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Asheville Arts and Science Festival combines two disciplines at Salvage Station

March 29, 2018 by Daniel Walton

A new local festival will come to Salvage Station on Saturday, March 31. Organizers of the Asheville Arts and Science Festival hope to raise awareness about what science looks like in the real world. And by incorporating a healthy dose of art, the family-friendly event also aims to hook visitors with the beauty that science can inspire.

Beneficial insects fight recalcitrant garden pests

March 29, 2018 by Virginia Daffron

The fight to protect food crops against destructive insect pests has become more challenging in recent years, Mills River farming expert Patryk Battle reports. Battle and Boone-based insect scientist Richard McDonald will present a March 31 workshop on when and how organic growers should take drastic measures to deal with damaging insect and disease infestations.

Swannanoa songwriter, poet, artist and dramatist Billy Edd Wheeler celebrates a new memoir

March 29, 2018 by Bill Kopp

Today, at age 85, Wheeler shows little sign of slowing down. Hotter Than a Pepper Sprout is a highly enjoyable chronicle, following a young boy in Boone County, W.V. through a fascinating lifetime, rubbing elbows with Elvis, Chet Atkins and countless other musical peers.

School lunch goes local: WNC districts, farmers connect to freshen up cafeteria offerings

March 29, 2018 by Gina Smith

Despite tight budgets and bureaucratic hurdles, school nutrition directors are accessing more locally grown foods for area students.

Asheville Arts and Science Festival combines two disciplines at Salvage Station

Beneficial insects fight recalcitrant garden pests

Swannanoa songwriter, poet, artist and dramatist Billy Edd Wheeler celebrates a new memoir

School lunch goes local: WNC districts, farmers connect to freshen up cafeteria offerings

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