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Vegetable calendar: Planning for year ‘round harvest

With a little planning, you can harvest fresh vegetables from your own backyard most of the year. Vegetables can be grown outside in southeast North Carolina from late winter through late fall. If you are willing to invest in a low-cost cold frame or unheated tunnel house, harvesting through the winter is easily possible. The key to growing a productive vegetable garden in all seasons is knowing what to plant when.

The gardener’s calendar

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Local fruit tree production

Our climate is what determines the type of fruit that will grow successfully in Brunswick County. The climate must be compatible with the growing requirements of the selected fruit crop. Before you start your garden, make sure the fruit you choose can grow successfully in your area.

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Gardening for fun and food

Getting down and dirty in a garden can help you grow nutrient-rich produce for your family and help everyone grow a healthier body at the same time. Add the stress-reducing benefits of fresh air and sunshine and you’ve got a win-win with fun, fitness and great tasting produce from one activity.

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Senior site menus

Here are lunch menus for Brunswick County’s nine Senior Nutrition Sites for next week.

Monday, April 4

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Omelets are the ultimate fast food and extremely versatile

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Business briefs

Local featured in campaign ads

Established jeans maker FDJ French Dressing, a Montreal, Canada, company, launched an online contest in search of “real women models” that will be featured in its fall 2011 campaign.

Nominees from across North America entered the contest on the company’s website by submitting a 200-word essay describing how they have helped shape people’s lives.

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Jason’s ship is rising from below the horizon

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Community briefs

First Friday gallery walk set

A celebration of the upcoming opening of the new Maritime Museum will take center stage at the Franklin Square Gallery’s First Friday Gallery Walk from 5-7 p.m. April 1 as museum members will soon be moving into their new building.

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DSS board is going in circles, not forward

Even though a new director has been hired to lead the Brunswick County Department of Social Services, the agency is still encountering roadblocks.

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Attorney’s advice is step in right direction

Calabash town attorney Mark Lewis sent a letter to commissioners last week advising them to release information about a possible property purchase—information that has been withheld from the public since the board met on March 8.

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