Our last day of operation was January 31st. Thank you everyone who supported us and allowed us to serve them over the last two years. You have made our adventure worth it!
 
If you have an un-redeemed gift certificate, please mail it to PO Box 110, Siler City NC 27344 and we’ll issue you a full or partial refund. Don’t forget to include your full name and mailing address.
 
Cheers,
Shot of Spro Mobile Espresso
(919) 663-5796
info@shotofspro.com
www.shotofspro.com

This Saturday, February 4th we will have a coupon swap at Courtyard Coffee and Soda Shoppe in Siler City. We meet at 9:00 a.m. Please bring any coupons you can’t use in an envelope or box.

If you are attending a coupon swap for the first time, here are some swap basics:
* Bring your coupons already cut out in an envelope.
* You don’t need to sort them by product type unless you really want to
* The group usually site in a circle and passes around the envelopes to the person to the right. Take the coupons you want out and put the rest back in to pass on to the next person.
* Once you get your envelope back, you know you have been through all the coupons.
* In really large groups, usually folks sit in groups of 5 to 8 people to swap
For more information contact Denise at dunn1956@gmail.com

Denise Dunn
Realtor, Buyers Agent
Selling homes in the Chatham County and Surrounding Areas
919-548-3458 or 919-548-9477

For complete details and registration information for these workshops, visit the Growing Small Farms website at http://bit.ly/qb7UB.

I am excited to be teaming up again with Susan Anderson of East Branch Ginger to offer more specialty crop workshops for growers!

Please note that the March 7 workshop was previously announced (in an earlier “save the date” email) as being on March 6 but the date was changed based on facility availability. The construction of the new Chatham County Justice Center has severely restricted parking during the day time at our Ag Building so it made more sense to move it out to Silk Hope which has a bigger facility. I apologize for any inconvenience this date change may have caused.

February 29, 2012: Introduction to Ginger Production

The Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension will offer a ginger production workshop as part of its Enhancing Sustainability Series on Wednesday, February 29, from 1:00-5:00 pm at the Silk Hope Farm Heritage Center in Silk Hope, NC. Presenter Susan Anderson of East Branch Ginger will give a thorough overview of edible ginger production and talk about its growth as a specialty crop for North Carolina growers. Registration deadline is February 17.

March 7, 2012: Galangal and Turmeric Production (with Ginger Growers’ Roundtable)

The Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension will offer a galangal and turmeric production workshop as part of its Enhancing Sustainability Series on Wednesday, March 7, from 1:00-5:00 pm at the Silk Hope Farm Heritage Center in Silk Hope, NC. Presenter Susan Anderson of East Branch Ginger will give a thorough overview of galangal (Thai ginger) and turmeric production and talk about their potential as specialty crops for North Carolina growers.

The workshop will conclude with a roundtable for ginger growers (folks who grew ginger in 2011). Susan will present observations from the 2011 season in North Carolina and discuss strategies to improve crop performance with input and Q&A with growers. Registration deadline is February 24.

For complete details and registration information for these workshops, visit the Growing Small Farms website at http://bit.ly/qb7UB. Please follow the directions on the website to register.

Save the date for these upcoming workshops:

March 28, 2012: Using Smart Phones and Tablet Computers in Direct Marketing
7:00-9:00 pm
Silk Hope Farm Heritage Center in Silk Hope, NC

November 8, 2012: Piedmont Medicinal Herb Production Workshop
9:00 am-5:00 pm (tentative)
Silk Hope Farm Heritage Center in Silk Hope, NC

Details and registration information for these two workshops will be released later. We are not yet taking registrations for the March 28 and November 8 workshops.

Have a great week!

Debbie

Debbie Roos
Agricultural Extension Agent
Chatham County Center

North Carolina Cooperative Extension
919.542.8202
debbie_roos@ncsu.edu
www.growingsmallfarms.org
www.facebook.com/debbie.roos.nc
www.twitter.com/GrowSmallFarms
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Hi All,

Please make an effort to support Sportsman’s Lanes, bowling alley in Siler City.
It’s easy to find on Rt 64, set-up on the hill from road in a olde brick building, next to Hess Gas Station.
The owners have recently re-painted, they’re working to make a go of it for the community and surrounding area.  The owner’s have been great in opening when school is out.
Party room available for birthday parties, get together ~ a fun place, locally, to take your family & friends!

Sportsman’s Bowling Lanes
210 E 11th Street, Siler City, NC 27344
919-663-3775

Thank you & go have some fun!

Gwynneth Harrington

Hey y’all, come on out and join us for skill shares, a potluck, trading medicines, crafts, tools and valuable junk! THIS SATURDAY 11am-’til (read more below…)

No one turned away for lack of desire to spend money: join the club! We are building skills for thrival, one of which is frugality! Money is just another medium of energy, come share some energy with us and get pumped for a year of doing it ourselves!

Google directions to  <http://www.blogger.com/goog_1316068291>
160 A.W. Buckner, Siler City NC 27344!! <http://g.co/maps/mdz5e>
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Come GET RAD with Circle Acres <http://circleacres.info/mission/>!
*(ecological living collective in Chatham County)*
SATURDAY JANUARY 28th, 11am-’til *
with our first installment of our monthly skill share  GET RAD series.

THIS MONTH:
*DIY Potting Mix Skill Share w/ Kat 11am-2pm*
Why spend money on potting mix when you can make it DIRT CHEAP!
Come out and make and take home a bucket of potting mix, a screen to take home for further use, and have a great time!! *Suggested donation: 15-30 bucks
*full+partial worktrades available, just mention it in your RSVP
*

Handmade Knife DEMO w/ Grey 11am-1pm*
See and learn how to fashion an old time knife using methods of today while combining scrap materials and natural resources. This demo will include a discussion on the limitations and advantages of different materials and techniques in making hand made knives. *Suggested donation: 5$*

interested? want to know more?
read more about the workshops at circleacres.blogspot.com

*RSVP to getradcircleacres@gmail.com !!*

POTLUCK FEAST, TRADE BLANKET, AND ENTERTAINMENT AFTERWARD!
check out more about us at circleacres.info

bring food, things to trade, instruments, kids, drinks, but no four leggeds (dogs, etc.) please!

Last Week’s Hottest Chatham Online Bulletin Board Topics

1. Educator joins Beer Parlor to Block Children’s’ School In Pittsboro  (Read 6690 times)  at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,23749.0.html

2. Liberal Progressive Pittsboro NC Town Council Denies Children’s Christian Academy  (Read 6291 times) at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,24900.0.html

3. Woods cleared on 902?  (Read 1846 times)  at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,24868.0.html

4. A black eye for Chatham County schools  (Read 1731 times)  at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,24923.0.html

5. CJ – Time to put Chatham County government on a diet  (Read 1410 times) at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,19219.0.html

6. New Thread to discuss picture ID for voters  (Read 1007 times)  at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,24746.0.html

7. 751 South  (Read 907 times)  at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,24935.0.html

8. Live Blogging Commissioner’s Meeting 1/17  (Read 804 times) at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,24954.0.html

9. Live Blogging Budget retreat 11/12  (Read 679 times)  at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,24915.0.html

10. Great Update on the Small Business Incubator!  (Read 602 times)  at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,24800.0.html

Ya’ll remember that the bowling alley is open again in Siler City on south side of US 64 just west of Best Food Cafeteria and Haley Bales etc. Across from Msrsh Auto Parts and just before the Highway Patrol Station. Afternoon and evenings and inexpensive gathring for the entire family. Working on adding a snack bar and restaurant. Support a local business effort to keep healthy sport and entertainment in our community,. Smoke Free.

John Dykers

In response to the request for an auto mechanic:

When anyone needs an auto mechanic, I can’t wait to recommend the technicians at Siler City Automotive.  The work is reliable, at a reasonable price, and is done in a very timely manner.

Jimmy Brower, the owner, takes the time to explain the problem and tells you the solution that they came up with.  The facility is very clean, and there are informational videos showing in the waiting area.

The phone number is 919-742-5991.  Give them a try.  I think you will be completely satisfied.

Phyllis

Re: Walmart versus so-called liberals. Cheap shot, Joe. I don’t imagine the typical Walmart customer worries much about whether his vegetables or plastic toys or electronic giggaws are liberal or conservative. Pig farms ain’t liberal or conservative either but you wouldn’t want one to land in your back yard.

One main fact that’s come out about Walmart along with a fairly continuous stream of scurrilous revelations is that the CEO earns 700 times more than his average worker – for those without a pencil and paper that comes to $5075 per hour. This beats even Wall Street in executive compensation disparities and Walmart is selling large quantities of what you can get at Family Dollar or Little General (my favorites for el-cheapo stuff) without the traffic.

Like at a pig farm, I occasionally hold my nose and go shopping at Walmart in Siler City. Still a liberal though (or maybe a progressive). Most Americans shop cheap because they’re broke or near to it and when you’re feeding the kids on under $20,000 a year you go for the short sales and to hell with the long term or the large ethical considerations. Too bad. That’s just the way it is.

Oh yeah, we can do without that Walmart up on 15-501. Siler City is just fine from the view of this Pittsboro Social Security only pensioner. If you’re worried about the five or six bucks in gas it takes to trot over there you might want to drive the other way on Hwy. 64 and to 14-mile s to Hwy. 55 for a little  excursion to Apex and around Beaver Creek Commons. This is the juggernaught Walmart portends and it’s aimed at the heart of Chatham County.

The main thing is that those folks are living with that concrete and glass monster of congestion and consumption because of decisions made years ago by a County Commission that definitely didn’t care about much more than the dollars coming into the county. Certainly the best interests of it’s citizens didn’t have anything to do with it.

Zumba classes in Siler City.  New time. New class.  Class meets at 5 pm on Tuesdays and 6 pm on Thursdays.  This class is geared toward those wanting to have fun exercising. 

Location:  Second Avenue Salon (park in the Siler City Post Office parking lot.)  Cost:  $5 per class. 

More info:  kjordan358@gmail.com