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Pumpkin carving was a fun part of the Celebrate Green Central 2010 event at Central Carolina Community College’s Chatham County Campus. Pictured (from left) are carvers Savannah Mastin, 10, Sarah Bukoski, 11, and Birdie Romatzick, 9, all of Chapel Hill; and Annabella Delciotto, 10, of Pittsboro. The Oct. 15-16 event featured displays by green building and energy efficiency vendors, a green home tour, and overviews of the college’s green programs, including the new Natural Chef culinary arts program. For more information about Central Carolina Community College’s green programs, visit www.cccc.edu/green/ or call the Chatham County Campus, (919) 542-6495.

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Visitors to the Celebrate Green Central 2010 event Oct. 15-16 at Central Carolina Community College’s Chatham County Campus enjoyed watching Hilary Heckler, manager of the campus’s student farm, toss pizza crusts. The crusts were then covered with organically grown arugula from the farm, pesto and other toppings and baked in the farm’s oven. The farm is part of the college’s sustainable agriculture program. The Celebrate Green Central event featured displays by green building and energy efficiency vendors, a green home tour, and overviews of the college’s green programs, including the new Natural Chef culinary arts program. For more information about Central Carolina Community College’s green programs, visit www.cccc.edu/green/ or call the Chatham County Campus, (919) 542-6495.

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Pat and Tom Skivers, of Fearrington Village, sample some endive leaves with whipped blue cheese prepared by Central Carolina Community College’s Natural Chef culinary arts program students. The tasty organic snacks were part of the Chatham County Campus’s Celebrate Green Central 2010 event Oct. 15-16. It featured displays by green building and energy efficiency vendors, a green home tour, and overviews of the college’s green programs, including the new culinary arts program. For more information about Central Carolina Community College’s green programs, visit www.cccc.edu/green/ or call the Chatham County Campus, (919) 542-6495.

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Allison Hawkins (from left) and Fareed Merchant, both of Chapel Hill, check out Ronald Keith’s Healthy Home Diagnostics vendor table during the Central Carolina Community College Chatham County Campus’s Celebrate Green Central 2010 event Oct. 15-16. The event featured displays by green building and energy efficiency vendors, a green home tour, and overviews of the college’s green programs, including the new Natural Chef culinary arts program. For more information about Central Carolina Community College’s green programs, visit www.cccc.edu/green/ or call the Chatham County Campus, (919) 542-6495.