Stepping Stone Sidewalk
The problem: A concrete company “missed on the pour” at BMC Brewing, the new brewery that is about to open in Building 3. They cut out...
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Tami Schwerin
- Mar 23
- 3 min
People of The Plant: Kersten Fitzgerald
We have so many eccentric, interesting characters at The Plant that we wanted to tell some of the stories and give a little snapshot of...
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Tami Schwerin
- Feb 4
- 4 min
My Journey into the Men's Room
Lyle asked me to fix the sink in the men’s room at The Plant. It had a terminal leak and needed replacing. The fixtures came from back in...
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Tami Schwerin
- Oct 6, 2020
- 2 min
Bringing the chestnut back
Lyle planted chestnuts at the Plant around 2006 as we were working on planting trees and native plants to attract birds, pollinators and...
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Tami Schwerin
- Sep 2, 2020
- 3 min
Roasted Pepper Mushroom Souprise
Well, as you all know it's that time of year. Pepper time. The 13th Annual PepperFest is September 20, 2020 held at The Plant this year...
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Lyle Estill
- Jul 20, 2020
- 1 min
Restorative Local Economy
It’s always a treat when Sean from Fullsteam comes down to the end of Lorax Lane. Sean was one of the masterminds behind the passage of...
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Lyle Estill
- Jul 9, 2020
- 2 min
Birding with Andy
Andy Upshaw is one of our local bird authorities. Before there was a pandemic, he taught birding classes at CCCC. He used to bring his...
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Lyle Estill
- Jul 5, 2020
- 3 min
Natives Vs. Exotics
Nutrition in the Landscape: Native Vs. Exotic Plants I’m not an expert at this stuff. I’m a layman. I’ve been growing things in Chatham...
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lyle estill
- Jun 21, 2020
- 3 min
Pandemic Park
A couple of years ago Julia came through on a UNC internship. One of her semester objectives was to help us get the Plant certified by...
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