Fri05242013
The Jackson County Farmers Market is sponsoring the sixth annual Farm Tour and Garden Walk from 1 to 5 p.m. July 14 and 15.
Participants can meet farmers and home gardeners and learn methods and gardening tricks. Balsam Gardens will be offering hayrides during the Saturday tour. Eleven farms and gardens are on the tour.
Participants can use this event to get a first-hand look at where their food comes from and learn a few tricks of the trade in the process.
Tickets can be purchased at the farmers market, which is open from 9 a.m. to noon every Saturday. 828.631.3033.
Last week, we set the stage for the 29th annual Great Smoky Mountains Birding Expedition (GSMBE). The group starts at 9 a.m. at George and Elizabeth Ellison’s office/studio in downtown Bryson City. I know, birders out there are rolling their eyes — to start a count at 9 a.m. is like missing half the day, but there are caveats.
It is said that humans are fickle creatures, and if that is true, then the weather must be at least part human. For as of late, it never seems to cooperate.
