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Fire Remedy

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It's counterintuitive, but intentional fires are breathing life into forests, encouraging healthy growth and saving our trees from total destruction.

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Sustainable Fashion

Livia Firth, an environmental advocate, said: “Fast fashion is like fast food. After the sugar rush, it just leaves a bad taste in your mouth.” It’s about time we slow down.

At the Table

Lamb has a long tradition in many cultures throughout the world, yet America never really caught on. Let’s try to change that.

Pub People

Greg Girard, Amanda Jakl

Storysmith

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Creative Conjuror

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Idea Inventor

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Sustainability Issue Fire Remedy

Prescribed Burns

On the Cover Sustain and thrive!

Pines Parenting in theles Saving the Turt

Word Geek

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Ad Peddler

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Contributing Scribblers Ashley Carpenter, Karen Caulfield, Darcy

Connor, Christin Daubert, Amanda Oden, Patti Ranck, Mike Thomas, Dana Vamvakias

Our Girl Friday Iris Voelker

Visual Alchemists

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Be Inspired

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The creative spirit is within all of us. It’s just a matter of figuring out how best to tap into it. For starters: Don’t be afraid of failure.

Music 39 Hangin' Out 44

A simple screening process that will enhance and embellish just about any fabric you have on hand. The best part: Most of the supplies needed can be reused!

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editor note We’re in the swirl as I write this. Virtually

everything is locked down because of COVID-19.

Forced and selfquarantines are in effect, toilet paper is stacked up in the garage, and Clorox and Purell can’t keep up with the demand. We are as prepared as we can be, as long as everyone remains relatively calm.

The etymology of the word quarantine comes from the 14th century Italian phrase quaranta giorni, meaning “space of 40 days.” Back then, ships that came to Venice and other ports during times of plague—including the Black Plague that killed upward of 60 percent of the world’s population—and were suspected of carrying disease were required to remain in isolation for 40 days before being granted access to the port.

In later years, the English used the word quarantine to mean “a period of 40 days in which a widow has the right to remain in her dead husband’s house.”

While some things have certainly changed in the past several centuries, some things are decidedly similar. Take our unending human quest for easy cures. During the Black Plague, people

by Greg Girard

resorted to strapping live chickens under their armpits and drinking lethal potions of mercury, arsenic and the ground-up horns of unicorns. Go on virtually any social media platform and you’re bound to come across equally preposterous theories today.

But the quarantining of people in times of widespread illness slowly evolved into one of the main infection control efforts for civilizations around the world. And while quarantining was taken to extremes (literally sealing up houses with ill people and letting them die) in those earlier centuries, the idea and implementation of quarantining unquestionably saved lives then—as it will today.

Where we will be as you read this or even months from now will depend on how we react as a community. I trust it will be OK. We’ve dedicated this issue to all things sustainable. Lest we forget, we are in the midst of a climate crisis that will not go away, no matter the distractions or challenges of current events. As with everything today, we are overwhelmed with negative information.

So many things are so dire that you just want to throw up your hands and say, “I give.”

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The place coffee holds in the “most consumed beverage in the world” list, right behind water. Roughly 64 percent of American households drink coffee while nearly 98 percent of Brazilian households consume coffee daily. Coffee is also the second largest trading commodity globally, crude oil being the first.

The century when coffee’s caffeine properties were recognized by a goat herder in Ethiopia. The herder realized that when his goats consumed coffee berries they had a substantial increase in energy. That information was then passed on to local monks, who then spread it to others, eventually reaching the rest of civilization.

It is said that early African tribes had learned of coffee’s benefits prior to the 1500s, though they were known to chew the berries, whereas monks were known to consume it in liquid form.

The number of places in the U.S.—Hawaii— where coffee grows. Hawaii’s rich soil, warm temperatures and high altitudes make for the perfect growing opportunities. Since that single area is rather small, the majority of the coffee in the U.S. is imported, with Brazil being the top supplier.

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The year coffee was recognized as the No. 1 export of Brazil. Brazil is also home to some of the most expensive coffee, with some beans starting at $49.75 per pound.

The number in dollars per week that an individual American spends on coffee, which comes out to be roughly $1,100 annually. That’s basically a brand new iPhone!

The number of minutes in which espresso starts to lose flavor, which might be why baristas are in a hurry to get it to you! The flavor of drip coffee lasts 5 times longer than espresso, losing its taste about 15 minutes after it has been made. But don’t get too crazy with waiting; the more your cup of joe is exposed to cooler temperatures, the worse it can taste.

The number of coffee beans that Beethoven requested in every single cup he drank. His reasoning was said to be for the consistency, so every cup tasted the same. It also regulated the caffeine—not too much and not too little.

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OUTER SANDBOX

OroEco We all want to make a difference and commit to reducing our carbon footprint. But sometimes it’s hard to understand all the ways you impact the environment on a daily basis. Luckily, we downloaded the OroEco app, and now we’re able to track the ways our driving, shopping and eating are taking a toll on the planet. We love all the personalized tips to help save money and reduce pollution, but our favorite feature is the ability to compare our results with friends and family so we can all challenge each other to live more sustainably.

Drilled A True Crime Podcast about climate change. We refuse to hop off the true-crime bandwagon, and when we heard there was a true-crime-style podcast about the fossil fuel industry’s creation of climate denial, we had to check it out. This podcast entertains and enlightens, sharing some of the ways big businesses have manipulated science and facts in an attempt to gain profit. Take a break from attempting to solve cold cases in your bathrobe and take a crack at stopping the murder of our planet.

Tap If you’ve finally made the commitment to give up disposable plastic water bottles, we recommend the Tap app. This Refill Station network is made up of partnerships with coffee shops and casual restaurants and shows you the best places to refill your water bottle no matter where you are in the world, allowing you to stay hydrated without harming the environment.

ROAD TRIP! Beyond the boundaries of our little sandbox, there is much to see. Here are a few events worth checking out.

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MAY 9–10 Hippie Fest, Salisbury hippiefest.org There’s an old adage: “If you can remember Woodstock, you weren’t there,” but we may have just the thing to jog that old memory of yours. Hippie Fest is sure to be the grooviest reason to break out your dusty bell bottoms and stop washing your hair. Music, vendors, flower crowns and VW vans aplenty will make this a counterculture celebration that is not to be missed!

MAY 16 Cheerwine Festival, Salisbury cheerwinefest.com While milk is the official “State Beverage” of North Carolina, any true resident of the Tar Heel state has Cheerwine coursing through their veins. This entire festival is devoted to the celebration of our favorite carbonated beverage, which was invented in 1917 during a sugar shortage. Local artisans, musicians and Cheerwine by the gallon: We can’t wait!

MAY 18 Figure Drawing, Durham go-figure.ticketleap.com Think Bob Ross meets Matisse. Shimmy into your smock and slap that beret on your head because it’s time to get artistic! Go Figure is a drawing class that aims to make figure drawing accessible and affordable for artists of all skill sets. There will be a nude model so you can totally bring Grandma, but you might want to leave the kids at home for this one. Bonus points if you can make it through the whole night without giggling.

QUOTES I used to work in a fire hydrant factory. You couldn’t park anywhere near the place.

–Steven Wright

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TO YOUR HEALTH

Health Tips

By Ashley Carpenter, FirstHealth

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our food decisions can be one of the most powerful tools you may have to impact the environment. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), food production accounts for 20–30 percent of global greenhouse gas emission and up

to 66 percent of water usage. Solutions to the problem: Being smarter about how we grow food, how we use food, and making sure we don’t waste it.

CHOOSE LOCAL If you change only one thing about the way you shop, you should go to the

farmer’s market when you can. You’ll be decreasing the distance that your food will have traveled to reach your plate, so fewer greenhouse gases will have been released into the air in order to feed you.

EAT MORE WHOLE FOODS & MINIMIZE FOOD PACKAGING You know what an apple doesn’t have?

A wrapper. Choosing whole foods will reduce packaging waste. In addition, processed foods require more harvesting, processing and transportation, and have a much larger environmental impact than whole foods. Do this and you’ll most likely find yourself eating better, too.

ADOPT A PLANT-BASED DIET Research consistently shows that reducing animal food intake and mostly eating plant foods is one of the most powerful things you can do to reduce your impact on the planet. The average American could cut their diet-related environmental impacts by nearly one half just by eating less meat and dairy. But you don’t have to become a vegetarian or vegan to make a difference.

Begin by decreasing your portions of animal foods and increasing the number of meatless meals you eat. And try to buy your meat and dairy solely from local farmers who raise their animals on pasture (research suggests that regenerative grazing is actually a carbon sink, aborbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere).

This doesn’t mean, however, that you should start using processed plant “meat” substitutes. Choose whole-food plant protein sources (beans, lentils, chickpeas) that have a lower carbon footprint than almost any other food group.

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REDUCE FOOD WASTE We waste around 40 percent of all food we produce. Think of all the resources and animal lives that went into producing the food that never gets consumed. Avoid overpurchasing food and instead order smaller portions at restaurants, revamp leftovers into new meals and plan menus during the week to maximize food usage.

Live Lightly Tips on living a more sustainable life

Yes, they make birthday cards sparkle and they may enhance that body lotion you use every day, but did you know glitter is a microplastic and that microplastics account for 92.4 percent of the 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic floating in our oceans? And because glitter is so small, fish of all sizes mistake it for food, which often kills them. Our oceans are filling up with so much microplastic that scientists estimate by 2050 there could be more plastic waste in the oceans than fish. So forget the glitter all together or, if you just can’t do without that sparkle, find products that are using biodegradable glitter from companies like BioGlitz and EcoGlitter instead. Every little bit counts!

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Good Reads

by Darcy Connor

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Middle School Preschool/Toddler The Earth Book Written & Illustrated

by Todd Parr

“I take care of the Earth because I know I can do little things every day to make a BIG difference.” From using both sides of a piece of paper to bringing reusable bags to the grocery store, Todd Parr’s message in The Earth Book is simple and effective: It’s never too early to start conservation awareness.

Picture Book Miss Fox's Class Goes Green Written by Eileen Spinelli Illustrated by Anne Kennedy

Every day is Earth Day in Miss Fox’s class as she teaches her lessons on going green. Squirrel has a great suggestion, calling out: “I know how to save paper. No more homework!” While Miss Fox can’t promise that will happen, she lets the kids brainstorm a number of ideas that will help the environment while instilling the idea that everyone can help in different ways.

Elementary School Ready, Freddy! Save the Earth!

Written by Abby Klein Illustrated by John McKinley

Mrs. Mushy has an Earth Day Challenge for students, and Freddy is ready to take it on. Recycle, save power, save water and make a compost bin are just some of the tasks on the list. But can Freddy do them all?

Hoot

By Carl Hiaasen

While the bully was sinking his thumbs into Roy’s temples and smashing his face against the bus window, he spotted the barefoot boy running away from the bus. Where was he going? What was he running from? Sensing a mystery, Roy tries to find the boy and, in the process, meets a host of unusual characters, from potty-trained alligators and a fake-fart champion to burrowing owls and an eco-avenger. This ecological mystery by Hiaasen is just a treat. (And after your child reads it, you can watch the movie together!) Don’t miss out on the sequel Flush either!

Adult Live Green: 52 Steps for a More Sustainable Life

By Jen Chillingsworth

We’re all trying—to different degrees— to live a greener life. After all, this is the only planet (at the moment) that our children will inherit. But the direness of the situation can be overwhelming, to say the least. Recycling helps but is clearly not enough, so now what do we do? Live Green offers practical steps we all can take over the course of a year to help this planet survive and eventually thrive.

Chillingsworth’s challenge: “Discover how to get the most out of living a more modest, meaningful life.”

A few other environmental suggestions for your reading list: Kids It's Earth Day! by Mercer Mayer If You Plant a Seed by Kadir Nelson Fuzzy Mud by Louis Sachar Teens Protectors of the Wood by John Kixmiller The Dragon Keeper by Mindy Mejia Adults Rising by Elizabeth Rush How to Give Up Plastic by Will McCallum

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A CURE FOR LONGLEAF PINE S U R V I VA L

BY C H R I ST I N DAU B E R T P H OTO S BY A M A N DA JA K L

A perscribed burn begins on private land near Fayetteville in February.

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“It’s about legacy,” he says, as heads nod in agreement on a bright, blustery day. Jesse Wimberley is preparing a group of volunteers for a prescribed burn on 23 acres of private wooded land in Carthage. Of the dozen or so attendees for the day’s burn, over half were in attendance for the first time. All eyes squinted in the sunlight to focus on Wimberley as he shared more about the importance of returning fire to the landscape.

Restoring and maintaining longleaf pine trees isn’t an overnight task.

To be done correctly, it requires education, certification, planning, patience and a healthy dose of passion. The conversations surrounding controlled burns, on this bright Saturday afternoon, had a strong theme: sustainability. “Many of us won’t be around to see the maturation of these trees,” says Wimberley. “We’re working to create a legacy for future generations.”

Wimberley is the coordinator of the Sandhills Prescribed Burn Association, an organization created “to assist private landowners in the Sandhills counties with the restoration of Longleaf Pine ecosystems.” He is also a fourth-generation burner and educator. The majority of prescribed burn associations are located out west as a facet of the ranching community, but the Sandhills Prescribed Burn Association is the first of its kind in the southeast— “an experiment,” says Wimberley—as no organized burn association in our region and landscape exists.

In case intentionally setting fire to the land sounds a bit hazardous and counterintuitive, a controlled or prescribed burn is set and monitored to reduce hazardous wildfires. The practice of conducting a controlled burn is intended to help forest management, and in the Midwest, farming. To safely and responsibly conduct these burns, The N.C. Forest Service provides both classroom and on-hand training to become a N.C. Certified Burner. hile longleaf pines aren’t fireproof, they are resistant to fire, in part due to their deep root growth, which connects them to underground water sources. Fire is essential for longleaf maturation because it reduces competition for sunlight, which other trees and brush

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impose. These fires prevent or slow the encroachment of dense brush and other trees. Controlled burns also result in a favorable seedbed by removing accumulated plant debris, exposing lush mineral soil. All of those factors are necessary for longleaf germination and rooting. or the nonarborists among us, the longleaf pine has a storied history, not just in our community but during the colonization of our nation.

The U.S. had approximately 90 million acres of longleaf pines throughout the southeast that were harvested for turpentine and construction over the past 300 years. There are roughly 3 million acres remaining, leaving the longleaf ecosystem one of the most endangered ecosystems in the world. Loblolly pine—also found readily in the Sandhills— were traditionally replanted after clearcutting. They are harvested for pulp—think 2x4s and toilet

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paper. Because loblolly pines initially grow faster, they are preferred by the lumber industry.

The longleaf, however, spend the majority of their youth growing a deep root structure. Both species of pines even out after 80 years or so, but early vertical growth of the loblolly makes it much more attractive to the lumber industry, threatening longleaf replenishment and restoration efforts, as the loblolly encroaches on longleaf forests. few more attendees join the group as Wimberley directs the conversation from conservation and restoration to safety and the burn plan. “Each prescribed burn is exactly that,” shares Wimberley, “a prescription for the specific landscape and needs of the property.” One size does not fit all when it comes to burns.

In anticipation of the day’s burn, the land needs to be prepared, weather monitored (temperature, humidity and wind), a written plan and back-up plan prepared, and the proper authorities need to be notified as smoke will be in the area. There is considerable wind today, so Nick Ammons, a contractor and N.C.certified burner is conducting and managing today’s burn. Contract burners carry liability insurance and have the equipment and crew sufficient to carry out prescribed

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Left: Property owner Charlie King sets his land alight, to improve understory health, reduce hardwood competition and support natural regeneration.

Left: Burn volunteers water down the bigger trees to ensure their safety before burning.

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burns on private land. While David Casey, the landowner, notifies the local fire department that a controlled burn is about to begin, Wimberley tells the group a little more about the landscape.

He notes that 60 to 70 percent of endangered longleaf landscape is privately owned in the southeast, which differs greatly from the western part of the country. The Department of Defense is the largest owner of longleaf forests and “wants to share the responsibility that comes with land used as a home for endangered species, with private landowners.”

In order to reduce the overall liability of maintaining and tracking endangered species, the Department of Defense looks to educate the private sector. Wimberley receives funding from the Department of Defense to increase this collaboration. ne of the burn attendees is Kim Geddes, a local landowner working toward her N.C. burner certification.

Geddes owns 18 acres in Moore County, where a little over half is longleaf forest. She maintains the other half as a horse farm. When Geddes shares why becoming a certified burner appeals to her, her passion for conservation stands out. “Bringing the longleaf back will bring back habitat for an endangered species,” she says.

If you’ve lived in the Sandhills, you’ve most likely heard of the Red Cockaded Woodpecker (RCW). This little bird is not only an endangered species, but also a keystone species, meaning some 27 other species—both vertebrates and invertebrates—depend on the RCW for their survival. Geddes continues, “There’s a desire to create a flyway for the Red Cockaded Woodpecker to move them out from around Fort Bragg, where they are all together, and into Moore County.” The RCW congregates around Fort Bragg due to the installation’s healthy longleaf pine forests, which are regularly maintained through controlled burns as well.

A “flyway” is a flight path throughout the forest where longleaf pines thrive

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along the way to provide more viable habitats for the RCW. Geddes is also working with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services, who provides free resources to develop a plan and map out the best way to restore longleaf and eradicate competing growth.

While conservation may be at the forefront of Geddes desire to restore her longleaf and RCW population, safety and procedure are too.

Creating a firebreak is an important part of every burn plan. A firebreak is a 4–6 foot plowed tract of fuel-free land between the designated burn area and any contiguous property.

Not only is Geddes concerned with the RCW, a part of Geddes’ plan involves protecting her existing honeybee population. She will use honeybee-safe products once the burn is complete to kill the stumps of competing trees, such as scrub oaks, whose presence usually signifies poor soil quality.

“Once the burn is complete, we will go back in and seed with some [longleaf ] trees. The ash from fire creates a lot of lime and naturally the soil is acidic so it starts balancing it out,” she explains.

A sense of community, and a strong respect for both the fire itself and the tradition of prescribed burning is palpable throughout the day. Watching the burn team direct and manage the fire captivates everyone as the fire dances across the land. “When fire is added to the landscape, it truly is magical,” says Wimberley.

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For more information about the Sandhills Prescribed Burn Association check out www.sandhillspba.org — Visit www.ncforestservice.gov to learn how to become a Certified North Carolina Burner.

— Don’t miss the Party for the Pine at the Boyd Track of Weymouth Woods on April 18, with a prescribed burn and celebration of the oldest known longleaf pine tree.

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By AMANDA ODEN

ost of us, when planning for a special occasion, are guilty of buying clothing or accessories that we only intend to wear once. A new dress to attend a wedding or color-coordinated outfits for the kids to wear in the annual holiday card. The recent KonMari craze inspired by Marie Kondo left many of us combing through our closets questioning “Does this spark joy?” and consequently getting rid of apparel that we no longer need or want. These closet purges may have been useful in helping us tidy up or organize our homes, but one has to wonder what kind of impact this mass exodus of apparel has on the environment.

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When we are discussing topics such as climate change, global warming and sustainability, issues like single-use plastics, fossil fuel usage and the importance of recycling often dominate the conversation. Research from the United Nations, however, shows that 60 percent of textile fibers are derived from petrochemicals (or fossil fuels) and that the fashion industry is the cause of 10 percent of the greenhouse gas emissions heating up our planet.

To put it in perspective, the fashion industry uses more energy than the shipping or aviation industries combined. As a whole, the business of how we are dressing ourselves is negatively impacting our environment and there are people right here in the Sandhills asking you to look inside your closet and help address this environmental (and fashion) emergency.

Jordan Breasseale of Moore County has always been passionate about the environment, so much so that in college she majored in sustainability development with a minor in her second love, art.

“We live in a linear system when it comes to consumption,” she says. “Buy, use, throw away. The goal of sustainability is to create a circle instead of a straight line. I’m always trying to find ways to close that loop.”

When Breasseale had a daughter, she started to look at textiles in a new way. “It was scary the amount of chemicals that were used in the commercial dying process for baby clothes.” »»

HOW TO DO IT THINK, THEN BUY Think twice before you buy that trendy $25 T-shirt that will fall apart after three washes. A good rule of thumb when shopping for new apparel is to ask yourself will I wear this at least 30 times?

Anything less than that is going to have a negative impact on the environment.

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FASHIONABLY SUSTAINABLE HOST A CLOTHING SWAP Invite friends and ask everyone to bring a few gently used outfits and accessories they no longer wear. Shop your friend's closets and update your wardrobe without spending a dime.

INVEST IN QUALITY PIECES THAT ARE WELL MADE Buying fewer things of better value saves you money over time and is less harmful to the planet.

MEND AND REPAIR Hole in your shirt? Pants too loose after going Keto? Don’t toss them!

Whip out that needle and thread or find a local seamstress. Most garments have a lot more life in them when we stop viewing our wardrobes as disposable.

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Looking deeper into the process, Breasseale, along with her mother, Virginia Anderson, a recently retired teacher, took an online course on the history of natural fabric dying. After much trial and error, and through a mashup of sewing and buying organic garments to embellish, the duo has created a clothing and accessory line dyed with entirely botanical fabric dye. (Their brand, Wildflower Designs, can be purchased locally at Twigg & Co. in Aberdeen.) In addition to adult clothing, Wildflower Designs recently expanded into a line of organic, naturally dyed baby and children's clothing called Oh Baby.

“We make some of the dyes using things like avocado and onion skins, but this summer we are planting our own vegetable dye garden with the goal of producing as many of our own botanical dyes as we can,” says Jordan. “Our hands are often covered in dye from long days of dipping and mixing. We sometimes get blisters from tying twine while eco-printing. But we wouldn’t change a thing! We love working with our hands and are thankful for them each day.”

Her eyes then light up and her smile widens as she shows off her favorite method of embellishment, eco-printing.

“I choose different natural elements like leaves or flowers and use the botanical dye to make prints on the fabric. Each one is beautiful and unique.”

The Speed of Fashion Fast fashion is inexpensive clothing or accessories produced rapidly by mass market retailers in response to the latest trends. Combatting the fast-fashion mentality and offering a more sustainable alternative are companies like R. Riveter, an accessories staple whose flagship store is located in downtown Southern Pines.

“Our customers are aware of the concept of fast fashion and I think they love aspects of it for statement pieces, but I think our shopper is more drawn to the

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FASHIONABLY SUSTAINABLE

DO YOUR RESEARCH A quick Google search will let you know if a brand or company you shop from is environmentally sustainable. Only purchase from brands and labels that share your values.

HEAD TO THE THRIFT STORE OR CONSIGNMENT SHOP Your neighbor’s Marie Kondo phase may work in your favor. Buying things second hand keeps textiles out of landfills and makes shopping a fun adventure.

RECYCLE Even when you’ve worn a garment until it is no longer wearable or donatable, it still doesn’t have to be trash just yet. Cut up old fabric and use it for cleaning your house or car instead of paper towel.

longevity of a classic, timeless looking accessory that is well made and will last a long time,” says R. Riveter store manager Jessie Mangrubang.

While R. Riveter is best known for their appearance on the show Shark Tank and their mission to empower military spouses, their goal of becoming a zero-waste company is notable. One way they are attempting this is through the limited-edition collection of bags that are created with retired military uniforms, wool blankets and canvas tents. They accept donations, purchase from secondhand shops and even bid online to source materials that would otherwise be discarded. Through this upcycling, which is the process of transforming waste materials and unwanted products of new quality and environmental value is a way, R. Riveter is avoiding adding to the more than 15 million tons of used textile waste the fashion industry produces in the U.S each year.

R. Riveter also looks to encourage its employees to find ways to eliminate waste in the production process.

One of the company’s newest offerings was a result of this.

“We try to use any scraps that we have left over,” says Mangrubang. “When we purchase leather, we buy it by the hide and sometimes there are leftovers. At the warehouse we have bins of leftover remnants. Our goal is to not waste anything and our earbud holders were the result of a challenge to our COURTESY OF R.RIVETER warehouse staff to create something from the scraps that would have otherwise been thrown away.”

Managing an ecoconscious retail accessory store isn’t the only thing Mangrubang does to help the environment. She also tries to keep sustainability in mind as a fashion consumer as well. “I primarily only shop one of two ways. One is at local businesses. I love them and want to support them. But the other is that I thrift a lot of things. If I’m not thrifting it, and giving it new life with me, then I’m shopping with local businesses I love like Kataphora or Marie & Marcele.”

There are so many small changes every individual can make in an attempt to make more environmentally conscious and sustainable choices. Whether it’s purchasing clothing secondhand, opting for organic materials dyed with botanical ingredients or supporting businesses that are making an effort to become zero-waste, we have more options than ever before as consumers.

Famous fashion designer Vivienne Westwood advises: “Buy less. Choose well.

Make it last.” It is with those words in mind that we should begin to actively consider climate in relation to how we dress ourselves.

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Garden Bearded Iris: A Bold Beauty

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he bearded iris, or German iris (I. germanica), is one of the most loved flowers in the garden because it offers a showstopping array of rainbow colors.

Easy to grow and deerresistant, this late spring bloomer multiplies each year with some varieties reblooming in the fall.

Be sure to check the plant’s tag to determine the best placement in your landscape, as bearded irises range from 8-inch dwarf varieties to 48-inch giants.

The plant’s stiff, swordshaped leaves, which remain after it blooms, offer a striking textural contrast when planted among other border perennials.

Check your local nursery now for potted bearded iris. The plants, which are popular for Mother’s Day, can be divided while in bloom to ensure the correct color.

When planting, cut the foliage back to 6 inches, leaving a “fan” on the rhizome, which is the

thickened horizontal stem with roots. Prepare a welldrained bed or slope with fertilizer and lime so the soil measures approximately 6.5 pH. For the best blooms, plant rhizomes singly or in groups of three, approximately 12 inches to 24 inches apart. Center the rhizome on a mound of soil in the planting hole, roots down, and bury most of it, leaving the top “nub” of the rhizome and fan exposed. Firm the soil and water thoroughly until established.

Plant the rhizomes in a location with full sun or where they will receive at least a half-day of sun.

Do not mulch irises, and keep the area free of weeds and debris. Keep the soil moist during the blooming season, but do not soak the plant. Irises tolerate long periods of drought once established.

Tips! » Fertilize in the spring with 5-10-10 before bloom time.

A second application after blooming stimulates foliage and rhizome growth.

» The best blooms are usually the second through the fourth year, and typically the bearded iris clumps are divided in the fifth year.

» Reblooming varieties are fast growers, needing more water and fertilizer and division every two to three years.

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At the

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Locally, you can find entrees with lamb at the Carolina Dining Room, the 1895 Grill, Elliott’s on Linden, the Pinecrest Inn, Meat & Greek Eatery, Chapman’s and the Grape Leaf Bistro. As other restaurants introduce their spring menus, the list will surely expand.

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Lamb was not my family’s go-to for Easter. We were definitely in the ham camp when I was growing up. As a young adult, I had a hazy awareness that there were those who had leg of lamb instead of the ham, but I managed to ignore it as a possibility. That changed when we took a four-month trip to France right before our oldest son started school. We rented a house in a small village west of Montpellier, in Languedoc. There were a handful of houses situated on a hillside among hundreds of olive trees.

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just past their home. A few days later, we asked if the boys could pet the sheep and, while they did, the couple proceeded to explain that they would be roasting it over old grapevines on a spit outside for their Easter meal.

Sheep are the oldest domesticated meat species, dating back more than 9,000 years. In the Middle Ages, they were a most versatile crop, providing meat for food, wool for clothing, skin for parchment, and milk for butter and cheese. They were introduced to North America by the Spanish in the 1500s, but the introduction of sheep to the western territories in the 1800s caused so much division over grazing rights and labor that armed conflicts arose.

In the early 1900s, the U.S. government sanctioned the mass slaughter of certain varieties of sheep, purportedly to strengthen the quality of other breeds. Perhaps for these reasons, lamb isn’t the mainstay of American cuisine that it is in other cultures. According to the USDA, Americans eat an average of 0.7 pounds of lamb per year versus 57 pounds of beef. »»

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At the

Table Lamb is meat from a sheep that is under 1 year old. In the U.S., this is primarily what you will see. Hogget is 1 to 2 years and mutton is over 2 years old. Lamb should be pale pink in color (as the sheep ages the meat becomes darker).

The major cuts are shoulder, rack, shank/breast, loin and leg. Chops can come from any of the primal cuts and are labeled to reflect that—“loin chops,” “shoulder chops,” etc.

The rack is the rib section containing 9 full ribs.

Kofta B'siniyah (Middle Eastern Meatballs) Jerusalem by Yotam Ottolenghi / Yields 18 Kofta 1 pound ground beef 1 pound ground lamb 1 cup onion, finely chopped 2 large garlic cloves, finely chopped 7 tablespoons toasted pines nuts, coarsely chopped 1/2 cup Italian parsley, finely chopped 1/4 cup mint, finely chopped 1 large medium hot red chili, seeded and finely chopped 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1 1/2 teaspoons ground nutmeg

1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper 1 1/2 teaspoons salt Tahini Sauce 1/2 cup tahini 3 tablespoons lemon juice 1/2 cup water 1 medium clove garlic, crushed 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 tablespoons of ghee or butter Toasted pine nuts Finely chopped Italian parsley

Using your hands, mix kofta ingredients in a bowl and then shape into long, torpedo-like fingers, about 3 inches long. Press the mix to compress it and ensure each kofta is tight and keeps its shape. Arrange on a plate and chill until ready to cook.

Preheat oven to 425 F. In a medium bowl, mix tahini paste, lemon juice, water, garlic and 1 /4 teaspoon salt. The mixture should be a bit runnier than honey; add 1–2 tablespoons of water if needed.

Heat some ghee in a large frying pan over high heat and sear the kofta. Do this in batches so they are not cramped together.

Sear on all sides until golden brown, about 6 minutes. Place kofta into an oven-safe dish. For medium or well done, put the dish into the oven for 2 to 4 minutes.

Spoon the tahini sauce around the kofta so it covers the base of the pan. Drizzle some over the kofta, but leave some of the meat exposed. Place in the oven for a minute or two, just to warm up the sauce a little.

Meanwhile melt the butter/ghee melt it in the small saucepan and allow it to brown a little (but don’t let it burn).

Spoon the butter over the kofta once out of the oven. Scatter the pine nuts and parsley. Serve at once!

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Pan-Seared Lamb Chops with Mustard-Thyme Sauce JuliasAlbum.com / Serves 4 Marinade 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1/3 ounce thyme fresh 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, cracked 1/4 teaspoon sea salt 3 cloves garlic, minced

Lamb Chops 1 tablespoon olive oil 4 lamb chops Sauce 1 cup white wine or red wine 1/3 cup Dijon mustard Fresh thyme 1 clove garlic minced

For marinade, combine olive oil, lemon juice, thyme, blacked cracked pepper, sea salt, minced garlic in a medium bowl. Mix. Arrange lamb chops on a large plate. Pour the marinade over the lamb chops. Make sure the lamb chops are covered with the marinade from all sides. Let the lamb chops sit at room temperature in this marinade for 30 minutes.

Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil on medium heat in a large skillet until hot. Add lamb chops.

Cook on medium-high heat about 4 minutes on one side, then 4 minutes on medium heat on another side. Remove the lamb chops from the skillet and add wine to the same skillet and bring to boil. Add mustard, fresh thyme and minced garlic.

Bring to boil and reduce the sauce, until it thickens. It should take a couple of minutes.

Add back the pan-seared lamb chops. Simmer on lowmedium heat to heat them through. Season the sauce with salt and cracked black pepper, if needed.

Note: For medium, cook chops in the sauce, covered with the lid, for a couple of minutes. Remove from heat, and allow the lamb chops rest, covered, until they are cooked through.

Roast Leg of Lamb with Salsa Verde Epicurious.com, Giada de Laurentiis / Serves 8 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice 1/2 cup fresh Italian parsley, chopped 1/3 cup green onions, finely chopped 1/4 cup fresh mint, chopped 1/4 cup salted capers, soaked in cold water 30 minutes, or brined capers, drained, chopped

1 tablespoon lemon peel, grated 1/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper 15 1/2-pound boneless leg of lamb, butterflied, trimmed 1 tablespoon minced garlic

Stir first 10 ingredients in large bowl for salsa verde. Place lamb on work surface, smooth-side down. Sprinkle lamb with salt and pepper, then garlic. Rub 1/4 cup salsa verde into lamb.

Roll up lamb. Using kitchen string, tie lamb every 2 inches to hold together. (Lamb and salsa verde can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover separately and chill. Let lamb and salsa verde stand at room temperature 1 hour before continuing.)

Preheat oven to 450 F. Place lamb on rack in roasting pan.

Roast until thermometer inserted into thickest part of lamb registers 120 F for medium-rare, about 1 hour and 20 minutes.

Let stand at room temperature 15 minutes. Transfer lamb to cutting board; remove kitchen string. Cut crosswise into thin slices. Arrange sliced lamb on platter. Spoon some salsa verde over. Serve lamb, passing remaining salsa alongside.

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Beer Matters Go Forth with Confidence

BY MIKE THOMAS ONE of my favorite things when I used to tend bar in a brewery taproom was getting new craft beer drinkers to try new beer styles. My opening line: “Give me 30 minutes and an open mind and I will make a craft beer drinker out of you.”

I can understand how new craft beer drinkers may feel intimidated when trying to order from a craft beer menu.

There are so many different beer styles, each with their own flavor characteristics; it can be overwhelming. Craft beer newbies can easily be spotted from behind the bar. They usually take a little extra time looking at the menu and then ultimately ask for “something light.” Or “what do you have that’s not bitter?” Those two questions taught me that there are a lot of folks out there who have the misconception that all craft beer is bitter and heavy. So, here are a few tips to help remove some of those misconceptions and ultimately expand your craft beer world.

Don’t be intimidated by the craft brewery or bottle shop environment. Yes, you are likely to see a wide variety of facial hair, tattoos, and sometimes piercings being worn by the folks pouring your beer, but don’t let that put you off. Those colorful and interesting people behind the bar hold the key to the door of knowledge regarding beer characteristics and flavor profiles. In most cases, they are extremely passionate about the beer they serve and want customers to have the best experience they can have.

Start off by telling them what you normally like in a beer. You can also tell them if you are a wine or liquor drinker as there are beers that have similar flavor profiles. The next step is to try a couple of samples of what they suggest. You could also try a “flight of beers”—a great way to try new beer styles without committing to a full pint. Most breweries offer flights of four beers, and they are typically about 4–5 ounces per glass.

When it comes to the actual tasting of the beers you have selected there are several steps you can go through to “correctly” taste the beer. They are important and can add value to your experience, but that is a topic for another article. The biggest mistake I see when people are trying a new beer is taking too small of a taste at first. Two things happen when you take a tiny sip of beer. First, you mostly just taste the head or foam that is on the beer, which is not a true representation of the flavor. Second, too small of a taste does not allow for adequate coverage for your taste receptors to react to all the flavors 30 | SAND& PINE MAGAZINE April/May 2020

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present. Always remember take a mouthful when taking that first taste.

For those of you on the shy side who maybe can’t quite bring themselves to interact with the taproom staff, there are a few clues on most craft beer menus that can help you out. All menus will have written descriptions of the flavors of each beer, but sometimes the descriptions are hard to decipher. A better guide is usually found in the different sets of letters and numbers listed.

These letters and numbers are IBU, ABV and SRM. IBU stands for International Bittering Units. In basic terms, IBU is a measure of how bitter or “hoppy” a beer will taste. American light lagers fall into the IBU range of 8–12 and India Pale Ales (IPAs) have an IBU range of 40–80. ABV is simply Alcohol by Volume and is measured as a percentage. Lower percentage ABV beers typically fall into the lighter flavor category or at least contribute less to the overall flavor of a beer. High ABV beers, such as barrel-aged imperial stouts, can have intense flavors where the alcohol is a dominant characteristic. SRM stands for Standard Reference Method, which is a measure of color. The lower the number the lighter the color. American light lagers fall in the range of 2–3 SRM, and American stouts are in the range of 30–40 SRM. Now that you are armed with this newfound knowledge, go forth with confidence. Explore the many great craft beer offerings available in Pinehurst, Southern Pines and throughout our state!

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( Be Inspired )

Listen to Your Creative Voice

BY CHRISTIN DAUBERT

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The author in her studio / photo by Tysha Hallman Photography

My brilliant therapist told me the other day that whenever I say “I can’t” I need to replace it with “I haven’t done it yet.”

“I’M JUST NOT CREATIVE.” If I had a nickel for every time I heard that, well, I’d have a lot of nickels. It inevitably launches me into a passionate speech about how we are all creatives and born with this energy to “make.” I’ll even go so far, when talking to parents after my library story time, to point out that they created a life in their body, so technically they are creative. My soap box passion is sometimes met with the occasional eye roll or glazed over stare but I know I’ve planted a seed. And there are no lost causes when it comes to finding one’s creativity.

I find it important to note that there is no checklist that, once completed, signifies that you’ve arrived, you are now creative! I have, however, found a few things relevant and fiercely true when it comes to cultivating my own creative voice.

style rarely leads to satisfaction. While you’re digging for your creative voice, I recommend unfollowing fellow creatives who share similar styles, mediums or aesthetics as you. This way you know: When you’ve found your voice, it is genuinely yours.

You’re Either Creating or You’re Consuming Right now, you are literally consuming the words on this page. When you scroll social media, you’re consuming.

Watching television and listening to music: also consuming. Make no mistake, I am not judging creation over consumption. In fact I commonly find my ability to create hindered by a lack of consumption. Here is where I draw a distinction: I am inspired by walks and colors in nature, feel emboldened after watching cooking shows to try new recipes, feel called to pick up my palette knife after dancing in the rain at an amphitheater concert. I feel charged and inspired by life and its beautiful experiences. I often find that musicians, artists and chefs that live the most colorful lives, create the most beautiful (and delicious) things. Be wary though, of scrolling Instagram and Etsy on a hunt for “style inspiration.” Trying to create something by imitating another’s

Hold Space to Play and Fail My brilliant therapist told me the other day that whenever I say “I can’t” I need to replace it with “I haven’t done it yet.” Allowing ourselves to recognize that our own limiting belief could be what is holding us back from doing literally anything we want. That could be voice lessons, studying color theory or culinary school. Believing that you’re not good at something because you have yet to do it is kind of silly when you stop to think about it. Imagine babies believing they’ll never walk because they have yet to take their first steps. Then quitting after unsuccessfully taking those first few steps (and inevitably falling down). This all requires an ability to get comfortable with vulnerability and being uncomfortable with not being perfect the first time (or in most cases, ever). You “type A” personalities will most likely struggle with this part. But the truth is you can’t create an artistic voice, you have to invite it out to play and set it free.

Be Bored With jobs, to-do lists, side hustles, families and media overload, being bored might seem like a luxury time doesn’t afford. Again, hear me out with this: We need to unload our brains and let our minds wander. You will be positively amazed at the things you’ll think and imagine if you only let yourself (and I’m not talking about coming up with a list to get done after you’ve finished with the task of being “bored”).

Last year I was sitting on the floor in my studio and a little bottle of bubbles I got from a Galentine’s grab bag caught my eye. I wondered if I added paint to the bubbles, what would happen. Y’all, it was magical. I created some of the coolest art because I sat on the floor with no plan and no distractions. I just simply “was.”

Of course, none of this is as easy as 1-2-3. Cutting back on mind-numbing consumption, eradicating our limiting beliefs by getting comfortable failing and sitting bored in a dizzying world is anything but easy. Maybe, I’ve planted a seed. Maybe, just maybe, fellow creatives, we’ll realize there are no lost causes when it comes to investing in ourselves and our unleashing our creative voices.

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Parenting

Turtle Power

BY AMANDA ODEN

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IN THE

Pines LIKE MOST people, my family’s journey into eco-friendliness started with YouTube. While trying to occupy my 3 year old and 1 year old during a seemingly 5,000-year wait for their annual checkups, I had exhausted all my options.

There are only so many games you can invent with stolen band aids and tongue depressors in an effort to prevent my extremely bored toddlers from licking every surface in the doctor’s office and/or clawing each others’ eyes out like feral cats.

I caved and yelled, “Who wants to watch a video on Mommy’s phone?”

My daughter clapped and requested one about turtles …

“Like big ones, you know, the swimming kind.” Relieved to have both children’s attention for a few minutes, I gladly went down the YouTube rabbit hole. We watched videos of turtles hatching and swimming and frolicking. I mean, I think they were frolicking. It’s hard to tell. They kind of waddle and don’t make much noise but they seemed happy enough.

It was all going swimmingly until we got to THAT video. The one that changed our lives forever.

Somehow, before I even fully realized what was happening, we ended up watching a video of a sea turtle having a plastic straw removed from its nostril. This was worse than the time my daughter was fascinated by bears and I stupidly searched for “bears of Instagram” with her peering over my shoulder. (Which did not result

in cute photos of baby pandas, FYI!) This was way worse! Somehow, we made it through the doctor’s visit. Both kids were physically healthy, albeit probably a little emotionally scarred. But I walked out of the exam room inspired to save the turtles and attempt to eliminate my family’s usage of plastic (primarily, the single use kind).

The first thing I did was buy stainless steel straws. And beeswax food wraps.

And glass dispensers for our soap. And bamboo toothbrushes for everyone. This was getting pretty costly but all I had to do was think about that poor sea turtle’s nostril and every penny was worth it.

We did really well for the most part.

But we are human and there were times we slipped up. Sometimes I forgot I had the stainless steel straws in my purse.

My son had a tantrum in the middle of the grocery store and his sippy cup was in the car so I caved and bought a disposable bottle of water.

Whenever one of these slip-ups occurs, my husband and I would shake our heads and say, “Sorry sea turtles,” and quickly move on with our task.

I didn’t think much of this casual comment until one afternoon when I asked my daughter to throw away some lint from the dryer. She put the dryer lint in the trash can, peered her little head in the can and solemnly said, “Sorry sea turtles.” My heart broke in half! I hugged her and explained that the video we watched of the sick turtle was terrible and sad but that we were doing everything we could do to help the turtles. Things like not using straws from restaurants and not buying cheap plastic toys that we will only use once or twice.

I also had to explain that no actual turtles lived in our trash can (to my knowledge) and then we discussed what we would name a sea turtle if we could have one as a pet (Frank, obviously).

A few weeks later we stopped at a popular fast food restaurant for a quick lunch. While I was busy wrangling my son into his highchair, my daughter noticed the man in the booth right

across from us. He was someone that I would not hesitate to describe as large (and if I am being totally honest, a bit surly looking). He had been tapping his straw on his table in an attempt remove the wrapper. My 3-year-old little girl walked up to this very large, quite surly man, stomped her toddler foot, pointed at his straw and loudly shouted: “Hey! You! Man! You aren't saving the turtles and that’s not good!” The man looked confused, then annoyed. The people at the tables around ours were watching curiously. I quickly scooped up my tiny activist, plopped her in our booth and shoved a waffle fry in her mouth. I turned to the man, apologized and mumbled something incoherent about turtles and YouTube and chicken

When we got home, I pulled her close and thanked her for wanting to stand up for what is right. So many adults (myself included) are afraid to make waves, to call someone out. I told her that sometimes we have to be careful how we talk to strangers but that if she ever needed someone to have her back, I’d always be there for her.

The world is a mess. There’s no denying that. But when I think about my child stubbornly standing up to a giant for the sake of a reptile, I can’t help but feel hopeful. Frank and his sea turtle friends needn’t worry. Help is coming. And it’s our job as parents to pass the baton (which hopefully is made of bamboo instead of plastic) and let the next generation lead the way.

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My 3-year-old little girl walked up to this very large, quite surly man, stomped her toddler foot, pointed at his straw and loudly shouted: sandwiches and kids, ha-ha, they say the darndest things!

On the drive home I was trying to tune out the Frozen soundtrack and figure out why I felt so upset. Was it because I felt embarrassed that my kid made a scene in public? Was it that I was scared this tiny little spitfire was basically fearless and had tried to pick a fight with a grown man? No. I was upset because I (accidentally) showed her the turtle video. I brought her into a world that is literally on the brink of destruction. I am handing her the keys to a kingdom that is on fire and that makes me feel guilty. I brought her here, showed her what was wrong, encouraged her to call out wrongdoing when she saw it and then wasn’t prepared when she did just that in a big, brave way.

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My dog has arthritis and I’d like to explore nondrug options to get him some extra relief. Where should I start?

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The first part of this answer seems obvious, but you should first start by talking with your veterinarian. We use the term “arthritis” too loosely to describe a dog/cat that may be experiencing lameness or weakness. It is not to say that “arthritis” may not be a factor, but many times there is another issue at hand that is

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not diagnosed, making the response to a nondrug or even pharmaceuticals less than satisfactory.

For example, a torn cruciate ligament in the knee will lead to arthritis, but the issue is the torn ligament causing the lameness/pain, not always the arthritis. So a trip to your vet to truly diagnose if your dog (or cat) is suffering from arthritis is the first step.

Once your pet has been diagnosed with osteoarthritis, the severity can be determined from radiographs (X-rays), the degree of lameness/pain and the degree of muscle loss.

It is important to know the severity because you need to have realistic expectations of nondrug approaches.

Next is looking at the multimodal approach to treating osteoarthritis in our pets, meaning there is not a “one and done� approach. Many people decide that they should start supplements with glucosamine and chondroitin.

Although these items are in most joint supplements for animals, they have not been proven effective when it comes to dogs already suffering from active arthritis.

The cartilage protective agents may help with other joints that have not started to break down, but once there is active inflammation within the joint, these alone are not effective. There are other supplementations that can be started and are often mixed in with the glucosamine/ chondroitin approach, such as omega fatty acids (like in

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fish oils), green lipped mussel, antioxidants, hyaluronic acid and more. Unfortunately, there is little to no control of pet supplements by the FDA, so you are well advised to discuss options with your veterinarian and seek products that have testing and purity analysis performed on them.

Botanical medicine (herbal) supplements, such as boswellia and turmeric, have also made their way into veterinary medicine, but I strongly urge you to discuss options with a veterinarian since dosages for pets are not the same as in people. If your veterinarian is not familiar with the use of these products, you may want to seek out several of the veterinarians in this area that offer alternative approaches to pain control. Other nondrug or alternative approaches to osteoarthritis include weight loss (when needed), acupuncture, laser, physical therapy, hydrotherapy and more. Each one of these items works differently and the only way to know if they will successfully help your dog or cat is to talk to veterinarians who perform these treatments and try them.

Moore County has several veterinary acupuncturists, and a few veterinary certified rehabilitation therapists to reach out to and see how they may help your pet if you want to choose that treatment form. Osteoarthritis is manageable, but usually means doing multiple approaches to get the best longevity out of your pets.

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Hands down The Unsinkable Molly Brown. That girl faced nearly every life challenge and looked it straight in the eye. And I would want to look straight into hers.

Favorite song to sing in the shower?

Lovin' that Man of Mine from the musical Showboat. There are enough high notes to make the tiles rattle a little.

The one book you wish everyone would read? Just one? Come on!

How about two? Think Differently Live Differently by Bob Hamp and, if you're a mother, Unraveled by Amanda Florzkowski.

Early bird or night owl?

Early bird, but now that I have little kids I stay up unnecessarily late just to be alone. And I'm not even an introvert— I'm just desperate for silence!

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Cameron & Co. or Twigg & Co. I can't choose on these things—life is too rich for superlatives!

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DIY

By PATTI RANCK, Indigo Earth Events

Screen

Printing

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here are so many mediums that one can use to embellish and create a personalized piece of artwork. One of my favorite mediums of embellishment is painting; specifically, painting on fabric, especially jackets and T-shirts. To me, painting on clothing allows the wearer to express their individual personality while giving art a more useable application. That makes my practical Virgo heart very happy!

In my crafty research, I have found a way to do a simple silk screening process (without the silk) using paint. This can also be a fairly thrifty and eco-friendly method to repurpose and reuse some of the supplies required for the task—yay!

Now, this won’t be as fancy as Andy Warhol’s silkscreen prints, but I feel like with practice and some experimentation, this version can produce some pretty awesome results. So let’s do it!

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Any solid color cotton T-shirt. (I used a onesie so my grandson could wear it, because he’s the cutest!)

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Bamboo embroidery hoop. I purchased mine at a Habitat for Humanity Restore for 25 cents.

They have an awesome little sewing/craft corner now. I find the bamboo seems to grip the fabric better than the plastic hoops and, of course, I’m down with anytime we can use less plastic, plus, bamboo is a sustainable resource. Tip: Be sure the size of the hoop fits, not only the T-shirt but also the design you will be applying. It should be sized to stay within the parameters of the front of the shirt and not overlap onto any side or shoulder seams, as this will prevent the screen from laying as flat as possible during the printing process.

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Sheer woven fabric curtain panel. This material seems to be the closest to the silk used in real printing. The paint flows very easily through it.

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Pen

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Design or picture of choice. My advice is to start with a simple, one-color, silhouette-style picture.

After you get the hang of it, you can get more complex using more colors and a more intricate design.

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Two different colors of latex or craft paint. Tip: Be sure to have a contrasting color from the T-shirt for the printing/hoop fabric; it will help you see more clearly when you line the design up against the shirt.

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Painter’s tape

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Old credit card or small spatula or squeegee (credit card works best)

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Cardboard or other flat surface that will fit inside the shirt. Tip: Slide the board inside the shirt to protect it, so if any paint bleeds through the fabric during the printing and drying process, it won’t seep onto the back side of the shirt or anywhere else you don’t want paint. Use something you won’t mind getting messy.

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DIY The Doing 1. Cut a piece of the sheer fabric several inches diameter larger than your hoop.

2. Tape your paper design onto the fabric. For my first design I used lettering: the word “Dream.” Not to deter anyone from screen printing words, but, as I discovered, letters are a bit more complicated and time consuming to paint around. Just so ya know.

8. Place some dabs of your printing paint color above the design on the painted (or blocked out) area of the screen template.

3. Using your contrasting color paint, paint very carefully around your design. You may need two coats to fully cover. Occasionally hold the fabric up to the light and you will really be able to see all the spots that need a touch up. It should be completely opaque. Tip: Be sure not to overload your brush with paint so that it does not bleed into your design area.

4. The paint must dry completely. Not too much waiting here though; water-based paint like latex or acrylic craft paint both dry pretty quickly. You have just created the “screen” template you will use for printing.

5. Loosen the screw at the top of the hoop and separate the inner and outer hoop. Lay the fabric reverse design side down over the smaller inner hoop and place the outer hoop over that and tighten the screw. Gently tug on the fabric evenly around the hoop so that it is very taught and smooth. Tip: The direction you place the fabric on the hoop is important if you want the design to face in a specific direction, and especially important if printing a word or name so that the letters don’t end up backward on the shirt.

6. Slip the protective piece of cardboard inside the T-shirt directly under the area to be printed.

7. Flip the hoop over so the right side is facing up and lay the hoop flush against the T-shirt, being careful to center your design.

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9. Hold the edges of the hoop firmly in place with one hand, and take the credit card at about a 45-degree angle to spread the paint firmly across the design, so that the No. 2 color paint is pushed through the fabric design onto the shirt itself. If it doesn’t look completely covered, give it another pass with the credit card or spatula. Lift carefully away from the T-shirt. Tip: Try not to re-spread the paint too many times—the more you do, the more chances for paint to seep past the borders of your design, which can inadvertently result in a mess.

10. Immediately rinse the paint off the hoop screen template with cold water so that you can continue using it to make additional prints. Tip: These shirts must be hand-washed only.

11. Let the hoop screen template dry thoroughly, and you are ready to create your next print!

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Puzzles

HEY, HO, IT'S OFF TO WORK WE GO

DIFFICULT

Place numbers into the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains each of the digits 1 to 9. No guessing is needed.

EASY

Across 1. Risque 5. Doze 8. Wrongfully assist 12. Fever 13. Paddle 14. Item of merchandise 15. Goat's milk cheese 16. Exclamation of surprise 17. Relax 18. Tendencies 20. Lazed 21. Peaceful 24. Astute 27. Crude mineral 28. Born 31. Eager 32. Monad 33. Shopping centre 34. Fox 35. Hog 36. Shrub of the cashew family 37. Clover 39. Ocean fluctuations 43. Bewilder by brilliancy

47. Merit 48. Prefix, over 50. Enthusiasm 51. Old 52. Cracker biscuit 53. Sacred Egyptian bird 54. Arguments 55. An explosive 56. Naked Down 1. Floating platform 2. Maturing agent 3. Strangely attractive 4. Lambing 5. Lasso 6. Exclamation of surprise 7. In favour of 8. Overwhelmed 9. False god 10. Gaelic 11. - off, began golf game 19. Arid 20. Freeze 22. Fools 23. Anger

24. Feline 25. In the past 26. Indicate assent 28. Vietnam 29. An age 30. Etcetera 32. Lubricant 33. Crier who calls Muslims to prayer 35. Dance step 36. Jamaican popular music 38. Stupid person 39. Rip 40. The villain in Othello 41. Sketched 42. Finishes 44. Indian ox 45. Reposed 46. Otherwise 48. Superlative suffix 49. Kitchen utensil

DON'T MESS WITH HER Ladderword puzzles are like crosswords but with a twist. The words in the middle column are anagrams of the words of the first column.

The words in the last column are anagrams of the middle column plus one additional letter. The anchor words (the down clues) are related by a common theme.

Across 1. Row 3. Bishop's headdress 5. Moneyer 6. Dispatched 7. Beginning 8. Makes amends 9. Routine 10. Add again

11. Wobble 12. Poems 13. Watered garden 14. Provided accommodation 15. Mines 16. Malice 17. Most mature 18. Hindu

mother goddess 19. Italian composer 20. Stem from Down 2. A parent 4. Character

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Last Word Earth Day “The most important environmental issue is one that is rarely mentioned, and that is the lack of a conservation ethic in our culture.”

– Gaylord Nelson, founder of Earth Day

Fifty years ago, on April 22, 1970, an estimated 20 million people gathered around the country to raise

awareness and demand action on pollution. American society, for the most part, was oblivious to the harmful impact leaded gas and unregulated manufacturing was having on the planet.

But the first Earth Day didn’t happen spontaneously. Instead, the seeds of its creation can be traced back to 1962 with the publication of Silent Spring by Rachel Carson.

Carson, who died just two years after the publication of Silent Spring, graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a master’s degree in zoology in 1932. She was hired by the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries to write radio scripts during the Depression while also writing natural history features for the Baltimore Sun as a freelance writer. She eventually rose to editor-in-chief of all publications for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. After publishing a number of articles and studies on the oceans, she resigned from government work and began writing full time in 1952.

She wrote Silent Spring after observing the indiscriminate use of pesticides in agriculture after World War II and her growing concern for the long-term effects in nature of using these chemical pesticides, particularly DDT, which would eventually be banned. “As crude a weapon as the cave man’s club, the chemical barrage has been hurled against the fabric of life,” she said.

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that largely endorsed her findings and led to an unprecedented wave of environmental activism.

Carson’s seeds sprouted in late 1969, when Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin proposed the idea for a nationwide “teach-in” about the environment, culminating in the first Earth Day. Later in 1970, Congress created the Environmental Protection Agency and passed the Clean Air Act, a first-ofits-kind law designed to control air pollution. Nelson would later be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his environmental advocacy.

In 2017, a nonpartisan group of scientists and their supporters started March for Science in response to climate change deniers. Since then, the grassroots organization has held more than 1,000 public demonstrations globally—most annually on Earth Day—to “raise awareness around this coordinated effort to silence science.”

The silence Carson warned us about nearly 60 years ago is, in some respects, still deafening. Earth Day is celebrated on April 22.

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