Is Your Home Hurricane Ready?
While Hurricane Florence is moving closer to land, there is still time to perform simple actions to get your …
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.
The Ready Campaign Suggests Using National Parents to Day to Help Prepare Families for Emergencies
With hurricane season upon us, now is the time to prepare for disasters and emergencies. The Ready Campaign suggests …
Family Communication Plan for Emergencies
Hurricane season began June 1 and now is the time to prepare for how you and your family will …
When Dreams Come True: NCFS Mentoring Program
Through NC Farm School, alumni gain more than insight into the ABCs of agricultural business planning. They also forge …
May Is #MedMonth
May is International Mediterranean Diet Month (aka Med Month). This month-long celebration creates awareness of the delicious foods and …
Impacts Made With Steps to Health
North Carolina State University’s SNAP-Ed program, Steps to Health continues to help program participants make positive changes in their …
SNAP-Ed Partners With Local Agencies to Make Impacts
Our Nutrition Educators work closely with community agencies to help residents improve eating patterns by making a healthy choice …
Plants Do That . . . Inside
“When plants are around, students are just smarter and pay more attention,” says Dr. Charles Hall, Ellison Chair, Texas A&M. This information …
Safe Plates Certified Food Protection Manager Program
There are an estimated 48 million cases for foodborne illness in the United States every year. Many of these …
March Is Living Well Month
The National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences declares March Living Well month. During this month Family and …
Farm to Food Bank Resource Guide for NC Cooperative Extension
In North Carolina, food insecurity affects 1.6 million people, or about 15.9 percent of the population (USDA 2017). Food …
The Affordability of MyPlate
The Affordability of MyPlate: An Analysis of SNAP Benefits and the Actual Cost of Eating According to the Dietary …
"Eat Fruits and Veggies and Your Kids Will Too."
They learn from watching you. Eat fruits and veggies and your kids will …
Agroecology on-Farm Dinner, 10/7/2017
Join us for delicious food prepared with produce from our farm, farm tours, a grand opening of our new …
"They Learn From Watching You."
NC State’s SNAP-Ed Steps to Health program has launched a social marketing campaign “They learn from watching you. Eat …
Growing the Spring Vegetable Garden
Fresh vegetables grown from your garden in the spring can be a nutritious and enjoyable experience for the whole …
Videos Focus on Recovery in the Wake of a Flood
Cleaning up after a house floods can be a long, hard process. To help families deal with issues ranging …
High Tunnel Vegetable Production Meeting
Growing vegetables during the non-traditional growing season can be accomplished by using High Tunnels According to D. Wayne Rowland, …
American Cleaning Institute -- Tips for Laundering Flood Soiled Fabrics
Flood waters contain significant amounts of contaminates, including pesticides, sewage, and other and other types of organic matter. Fabric …
Housing Restoration and Recovery Videos
Hurricane Matthew caused devastating flooding across North Carolina. As citizens return home, it is essential that they know how …
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
More Extension Programs at NC State University
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