Saturday, December 13, 2008

Mistletoe Sightings December 08

Oak Mistletoe, a common evergreen hemi-parasite.

A sunny spot on Glenwood Ave at Fletcher Park.



The replanted median where mistletoe once ruled.

Mistletoe at 5 points

Above and below, Harvey Street at Glenwood.

Above and below, Wade Ave at SECU.

Buckeye Greenway mistletoe.

Blount Street Commons

Peace Street across from College.

Above and below, Edenton Street at McDowell.

Above and below, Rucker St. off Wake Forest Road.


return to Raleigh Nature

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Brinegar Cabin on the Blue Ridge Parkway

Brinegar Cabin represents a very old style of mountain living which was enacted
and thus preserved well into the 20th century.




flax field

stripping the flax
carding


loom in use



cedar shaved wood mop

broom materials


Brinegar Cabin cellar


Just up the road on the Parkway is the overlook where one can peer down at
Caudill Cabin, several hiking miles away in a roadless valley.

Caudill Cabin

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Sustainable Agriculture in the Triangle

Farm Tour!

native plant area at Piedmont Biofuel's research garden

farm intern explains a Japanese farming technique

intern displays volatile component of biofuel production

biofuel separators

Piedmont Biofuels honor system tank

Dew Dance Farm

Dew Dance garden, with heirloom naturally colored cotton on right.
Below, Laura Young at loom.


Lakeview Daylily Farm


koi pond with turtle and heron protection

Weston Farms koi barn


Double T Farm


Hilltop Farm, Willow Springs, NC

Hilltop Farm horses


Covenant Community Garden, Fuquay-Varina, NC


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September 22, 2008 - September 24, 2008 ELP Food Tour Conference 2008
NCSU campus

The Environmental Leadership Program (ELP) invites you to "The Politics of Food," a national conference on how America grows, distributes, buys, and eats its food.
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October 31 - November 2, 2008
Anderson, SC