Posts Tagged ‘Agriculture’
250 Years of Chatham
On June 25, a season of celebration continues for the residents of Chatham County. What are we celebrating, you may ask? Chatham County’s 250th anniversary, of course! With a history this rich, you may need to spend the night to soak it all in. Over the course of 2021, Chatham County will be celebrating its…
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You Won’t Bee-lieve the Fun at Pollinator Day
Photo Credit: North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center Did you know bees and other pollinators are needed to produce 80 percent of our flowering plants and one third of our human food crops? I didn’t either. Educate yourself about these important insects at Pollinator Day in Chatham County! Why should you come? Glad you asked! It…
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Lavender Harvest Celebration at Bluebird Farm
All photos from Bluebird Hill Farm. Pittsboro, NC – Doesn’t this sound cool: helping to harvest the lavender at Bluebird Hill Farm right here in Chatham County, NC. Bluebird Hill Farm Bluebird Hill is a small farm where Norma Burns specializes in growing herbs, specialty vegetables, cut flowers, native plants, value-added farm crafts and food products. In July,…
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