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Backyard Composting
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Home Insteading With Cooperative Extension (Week 30)
Family and Consumer Sciences At Home Mary Morris, Family and Consumer Sciences Agent Great Mama’s Stewed Rock If you were wondering why …
Facilitating & Convening With Quina Weber-Shirk
Quina Weber-Shirk is a Community and School Garden Agent with N.C. Cooperative Extension in Guilford County. A little over …
Home Insteading With Cooperative Extension (Week 28)
Family and Consumer Sciences at Home Mary Morris, Family and Consumer Sciences Agent Are You Drinking Too Much Sugar? Unless you drink …
NC 4-H Going Abroad?
Are you interested in learning more about the NC 4-H Outbound Exchange Program? NC 4-H has opportunities for current …
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Family and Consumer Sciences at Home Mary Morris, Family and Consumer Sciences Agent Make Your Own Hot Sauce This time of year …
Resource Highlight: Updated Local Farms and Food Profiles
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Introduction to Plant Identification
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Medicare Doesn't Have To Be Scary - Medicare 101
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Almanac Gardener - 32 Years of Excellence
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Reflections: Internship With NC State Extension Local Food Program & NC 10% Campaign
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Home Insteading With Cooperative Extension (Week 18)
4-H at Home Camaryn Byrum, 4-H Agent Let’s Get Peachy July is peak peach season here in North Carolina. To find fresh …
Masks Available for Farmers
The Deputy Director of NC Emergency Management has access to cloth masks for agriculture purposes. If you would like some masks …
Home Insteading With Cooperative Extension (Week 17)
4-H at Home Camaryn Byrum, 4-H Agent 10 Tips for Healthy Eating Learning about the nutrients that our foods contain allows us …
PICH Guidebook to Local Foods
Partnerships to Improve Community Health (PICH) serves sixteen counties in northeastern North Carolina. Their goal is to improve access …
Home Insteading With Cooperative Extension (Week 16)
4-H at Home Camaryn Byrum, 4-H Agent Grilled Berry S’mores It’s the time of year for families to enjoy weekend camping trips …
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