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Fall Comfort Foods

As the mornings start to have a slight chill in the air, and the leaves are starting to turn colors, and fall to the ground we are easily reminded that a new season is upon us. We are entering into…

SUMMER COOKOUTS BASIC FOOD SAFETY: hygiene; avoid 41°F–135°F; cook to proper temp; sanitize surfaces

Summer Cookout Safety

It is summer! Some things that come to mind when I hear the word summer are; pool, beach, no school, hot, gardening, fresh fruits and vegetables, and cookouts. Cookouts are a tradition of summer to…

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2025 Home Food Preservation Classes - Register Now

Join us for a series of home food preservation classes that will include learning to can sweet spreads, a salsa class, and how to pressure can. Canning is an art and a fun skill to learn.…

Mason jars of canned fruit with text "Save the Dates" for 2025 Home Food Preservation workshops.

2025 Home Food Preservation Classes - Save the Dates

It will be canning season again very soon. Please save these dates for our upcoming home food preservation programs. Each program will be offered twice. We will offer a daytime and an evening…

2024 Home Food Preservation Classes - Classes are Full

All of the Home food Preservation Classes for Summer of 2024 are full.Join us for a series of home food preservation classes that will include learning to can sweet spreads, a pickling class, and how…

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Homesteading Workshop

Join us for a hands-on homesteading workshop where you'll learn the essential skills needed to live a self-sufficient lifestyle. Taking place on Sat Sep 30, 2023 at 09:00 AM (EDT), this event is…

Sealed mason jars filled with orange jam on a green-striped dish towel

2023 Home Food Preservation Classes

The days are getting longer and the temperature is rising and gardens are being planted. Now is the time to begin thinking about how you are going to preserve the abundance of produce you will have…

Hands placing ham slices onto a partially assembled pizza next to a bowl of broccoli

2023 Family & Consumer Sciences Needs Assessment

Cooperative Extension programs are based on community needs. We would like to have your input on programs you would like to see offered through extension. Family & Consumer Science has a focus on…

Children and adults holding vegetables; "Farm to Early Care and Education Training" Feb 25, 2023

Farm to Early Care and Education Extension Training

Farm to Early Care and Education (ECE) is hosting a FREEtraining to bring together N.C. Cooperative ExtensionAgents, Early Childcare workers, and Smart StartTechnical Assistance members.In this…

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2022 Extension Master Food Volunteer Training

Are you interested in cooking, nutrition, food safety, or food systems? The Extension Master Food Volunteer Program provides North Carolina residents the opportunity to engage with their communities…