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Business
Farm Fresh: Carroll County Harvest Dates
If you've checked out a local farmers' market or produce stand, you know it's the time of the year to get fresh, local fruits and vegetables. Want to know what produce will be harvested n...
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Patch's House & Home
Heat Advisory: Today Will Feel Like 100 Degrees
The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for Wednesday from 12-8 p.m. in Montgomery County, as well as the surrounding Washington, DC, and Baltimore areas. Temp...
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Patch's House & Home
Patch Picks: Father's Day Gift Ideas
It took us a while to come up with a list of what to get our dads for Father's Day. In our experience, dads are infinitely more difficult to shop for than moms. After all, how many...
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The Neighborhood Files
Father’s Day Weekend Fun in Carroll County
Picnic in the Woods Where/When: Saturday, June 16, 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., 1810 Benedict Road, Westminster. Why go: An evening of food, fun, music, paddle boat rides, moon bou...
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Patch's House & Home
What's a Free-Range, Cage-Free Chicken Anyway?
The night I butchered my first and only chicken, its body still warm from the summer sun, I told my friend how much it had meant to me to be able to see the other side of dinner. He nodde...
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News
Fire Up the Grill this Holiday Weekend
Memorial Day weekend is here and that means getting the grill fired up. Patch has gathered some grilling tips and recipes from local chefs to help you cook up delicious holiday food. ...
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Business
Carroll County Emu Farm Sells Skin Care Line
Sisters Heather Dodge and Alison Hjembo took a leap six years ago and decided to launch an all-natural, organic skin care line from their Westminster farm. Their magic weapon? Emu oil....
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Patch's House & Home
Blog: How Can An Air Filter Save You $$?
Now that the weather is getting warmer, the countdown is on to making that fateful decision: When do I turn on my air conditioner? This is also the start of the annual ritual of clie...