May 19, 2012

Dandelions

Wild Edibles Dandelion 2

One of the most common wild edible weeds is the dandelion. Many people don’t like them, but let’s face it, they are beautiful. Soon our pasture areas will be covered in hundreds of brilliant … [Read more...]

Have You Ever Been the New Kid

Isabella picking turnips. Photo by garden owner Roger Klinger

I would like to introduce myself. My name is Isabella Zingarino, newly-appointed student reporter from Cane Creek Middle School. I’m eleven years old and I love to draw, look at nature, play … [Read more...]

Eat the Weeds

It was hard to believe my eyes, but by the end of the first week of January I noticed a few clumps of dwarf daffodils had popped up, and to my astonishment there were buds nestled in the base of the … [Read more...]

Winter Ducks in WNC

Duck Watchers at Lake Junaluska photo by Simon Thompson

Every winter brings in migrating waterfowl from the north. As the icy winds of the Alberta Clippers blow in, the swans, geese and ducks should not be far behind, and small numbers of these distinctive … [Read more...]

Cat Vibert Photography Exhibition With Click! Project

Foggy Dreams

Cat Vibert, former copy editor and resident photographer with the Town Crier, will be one of 14 local photographers to be featured in The CLICK Project at the Conn-Artist Studios & Art Gallery. … [Read more...]