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Medicare Scam Alert

URGENT SCAM ALERT: NORTH EASTERN NC SENIORSThe Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) is warning Medicare beneficiaries in our region about a new, high-pressure cold-call scam…

Eastern NC Gardening Tips for August and September

August & September Gardening Tips

Fall into Late Summer and Early Autumn--Gardening tips : August/September Written by Extension Master Gardener Volunteer, Annette ThompsonAugustThis is a great time to obtain and send a soil sample…

Planting for Pollinators Class flyer feature coreopsis, the Master Gardener watering can and the Cooperative Extension logo.

Planting for Pollinators Class

Come join us on August 19th at 5:30 PM to learn about pollinator-friendly plants, landscape features and the importance of pollinators. Participants will learn about plants that pollinators love and…

Great Southeast Pollinator Census Flyer with watercolor bees, butterflies, daisies and black-eyed susan flowers.

Cupola Garden Counting: Great Southeast Pollinator Census Counting Event!

Join the Extension Master Gardener Volunteers on August 22nd, 2026 at the Cupola House Gardens for the Great Southeast Pollinator Census!What: This Citizen Science initiative, put on by Cooperative…

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July Water Challenge

Hydration is super important to stay healthy. This challenge encourages participants to drink 64 oz of water daily from July 7th to July 31st.N.C. Cooperative Extension, Chowan County Center will be…

June & July Gardening Tips Flyer

Stay Cool & Keep on Gardening: June & July Gardening Tips

Stay Cool & Keep on Gardening: June & July Gardening TipsWritten by Extension Master Gardener Volunteer, Annette Thompson Warm season lawns can be fertilized in June. It is recommended that…

Landscape and Right of Way Informational Flyer

Landscape and Right of Way Training

N.C. Cooperative Extension is offering a 2 hour training for commercial pesticide applicators to receive 2 credits of H, L, N, D, and X. . Topics to be covered will include drift investigation…

Pickled Beets Canning Class — July 23, 2025, 5:30–7:30 PM, Chowan County Ag. Center

Pickled Beets Class

N.C. Cooperative Extension, Chowan County Center will be hosting a Pickled Beets Canning Class on July 23, 2025 on the basics of making pickles. In this class we will have hands on canning…

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Plant This, Not That! Landscape Plant Selection Class

Come learn with us about choosing the right plants for your eastern NC landscape while avoiding plants that can be problematic, causing landscape headaches. In this class, we will discuss native…

Fig Jam Class, Aug 20, 2025, 5:30–7:30 pm, Chowan County Ag. Center, 730 N. Granville St, Edenton NC

Fig Jam Class

N.C. The Cooperative Extension, Chowan County Center, will host a Canning Class on August 20, 2025, covering basic Hot Water Bath Canning while making Fig Jam. In this class, we will have hands-on…