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Introduction to Beekeeping

Introduction to Beekeeping hosted by the Beekeepers of Chowan County. If you are interested in learning about Beekeeping, this …

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2024 Report to the People

N.C. Cooperative Extension, Chowan County Center presented the 2024 Annual Report To the People to the Chowan County Commissioners …

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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

Come Join the Chowan County Team! Chowan County is searching for a Agriculture-Field Crops Extension Agent. For more information please …

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We Need Foodie Volunteers

Do you enjoy cooking, eating, local food work, or just simply – food? If you answered yes to any …

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Chowan V Training, Fumigation & Paraquat

Attention Farmers! Does your Pesticide license need to be renewed this year? N.C. Cooperative Extension, Chowan County Center will be offering three …

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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

Saturday, December 2, 2023 from 1-3 p.m. N.C. Cooperative Extension–Chowan County Center’s Extension Community Association and Master Gardeners offer their …

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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Hose-Drag Wastewater Equipment

Hose-drag-type equipment has gained popularity in recent years for land application of wastewater in North …

Neighbor Complaints: The Basics of North Carolina's Right to Farm and Bona Fide Farm Zoning

Though impossible to measure the incidence of neighbor complaints against farmers, North Carolina public policy …

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Chemical Turbidity Control in Pumped Construction Site Water

This publication describes methods to reduce turbidity and suspended solids in water being pumped into …

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Using Polyacrylamide (PAM) to Reduce Erosion on Construction Sites

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Using Baffles to Improve Sediment Basins

Runoff on construction sites often contains large amount of soil and trapping it before it …

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Fiber Check Dams and Polyacrylamide for Water Quality Improvement

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