2021 Canning Season
Are you prepared for the 2021 canning season? Call 336-846-5850 to schedule your FREE gauge pressure canner lid testing …
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.
Local Foods Live!
Time to put on our chef’s hats & get cookin’! Register today for Local Foods Live. Join us next week …
Barriers to Healthy Eating by SNAP Participants
Recently, the USDA released a study highlighting barriers that SNAP participants face when trying to eat a healthy diet. …
Lindsey Haynes-Maslow Tapped for Vaccine Education Program
As NC State Extension continues its effort to deliver vaccine education to North Carolina farmworkers, a College of Agriculture …
Red, White, and Blue - Good for You! | New Way With ECA
Join us on Thursday, July 1, 2021, at 11 a.m. for our next installment of the New Year, New …
Cooking at Home With EFNEP
Join our 6-week online Cooking at Home with EFENEP program. Live online classes will be held every Tuesday. July 13 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 …
Mushroom Almond Burger - Eating the Med Way
There’s nothing quite like the winning combination of that first warm spring day, a cold beverage, and a juicy …
Spring Home Food Preservation Series
Workshop Times 6:30–8:30 p.m. (EST) Are you interested in home food preservation but not sure where to start? Or maybe …
Help Protect Your Family and the Community With EYFP
This is a reminder that our Empowering Youth & Families Program will begin on Thursday, March 18, 2021, at …
Share Your Extension Broadband Story
I want to hear your story!! One of my jobs as my dad’s helper on the family farm was …
Telehealth and Broadband Study in Western NC
NC Department of Health and Human Services Office of Rural Health recently conducted a study. “This feasibility study investigated …
You're Invited: Ashe County Farmers Market 2021 Season
Ashe County Farmers Market is welcoming producers in Ashe and neighboring counties to join the 2021 Market Season. Ashe …
March Is Living Well Month
The National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences declares March Living Well month. During this month Family and …
Easy Veggie Recipes
One thing is for certain, major scientific-based research on human nutrition recommends that most of us need to increase …
Steps to Health Reaches Out Virtually in 2020
Steps to Health is NC State University’s SNAP-Ed program. We empower youth, adults, and communities through evidence-based nutrition programs …
Produce Safety: North Carolina's Fresh Produce Safety Task Force
[Farmlaw Editor’s note: the narrative below was written by Dr. Elena Toro Rogers, Dept. of Horticultural Science, NC State …
2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Written by Dr. Lindsey Haynes-Maslow and Catherine Hill “Make every bite count” is the theme of the newly released 2020-2025 …
New Year, New Tools for Success
We’ve all seen the statistics. One quick internet search produces several articles toting a very specific, and often discouraging, …
Information on Terrestrial Flatworms and Hammerhead Worms
As if Asian giant hornets weren’t enough, this year also saw media attention on a lesser-known, but bizarre, group …
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Creating Childcare Center Production Gardens
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Snacking and Cooking With Cool-Season Produce From Childcare Production Gardens
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Growing Cool-Season Vegetables in Childcare Production Gardens
This publication focuses on easy-to-grow, child-friendly, cool-season vegetables suitable for childcare center gardening. This is …
Growing Warm-Season Fruits and Vegetables in Childcare Production Gardens
This publication focuses on easy-to-grow, child-friendly, warm-season fruits and vegetables suitable for childcare center gardening. …
Growing and Cooking Fruits and Vegetables at Childcare Centers
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