Hurricane Season Is Here -- Are You and Your Home Prepared?
Hurricane Season in the Atlantic runs from June 1 until November 30. Are you and your family prepared? Is …
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.
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Housing Restoration and Recovery Videos
Hurricane season begins June 1. Here are some important resources for those returning home after a flood from a …
Introduction to Therapeutic Horticulture-Online Class May 23-July 3, 2022
This class is offered in partnership with the North Carolina Botanical Garden and is a great introductory course for …
Pressure Canning Class
Check out this Pressure Canning Class Louise will be offering next month! See flyer for more …
Pickling Class
Check out this fun Pickling Class Louise will be offering next month! See flyer for more …
National Home-Based Food Business Conference Highlights
In the first-ever National Cottage Food Conference held last year, stakeholders gained a lot of insight into the types …
Connecting About Connection (Broadband)
Kenny Sherin will be “chewing the fat” about broadband during some informal Zoom sessions in the coming weeks. This …
Making Impacts in New Ways!
Social media and social marketing have taken center stage in reaching people during a pandemic. In FY2021. Steps to …
Buying and Thawing Your Thanksgiving Turkey
Food Safety at Home Homegrown: Buying and Thawing Your Thanksgiving Turkey Find more holiday food safety tips at: NC State Extension Food …
Fiddlehead Farm Wins Another National Good Food Award!
Chatham County’s Fiddlehead Farm has won their THIRD national Good Food Award! Earlier this year they won for their Black …
All Things Leafy Green Class
Join us for a fun class exploring recipes for cooking with all kinds of green veggies! Class will be …
Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Onions
Per the CDC: “Fresh whole red, white, and yellow onions imported from the State of Chihuahua, Mexico, and distributed by …
Holiday Challenge Registration - Now Open
Join our Beaufort County Family Consumer Science Agent, Louise Hinsley, in a healthy challenge to not gain weight over …
Garden Recovery After a Flood
There is an increased risk of E. coli, Listeria, Vibrio, Salmonella, Hepatitis A, and Norovirus when eating produce from …
Safe Food After Flooding
As individuals go through their kitchen and start to sift through their food, there are certain foods that are …
Kitchen Clean Up After a Flood
Communities in Western North Carolina are dealing with floodwater damage and need to know important food safety information as …
Wasps at Porch Lights
In recent weeks we’ve been getting a lot of messages regarding large wasps coming to porch lights. In all …
Multiple Paths to Solve Rural Broadband Access
Ray Zeisz, Senior Director of Technology Infrastructure Lab at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at NC State University …
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. …
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Recent Publications related to Health & Nutrition
Identifying and Responding to Factors That Can Affect Egg Quality and Appearance
This publication is a useful resource that shell egg producers can use to identify egg …
5/10/22
Appendix H. Community Gardening Resources
This appendix is part of the Extension Gardener Handbook and gives users to the tools …
2/1/22
Snacking and Cooking with Warm-Season Produce from Childcare Production Gardens
This publication includes simple recipes that childcare center cooks and educators can use to engage …
Snacking and Cooking With Cool-Season Produce From Childcare Production Gardens
This publication includes simple recipes that childcare center cooks and educators can use to engage …
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. …
Creating Childcare Center Production Gardens
This publication focuses on developing fruit and vegetable production gardens in the Outdoor Learning Environment …