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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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I took the photo in our teaching garden here at the Beaufort County Center. This is an older vine (I presume the cultivar to be a superior) in which I have regrown and trained the cordons on to teach how this is done to gardeners in the area.

Muscadine or Scuppernong Grapes

There are few rural residential properties across the Southeast that do not have a grapevine growing somewhere. Be it …

Brown Rice Salad

Rethink Takeout

Busy lifestyles compete with time spent in the home kitchen. Ordering takeout can seem like the easiest, most convenient option …

Basket of Peaches

Time for Fresh Peaches

North Carolina ranks approximately ninth in peach production. The majority of peaches are grown in the Sandhills area but, …

Cover photo for Freezing Strawberries

Freezing Strawberries

Fresh strawberries are a seasonal treat in the Spring, but by freezing strawberries, your family can enjoy them even in …

Cover photo for It Is Strawberry Season Again!

It Is Strawberry Season Again!

The best strawberries are the ones you pick yourself or buy from your local strawberry farm. These berries will …

Cover photo for Pressure Canning Class

Pressure Canning Class

Check out this Pressure Canning Class Louise will be offering next month! See flyer for more …

Cover photo for Pickling Class

Pickling Class

Check out this fun Pickling Class Louise will be offering next month! See flyer for more …

Cover photo for All Things Leafy Green Class

All Things Leafy Green Class

Join us for a fun class exploring recipes for cooking with all kinds of green veggies! Class will be …

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People work in a community food garden.

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4-H students hold chickens.

4-H Chicken Donation: Embryology to Harvesting

This publication, part of the Farm to Food Bank Resource Guide, discusses 4-H projects that …

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This publication, part of the Farm to Food Bank Resource Guide, discusses setting up a …

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Hunters donate venison.

Venison Donation Programs

This publication, part of the Farm to Food Bank Resource Guide, discusses venison donation programs …

1 week agoLocal Foods
4-H volunteers gleaning sweet potatoes.

Gleaning

This publication, part of the Farm to Food Bank Resource Guide, discusses the process of …

1 week agoLocal Foods
A food bank warehouse with boxes of produce.

Direct to Food Bank and Food Pantry Donations

This publication, part of the Farm to Food Bank Resource Guide, discusses food donations given …

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