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 …
Health & Nutrition
Extension offers a wealth of educational programs that address public health issues, improve economic well-being, and help people make healthier, better-informed decisions. Programs range from local foods, food safety, and food preservation to gardening and environmental efforts.
May Is #MedMonth
May is International Mediterranean Diet Month (aka Med Month). This month-long celebration creates awareness of the delicious foods and …
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- 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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Ginseng Disease Control - Phytophthora and Alternaria
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Sources of Goldenseal Seeds, Plants or Roots
This publication offers a list of companies and nurseries that carry goldenseal seeds or plants …
5/14/18 — Horticulture Information Leaflets
Direct to Food Bank and Food Pantry Donations
This publication, part of the Farm to Food Bank Resource Guide, discusses food donations given …
5/2/18 — Local Foods
Venison Donation Programs
This publication, part of the Farm to Food Bank Resource Guide, discusses venison donation programs …
4/18/18 — Local Foods
4-H Chicken Donation: Embryology to Harvesting
This publication, part of the Farm to Food Bank Resource Guide, discusses 4-H projects that …
4/18/18 — Local Foods
Home Composting with Earthworms
Worms can turn food scraps into a soil amendment called vermicompost — worm castings — …
4/9/18
Barriers and Strategies to Connecting Urban Audiences to Wildlife and Nature: Results from a Multi-Method Research Project
This publication summarizes the findings of a research project aimed at understanding urban audiences, identifying …
2/28/18