Cabarrus Master Gardeners welcome spring with a festival of earthly delights
In Cabarrus County, nothing heralds spring like the Plant and Herb Festival that Master Gardeners hold each year at the Piedmont Farmers Market in Concord. More than 70 vendors and 4,000 visitors are...
View ArticleSwain County Farmers Market takes off, thanks in part to Extension Master...
For years, organizers of the Swain County Farmers Market struggled to get vendors and customers, but an enthusiastic Master Gardener volunteer helped the market blossom in 2011 with a new location, new...
View Article4,000+ Extension Master Gardeners help make N.C. a greener place
With spring on its way, Extension Master Gardeners across the state are working in full gear, helping fellow gardeners – beginners and experts, young and old – enhance their landscapes, grow their own...
View ArticleBeyond the yuck factor
N.C. State University soil scientists investigate ways to safely treat wastewater for reuse Why do Americans continue to flush their toilets with drinking water? It’s a question that an N.C. State...
View ArticleReady Business workshops will be offered
Fifty individuals in North Carolina outreach organizations were recently trained to help North Carolina businesses be better prepared for disaster. Trainers with North Carolina Cooperative Extension,...
View ArticleProgram awards funds to expand 13 agribusinesses
The North Carolina Value-Added Cost Share (NCVACS) program this week announced the recipients of its 2012 equipment cost share awards. Coordinated by N.C. MarketReady, a program of N.C. Cooperative...
View ArticleLocal ‘green development’ projects receive awards
Media Contact: Christy Perrin, Watershed Education for Communities & Officials, N.C. Cooperative Extension Service, N.C. State University: christy_perrin@ncsu.edu or 919.515.4542 RALEIGH – On April...
View ArticleJuntos summit unites Latino students in quest for higher education and...
Seventeen-year-old Arely Vasquez may not know what college she is going to attend or what she’d like to major in, but a couple things are for certain: She will be going. And she credits N.C. State...
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Extension Master Gardeners turn barren lot into peaceful park
What was a narrow, barren lot beside the Clay County administrative office building in downtown Hayesville is now a peaceful park, thanks to recent efforts of Cooperative Extension Master Gardener...
View ArticleExtension offers disaster preparedness expertise
With Hurricane Sandy possibly sweeping North Carolina’s coast in the next few days, news media looking for information on a variety of hurricane topics can turn to North Carolina Cooperative...
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Lee County trains businesses to be disaster prepared
In April 2011, Lee County businesses were hit hard by tornadoes. Four major agricultural businesses were destroyed, along with a Lowe’s Home Improvement Store. A month later, Lowe’s began rebuilding...
View ArticleJCEP recognizes N.C. Cooperative Extension Facilitation Team
The Joint Council of Extension Professionals (JCEP) has selected the N.C. Cooperative Extension Facilitation Team as one of two recipients for the JCEP Excellence in Teamwork Award and as a presenter...
View ArticleCALS department has new name, focus
The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has announced that the Department of 4-H Youth Development and Family and Consumer Sciences has a new name: the Department of Youth, Family, and Community...
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Lee County corn maze honors Extension centennial
Gross Farms in Lee County will join N.C. Cooperative Extension’s centennial celebration this fall. Guests to their agritourism operation make their way through a 15-acre corn maze cut in the shape of...
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Safety counts: Become a Certified Safe Farm
Media contact: Julia Storm, jfstorm@ncsu.edu or 919-515-7961 Sept. 21-27 is officially National Farm Safety & Health Week, but Certified Safe Farm offers North Carolina farmers in 18 counties the...
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Extension’s facilitation team adds value to communities
Fa.cil.i.tate: to make easy or easier. Thanks to the efforts of N.C. Cooperative Extension’s facilitation team, planning, implementing and collaborating have become easier for groups and counties...
View ArticleStudy finds guidance improves food safety practices at school, community gardens
School and community gardens have become increasingly popular in recent years, but the people managing and working in these gardens are often unfamiliar with food safety practices that reduce the risk...
View Article4-H’ers focus on civic engagement
For North Carolina’s state 4-H president Oshė Pittman, 4-H Citizenship North Carolina Focus has become an important stop on his journey toward becoming a judge. “I’ve been a 4-H’er for eight years, and...
View ArticleWatauga Extension honored for economic impact
Congratulations to Watauga County’s Cooperative Extension staff: More than 430 people were on hand earlier this week when the staff was honored for its contributions to economic growth in Western North...
View ArticleHands on meets high tech at Small Farms Conference
When Louisburg sweet potato farmer Jason Brown was starting out in agriculture, he often turned to YouTube videos to learn the latest techniques. At Saturday’s Successful Small Farms Opportunities...
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