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March 2024

This Month’s Issue: Putting Your Garden to Work

This time of year, the occasional spring-like day has many of us planning this year’s plantings. In this issue we’re exploring a few ways your garden can do double-duty, providing opportunities for home energy efficiency, creating a haven for pollinators and other helpful bugs, and ways to do it all on a budget. And although we’re likely not quite done with winter weather, learn how your electric co-op has ensured reliable power throughout a winter season with its fair share of frigid days.

—Scott Gates, editor

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Energy

Powering Through Cold Weather Months

A coordinated system helps keep power reliable and affordable.

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Jones, O’Dell Join Cooperative Council Board of Directors

Electric co-op employees will advocate for co-ops across NC

More Power

Women Increasingly Powering America’s Electric Co-ops

Female representation in the electric cooperatives is growing and leaves a lasting impact.

Carolina Living

Carolina Living

Attracting Backyard Birds

Five seeds to make your bird feeder even more enticing

Carolina Living

How to Make Your Own All-Purpose Cleaner

Steps to create an environmentally and budget-friendly cleaning solution

Carolina Living

How to Make Your Own Plants from Cuttings

Tips and tricks to create and nurture a garden from existing plants

Carolina People

A Herd for Healing

Melanie Sue Bowles is helping horses in need.

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Carolina Gardens

A Win for the Good Guys

Plus Garden To-Do’s for March

Energy Sense

Spring Cleaning Tips to Maximize Efficiency

Refreshing practices that not only tidy your home, but also reduce energy consumption

On The House

Smart Speaker Connections

Exploring the benefits of the ‘Internet of Things’

Carolina Snapshots

Garden Giants

Reader submitted photos

Digital Extras

10 Money-Saving Gardening Practices

Changes in how you garden is one last avenue of limiting expenses

Tip Of The Month

Keep Your Dryer Filter Lint Free

Cleaning the lint filter after every load improves air circulation and safety.

Viewpoints

Lessons from the Court

Touchstone Energy Sports Camp is helping to change the lives of youth.

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