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Local Food in the Time of Coronavirus
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Local Farmers' Markets Do Their Part to Flatten the Curve on Coronavirus
Last week was a blur amid all the news about coronavirus and its impacts on our communities, both locally …
Joint SAC / SPC Legislative Advocacy Meeting
Please hold May 4-6, 2020, for the Joint Legislative Advocacy meeting. This year’s meeting will be held at: Raleigh Marriott …
Class is Postponed date TBA "From Scratch" Series Offered By: Extension Community Association
ECA “From Scratch” Cooking Series Come learn how to cook from scratch with the Extension Community Association (Extension Homemakers) of Chowan …
Spring Ag Fest is CANCELED
The Chatham County Spring Ag Fest that was scheduled for March 28, 2020, at the Chatham County Agriculture & …
Service to the People - Sampson County
This article was contributed by Deborah Johnson from a 2018 event at the N.C. Cooperative Extension of Sampson County …
2019 Pull for Youth Events Raise Over $100,000 for North Carolina 4-H and FFA
On Friday, February 7, 2020, representatives from AgCarolina Farm Credit, Cape Fear Farm Credit, and Carolina Farm Credit presented a …
Cooperative Extension Serves to Meet Community Needs
The N.C. Cooperative Extension State Advisory Council recently met in Wilmington, NC. The following article appeared in the StarNews …
April Class Rescheduled date TBA - Safe Plates Schedule 2020
Safe Plates Course 2020 for Chowan County schedule has been set. The Safe Plates course is a food safety …
2020 Census
Established by the US Constitution, the US Census Bureau is required to conduct a count of every person in …
Save the Date for Our 2020 Spring Ag Fest!
The Chatham County Spring Ag Fest that was scheduled for March 28, 2020, at the Chatham County Agriculture & …
2020 Extension Master Food Volunteer Registration Now Open!
Do you enjoy cooking, eating, local food work, or just simply – food? If you answered yes to any …
Mary McKernan - New State Advisory Council Member
If you have an important job to do and a real deadline within which to do it, find a …
How to Protect Your Beehives From Mosquito Spraying Following a Hurricane
How beekeepers can minimize the effects on their hives The devil is in the details, most of which are under …
Become a Master Gardener Volunteer
Applications for the 2019 Extension Master Gardener℠ program of Chowan, Gates, & Perquimans Counties are now being accepted! Find more details and …
SAC Tours Flavor 1st Farms
At last year’s summer Extension State Advisory Committee meeting, the group had a chance to tour one of the …
N.C. Cooperative Extension of Cumberland County - "Tribute to the American Farmer"
Kay Bullard, State Advisory Council Volunteer – South Central District, visited the 2018 Cumberland County Fair and stopped by …
State Advisory Council Visits Bullington Gardens
During the summer meeting in 2018, the State Extension Advisory Committee met at Highland Lakes in Henderson County. As …
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