Home Insteading With Cooperative Extension (Week 58)
FAQ: What is my plant hardiness zone? Katy Shook, Area Horticulture Agent Most of Northeastern North Carolina is in Zone 8. …
Health & Nutrition
Extension offers a wealth of educational programs that help people make healthier, better-informed decisions and grow our economy. Programs cover a variety of areas from local foods and food safety to gardening and environmental efforts.
Home Insteading With Cooperative Extension (Week 57)
2021 Livestock Show Was A Success Camaryn Byrum, 4-H Agent Tuesday, April 20, 2021, marked the 67th Annual Chowan County 4-H …
2021 Virtual Women's Health Fair
May 9–15 is National Women’s Health Week. N.C. Cooperative Extension in Pasquotank County is hosting a 2021 Virtual Women’s …
Advisory Members Are Volunteers Too: Eight Ways to Recognize Your Advisory Members for National Volunteer Week
Volunteers have always been the key to success for Cooperative Extension. From its inception more than 100 years ago, …
Home Insteading With Cooperative Extension (Week 55)
National Volunteer Week Celebrates N.C. Cooperative Extension of Chowan County Volunteers Submitted by: Mary Morris, Family and Consumer Sciences Agent Each …
Home Insteading With Cooperative Extension (Week 54)
Mulch Matters Katy Shook, Area Horticulture Agent There are two types of mulch to consider for home use – organic and …
Home Insteading With Cooperative Extension (Week 53)
Living Well Month – Physical Activity Submitted by: Mary Morris, Family and Consumer Sciences Agent Did you know only about one …
ECA Virtual District Day - April 15, 2021
Please join in on this year’s District Day, virtually. Thursday, April 15, 2021, at 10 a.m. Click the link below to …
Cooking Up New Programs With Sarah Ware
Sarah Ware is the Family and Consumer Sciences Agent with N.C. Cooperative Extension in Jones and Onslow Counties. In …
Home Insteading With Cooperative Extension (Week 52)
Clover Cookies Camaryn Byrum, 4-H Agent Each month since June 2020, Chowan County 4-H has offered free educational kits to youth …
Home Insteading With Cooperative Extension (Week 51)
Living Well Month – Healthy Home Submitted by: Mary Morris, Family and Consumer Sciences Agent Written by: Dr. Sarah Kirby, State …
Home Insteading With Cooperative Extension (Week 50)
Spring Fever Advice Horticulture at Home Katy Shook, Area Horticulture Agent The best piece of gardening advice I ever received was: “Choose …
Home Insteading With Cooperative Extension (Week 49)
March is Living Well Month Family and Consumer Sciences at Home Submitted by: Mary Morris, Family and Consumer Sciences Agent The National …
Home Insteading With Cooperative Extension (Week 48)
Managing Flooded Landscapes Horticulture at Home Katy Shook, Area Horticulture Agent Rain rain, go away, come again another day. We’ve been in …
March Is Living Well Month
The National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences declares March Living Well month. During this month Family and …
Home Insteading With Cooperative Extension (Week 47)
4-Hers Create Valentine’s Day Cards for Local Nursing Home Camaryn Byrum, 4-H Agent The four H’s of 4-H are head, heart, …
Take Control Virtual Program
CLICK TO REGISTER By, Mary Morris, N.C. Cooperative Extension of Chowan County N.C. Cooperative Extension of Chowan County announces the Take Control …
Home Insteading With Cooperative Extension (Week 46)
Blackberries for the Home Garden Horticulture at Home Katy Shook, Area Horticulture Agent Small fruits are popular additions to the home garden. …
Home Insteading With Cooperative Extension (Week 45)
FAQ: Lichen Horticulture at Home Katy Shook, Area Horticulture Agent One of the most frequently asked questions we receive at the Ask …
Learn More Using the Resources Below
- Family and Consumer Sciences Program
- Food Safety
- Local Food
- NC Cooperative Extension Disaster Information Center
- NC Fresh Produce Safety
- Steps to Health: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education
- Therapeutic Horticulture
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