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Saluda Community Land Trust, with help from the Polk County Community Foundation, purchased two parcels of land along the railroad spanning the Henderson/Polk County line, ...
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by Betsy Burdett, Friday, September 28, 2018 8:00 am
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This has been a good year for kudzu: lots of rain and lots of sunshine and hot temperatures. Just drive up to Saluda on Highway ...
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by Betsy Burdett, Thursday, August 30, 2018 8:00 am
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A couple weeks ago, Allen, my granddaughter, Emma, and I were invited to a house concert to hear a musician visiting from Ghana. The musician ...
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by Betsy Burdett, Thursday, July 26, 2018 8:00 am
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Once again, I’d like to talk about Chocolate Drop. It will be hard to put the lessons learned over the past five years in 700 ...
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by Betsy Burdett, Thursday, June 28, 2018 8:00 am
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Last week, I took the dogs for a walk in the woods behind our house. There are walking trails through our property and adjoining properties, ...
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by Betsy Burdett, Friday, June 1, 2018 8:00 am
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“Once a parcel of land goes on the market, the seller and the local community lose nearly all control over what happens with that land.” ...
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by Betsy Burdett, Thursday, May 3, 2018 8:00 am
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We get lots of information these days about all the great things that large organizations and institutions do over the course of a year, but ...
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by Betsy Burdett, Friday, March 23, 2018 8:00 am
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We all have, or have had, mothers. My guess is that we listened to our mothers as if everything they said was true when we ...
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by Betsy Burdett, Friday, March 2, 2018 8:00 am
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I’ve been thinking about topsoil lately. I know about compost and aging manure and doing all the things that Lee Mink tells us to do ...
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by Betsy Burdett, Monday, January 29, 2018 4:42 pm
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A friend told me something years ago that I’ve always remembered, both because it’s funny and it’s true. On Saturday Night Live, someone asked Rosanna ...
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by Betsy Burdett, Thursday, December 28, 2017 3:31 pm
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