Supporting Community Health With Alyssa Anderson
Lee County’s local food landscape is growing. Agents across program areas in the County Extension Office provide support and …
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 36)
4-H at Home Camaryn Byrum, 4-H Agent Thanksgiving Leaves Thanksgiving is a very special holiday; an entire day devoted to spending time …
Home Insteading With Cooperative Extension (Week 35)
4-H at Home Neighborhood Hunt for Signs of Wildlife Written by: Purdue University and Indiana Extension Submitted by: Camaryn Byrum, 4-H Agent You …
Local Produce in Gates, Chowan, and Perquimans Counties
Please see the attached PDF for a list of local farms and farm stands in Gates, Chowan, and Perquimans …
Home Insteading With Cooperative Extension (Week 34)
Horticulture at Home Katy Shook, Area Horticulture Agent Find Out More About Figs Perhaps there is no fruit more loved and …
Home Insteading With Cooperative Extension (Week 33)
4-H at Home Camaryn Byrum, 4-H Agent Make A Potato Maze (4-H 30 Days of Doing Activity Guide) Using just a cardboard …
Home Insteading With Cooperative Extension (Week 32)
4-H at Home Written By: North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Clemson Cooperative Extension, and USDA Submitted By: Camaryn Byrum, 4-H Agent Tornado In …
Enjoying Apples From the Farm to the Table
Help us celebrate NC Crunch Day by biting into an apple with us tomorrow. Every year the Farm to …
Holiday Celebrations and COVID-19
Many families look forward to gathering for traditional holiday celebrations every year. This year, however, requires extra caution. COVID-19 …
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 …
Home Insteading With Cooperative Extension (Week 29)
4-H At Home Camaryn Byrum, 4-H Agent DIY Bath Fizzies Bath fizzies are expensive to buy, but they are inexpensive to make at …
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 …
Saving Milk
One of my favorite childhood movies was Heidi. There are many versions but I’ve only seen the one made …
Home Insteading With Cooperative Extension (Week 27)
4-H at Home Camaryn Byrum, 4-H Agent Create a Leaf Rubbing Just like you and me, every leaf is different; each one …
Home Insteading With Cooperative Extension (Week 26)
Family and Consumer Sciences at Home Mary Morris, Family and Consumer Sciences Agent Make Your Own Hot Sauce This time of year …
Home Insteading With Cooperative Extension (Week 25)
4-H at Home Camaryn Byrum, 4-H Agent Easy and Healthy Banana Pancakes Do you often find that your bananas ripen too quickly …
Home Insteading With Cooperative Extension (Week 24)
4-H at Home Camaryn Byrum, 4-H Agent Mentos and Soda Car (National 4-H at Home Activity Guide) When Mentos are mixed with …
Home Insteading With Cooperative Extension (Week 23)
4-H at Home Camaryn Byrum, 4-H Agent Solar Oven S’mores In the following STEM activity, youth will learn how engineers harness the …
Where Are the Canning Jars? Is It 1975 All Over Again?
I hold cloudy memories of the 1970s. I remember that decade being aesthetically challenged, but what I most clearly …
Home Insteading With Cooperative Extension (Week 22)
4-H at Home Camaryn Byrum, 4-H Agent Exploring Nature Scavenger Hunt What comes to mind when you think of being outside? Taking …
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
More Extension Programs at NC State University
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