Farmers Market - Open Tuesdays and Saturdays
1006 Peachtree Street in Rocky Mount Market Hours SATURDAYS from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. TUESDAYS from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Reach …
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.
Cooking Up the Season - Blueberries
The seventh video in the Cooking Up the Season mini-series highlights blueberries. Blueberry season for our area is mid-May …
Cooking Up the Season - Zucchini
This episode of Cooking Up The Season focused on zucchini. Zucchini is in season in North Carolina during the …
Cooking Up the Season - Summer Squash
The fifth video in the Cooking Up the Season mini-series highlights summer squash or yellow squash. Squash are fat-free, …
No Seeds, No Problem
No Seeds, No Problem: Growing Vegetables From Scraps Some people like gardening because it is peaceful. Others enjoy harvesting their own …
MeatSuite: Del Granjero a Su Congelador
NC Choices se enorgullece en presentarles MeatSuite a los consumidores en Carolina del Norte. MeatSuite es una página web donde …
Online Horticulture Camp
FREE and ONLINE NC State University Horticulture Camp High-School Aged Youth Love wandering around gardens? Marveling over plants in the nursery? Eating blistered shishito …
Cooking Up the Season - Garden Peas
The fourth video in the mini-series Cooking Up The Season is all about garden peas. Garden peas, also known …
Cooking Up the Season - Chatting About Cabbage
The third video in the Cooking Up The Season mini-series has been released and this video is all about …
Cooking Up the Season: Green Onions
The second video in the Cooking Up The Season mini-series has been posted to the Nash & Edgecombe Family …
Self-Care During COVID-19 Webinar Series
Dealing with COVID-19 has caused fear, stress, and anxiety for many people. This FREE series focuses on taking care …
Cooking Up the Season
I hope you are all doing well and are able to get outside to enjoy this beautiful weather. I am …
NC 4-H Summer Camp Out
A FREE virtual camping experience open to everyone! A brand new virtual camping experience for youth ages 5 through 12+ including …
Bulk Buying Tips for Poultry
Bulk buying is not a new way of buying; however, due to the change in the food supply chain, …
COVID-19 and Local Foods: Seminar to Review Collaborative Farm Product Distribution Models
The COVID-19 pandemic has focused public attention on our food supply chain. While some bottlenecks have developed, experts are …
Kudos to Our Sew What? Club!
Nash County 4-H sews, provides PPE to help fight COVID-19 Nash County 4-Hers have banded together in collaborative efforts to …
Homemade Hand Sanitizer
The big topic of discussion at this time is COVID-19. We live in an age of technology and a …
Face Mask - Making Your Own
Nash County 4-H Shows You How To Make a Mask Mask Making 101 with Jane Tyson, Sew What? 4-H Club Leader Sewing …
MeatSuite: From the Farmer to the Freezer
NC Choices Early Launch of MeatSuite for North Carolina MeatSuite is a brand new site where you can find local …
Handwashing - Best Practices
CDC is responding to an outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel (new) coronavirus that was first detected …
Learn More Using the Resources Below
- Family and Consumer Sciences Program
- Food Safety
- Local Food
- NC Cooperative Extension Disaster Information Center
- NC Fresh Produce Safety
- Steps to Health: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education
- Therapeutic Horticulture
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