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Sourdough Bread Basics

Come learn the basics of making Sourdough Bread. This class teaches you how to make your sourdough starter and …

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Chowan County Is Hiring

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We Need Foodie Volunteers

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Chowan V Training, Fumigation & Paraquat

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2024 Winter Meetings

Please see the attached document for the 2024 Gates, Chowan, and Perquimans Winter Meetings: 2024 Winter Meetings PDF 2024 Winter Meeting …

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Beekeeping 101

The Beekeepers of Chowan County will have the Beekeeping 101 class on Saturday, January 27, 2024, at the Chowan …

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Wreath Decorating Class

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2023 Report to the People

The Chowan County Cooperative Extension has been busy this past year educating the public on Family, Farms and 4-H. …

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Meat Canning Class Offered This Fall

The N.C. Extension Cooperative Extension, Chowan County Center will be offering Meat Canning Classes on October 11, 2023. There will …

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Pesticide Disposal Day September 27th

The N.C. Cooperative Extension, Chowan County Center, in cooperation with the NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Pesticide …

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