About the Bird That Breaks the Rules
By: Lee Stevens Talk highlights the incredible journey of the ruby-throated hummingbird Dr. Bill Hilton, Jr. defines himself an educator-naturalist. The time he devotes…
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For the Love of Llamas
Local teen helps lead a thriving agritourism enterprise By: Diane Rhoades Sixteen-year-old Allie Justice shakes a container and several young llamas run up from…
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The Scent of Success
Adapting lavender to a tricky foothills climate By: Margaret Butler The aroma of lavender — sweet but not too sweet; slightly more herbal than…
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The Flowering Bridge’s Rainbow Connection
Recently, Bold Life checked in with the folks who run the popular Lake Lure Flowering Bridge, a historic structure transformed by volunteers into a…
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For the Birders
With its concentrated blend of meadows, forests, and wetlands, Hendersonville’s Oklawaha Greenway — a three-and-a-half-mile path connecting four parks — has long been known…
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Finding Fungi
Successful local mushroom farmer to be featured at Garden Jubilee Greg Carter – aka The Mushroom Man – operates Deep Woods Mushrooms Farm in…
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Stuff for Days, Stuff for Years
Sharing library helps neighbors while promoting a zero-waste lifestyle Homeowners and renters often find themselves in a dilemma: There’s a job to be done, but…
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The Reverie and the Reality Check
Organic Growers School hosts workshop for budding farmers Farming isn’t dirt cheap. Nicole DelCogliano, owner of Green Toe Ground Farm in Burnsville, knows this…
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Handling the Most Vulnerable with Care
Henderson County is first in state to launch innovative youth program The nonprofit Hope Coalition is a community effort dedicated to preventing substance abuse…
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Greening Up the Afterlife
Mills River property is North Carolina’s first Conservation Burial Ground Some may say Cassie Barrett is obsessed with death. But she would say quite the…
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