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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.…

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2025 Plant Tours @ the Nash County Arboretum

Visit us at the Nash County Arboretum on the second Friday of each month listed from 11AM - 12PM for a fun and educational garden tour experience. These tours will provide insight to gardeners on…

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Caring for Roses 101

Come join us for a fun and informative session on how to properly care for your roses. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or just starting out, this event is perfect for anyone looking to improve…

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Nash County Arboretum: 2025 Garden Talks

Nash County Arboretum: 2025 Garden Talks Join us for evenings of informative and engaging discussions about gardening at the Nash County Agriculture Center. The Garden Talks will be on the second…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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2021 Virtual Home Food Preservation Classes

The dates have been set for the 2021 Virtual Home Food Preservation Classes. Go ahead and mark the dates and times down on your calendar. This year we will have 5 Home Food Preservation Classes and…

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2021 Giant (Atlantic) Pumpkin Story

Earlier this year the Nash County 4-H office connected with Mr. Danny Vester from Spring Hope to assist us with a Growing Giant Pumpkins project. A Spring Hope native, Mr. Vester, is known for doing…