While we are big fans of agriculture and other outdoor activities, those of us who distribute free newspapers in this area find that there are some people who believe that emptying out a newspaper box for mulching material is an acceptable practice.

Our friends at the Independent Weekly have noticed this for years, particularly around Carrboro.

We’d like to put a stop to this practice in as nice a way possible. The problem isn’t that there is a dearth of papers, it’s just that those pilfering are taking the current issues.

All local papers, free and otherwise, have enough leftovers each week to mulch every garden spot in the Triangle several times over.

We’re making our leftovers and the Indy’s available each week through the Carrboro Farmers’ Market. If you can’t stop by the market and need some papers feel free to give us a call at 942-2100.