NCDA&CS offers free agronomic services for WNC growers

Written by
Tuesday, 04/03/2025

It has been months since Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina and recovery is still ongoing throughout the region. Many residents and growers had devastating losses, but work is under way to rebuild and move forward in 2025. 

Read more...

Submit soil samples by Nov. 26 to avoid peak-season fees

Written by
Wednesday, 13/11/2024

The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services soil testing lab is about to hit its busy season and growers and homeowners are encouraged to submit soil samples by Nov. 26 to avoid peak-season fees and to get results and recommendations sooner.

Read more...

Now is a great time to submit soil samples

Written by
Wednesday, 03/04/2024

Experts are using the spring weather to remind people to test their soil if that has not been done in the last two to three years.

Read more...
Smokey Mountain News Logo
SUPPORT THE SMOKY MOUNTAIN NEWS AND
INDEPENDENT, AWARD-WINNING JOURNALISM
Contribute >
Partner content: Taste of Local
Ask Leah! The Ingles Dietitian
Partner content: Taste of Local

Thursday, April 17th • 3pm-6pm

Complimentary Samples
(Limited Availability) 

 Read More
Partner content: Easy Frozen Meal Options
Ask Leah! The Ingles Dietitian
Partner content: Easy Frozen Meal Options

Question: My mother-in-law is elderly and doesn’t want to cook at all and only wants to microwave food for herself. What are some ways I can make sure she’s still eating healthy? 

 Read More
Partner content: Ingredient Minimalist
Ask Leah! The Ingles Dietitian
Partner content: Ingredient Minimalist

Lately there’s a lot of noise about buying products with fewer ingredients or ingredients you can pronounce. This isn’t the first time over my 30 years as a dietitian I’ve seen this sort of rhetoric. 

 Read More
Partner content: Seed Oils Aren’t the Problem
Ask Leah! The Ingles Dietitian
Partner content: Seed Oils Aren’t the Problem

In the past couple of years there had been mutterings about seed oils which have grown into a roar of anti-seed oil sentiment thanks to various wellness influencers and podcast pundits with no education in food, food science, nutrition or nutrition science. 

 Read More
Go to top
Payment Information
/

At our inception 20 years ago, we chose to be different. Unlike other news organizations, we made the decision to provide in-depth, regional reporting free to anyone who wanted access to it. We don’t plan to change that model. Support from our readers will help us maintain and strengthen the editorial independence that is crucial to our mission to help make Western North Carolina a better place to call home. If you are able, please support The Smoky Mountain News.

The Smoky Mountain News is a wholly private corporation. Reader contributions support the journalistic mission of SMN to remain independent. Your support of SMN does not constitute a charitable donation. If you have a question about contributing to SMN, please contact us.