Winter 2017

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The Highlands Chamber of Commerce went the distance in 2016, raising funds for the Food Pantry of Highlands, especially through the popular Highlands Food and Wine Festival in November. They […]

Happy New Year!  2017 is an auspicious year for Carpe Diem Farms!  January 27 marks our twenty-fifth anniversary of becoming a 501©3 educational foundation.  It’s also the start of our […]

January is National Mentoring Month, so it only seems right to feature one of our awesome matches.   Barrett is a student at Southwestern Community College where he is pursuing […]

Highlands is a biologically diverse area with more species of plants and animals than nearly any other ecosystem in the United States, and serves as a refuge for many bee […]

According to the UNC School of Government statistics, 29.5 percent of children in Macon County live in homes that are considered “food insecure.”   That’s a staggering statistic, considering “Feeding […]

Winter is upon us in the mountains of Western North Carolina.  The impending snow and ice can make for a beautiful scene at the Friends for Life Forever Farm.  Unfortunately, […]

The Village Green is a park for the people.  In 1992, the founders saved two acres at the crossroads of Highways 64 and 107 in Cashiers from commercial development.   The […]

Former Rotary Club of Highlands President Peter Ray reported to the club about the work that he and Highlander Jane Chalker provided to help establish a fish farm in Haiti. […]