FIRST PERSON
Supporting the UNC Burn Center
I live in Boonville, Yadkin County, and spotted this juvenile Cooper’s hawk in my yard early one December morning. I followed him to our neighboring post office, and then to another tree nearby.
I have just finished reading an article in your magazine “Touchstone Energy cooperatives support UNC’s Burn Center.” I thought that was a wonderful article, letting us know that our co-ops support this wonderful center. I personally didn’t know that my co-op supported them. I had the chance to visit a dear friend while he was in the UNC Burn Center. The staff there was very attentive to their patients, family and visitors. My friend was under medical sedation the first couple of times that I went to visit, and the staff of nurses there answered all the questions that I had about his condition and about his prognosis. If it wasn’t for the support of our electric co-ops this center might not be able to provide the quality of care that these patients need. Thank you electric co-ops for your continued support of organizations like this one.
K. Scott Whitaker | Boonville Surry-Yadkin EMC
Jennifer Marshburn | Snow Hill Pitt & Greene EMC
Cooper’s hawk
Two-in-one vegetable trick
Impressing the Georgians
At springtime we think of our vegetable garden. I like to plant tomatoes and potatoes, among many other vegetables. So here is a way to get two vegetables for the price of one. Take a potato and carve a hole in it, then fill it with good potting soil. Put a tomato seed in the hold, cover with more soil. Now plant this potato in the vegetable bed in your garden. Soon the plant will sprout, and you will get tomatoes. Then in the fall the same plant will give you potatoes. Children enjoy the mystery.
I love reading your magazine. When I talk about the things I read, I am always asked, “Where did you learn that?”, I reply “Carolina Country.” Your magazine has helped me to learn more about this state than any other publication. I am a transplant from farther south. Anyway, the recipe section is awesome! At Thanksgiving, I made the Pumpkin Torte cake [November 2006] for my family. They were all curious, especially with the main ingredient: pumpkin. You can only imagine those far south Georgia comments. (They think I live up north.) To everyone’s surprise, the cake was an absolute hit. I got one piece after all that work. Now they always request that I make it.
M. Larson | Greensboro Carteret-Craven Electric
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Sunrise at Fort Fisher I took this sunrise picture in January from the Fort Fisher campground. Meigy Capogreco | Raeford
Bugs by mail Some readers have asked where to order insects such as ladybugs and praying mantis that help with garden pest control [“Try This!” March 2007]. Two places are Gardening Zone (www.gardeningzone.com, 800-493-1885) and Insect Lore (www.insectlore.com, 800-LIVEBUG). Carolina Country APRIL 2007 5