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  • Growing Vegetables the old fashioned way Tuesday, May 12th, 2015     JoAnne Check     Start the Conversation

    We can learn so much from our ancestors about growing food.  A century ago, people didn't have to worry about GMO food. They didn't have harmful pesticides in the produce they ate.  Homeowners used chicken manure and cow manure to fertilize their crops. They probably had chickens, horses and cows…

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  • Local Author Program at the Regional Library Wednesday, April 15th, 2015     JoAnne Check     Start the Conversation

    On April 12 there was a program for local authors at the Regional Library. Over 100 authors were present. !2 people were selected to give a reading from their book. JoAnne was selected and read an excerpt from her 3rd book. JoAnne standing by the featured authors exhibit . Her…

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  • Local Authors Program Saturday, April 11th, 2015     JoAnne Check     Start the Conversation

    The Wake County Public Library is having a program at the Cameron Village Regional Library at 2:00 PM on Sunday 4/12/2015 to celebrate local authors.  Over 100 local authors will be participating, and 12 authors have been chosen to read a selection from their works.  I have been chosen as…

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  • Rising up in Spring Thursday, April 2nd, 2015     JoAnne Check     Start the Conversation

    Everyone is awaiting spring.  In the Rochester area, a bit of snow is still around.  However, daffodils and crocuses are trying to bring some spring color to the landscape.  Where I currently live in North Carolina,  the forsythias and most of the flowering trees have been in full bloom.  I feel like a…

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