick to dismiss the ever-increasing number of vaccines with toxic ingredients given to newborns and young children, yet are simultaneously incurious about uncovering the…Letter writer: How will McHenry use his financial clout?
"We need to protect consumers who need credit: mortgages and credit cards, auto loans and payday loans. ... Nevertheless, Congressman McHenry has made a special effort to diminish or destroy…The Jackson machine
Letter writer: A contradiction in terms?
" So, basically, we’re going to tell you one thing and do what we’ve always done; this is just to mollify those folks always whining about overdevelopment."A hole new world
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