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Highlighting the Holidays: Happy Hanukkah

Hanukkah, which begins on Wednesday, December 25, this year, is the Jewish holiday commemorating the re-dedication of the Temple in Jerusalem after its desecration by the forces of Antiochus IV.

Beets and greens on a farmers market table.

What’s in Season in North Carolina?

Apples, beets, cabbage, carrots, collards, kale, peanuts, pecans, spinach, sweet potatoes, and more are currently in season in North Carolina.

A person holding a phone.

How to Maintain Healthy Smartphone Habits

What is the first thing you do in the morning after you awaken? Many people immediately check their phones for notifications of messages, alerts and social media updates by their social ties.

Okra at a farmers market.

How Does Western North Carolina Shop for Food?

Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project has released a survey to learn more about how people in Western North Carolina shop for food and why they choose the food they do.

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Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Offshore Wind Energy

Under conditions that foster offshore wind utilization, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory estimates that the technical resource potential for U.S. offshore wind is more than 4,200 gigawatts of capacity, or 13,500 terawatt-hours per year of generation.

A squirrel standing on grass.

Seasonal Storms May Increase Baby Squirrel Sightings

It’s hurricane season, and with it comes the potential for severe weather in North Carolina. It’s also the time of year that gray squirrels, North Carolina’s state mammal, are raising their second brood of the year.