Our 2020 Spring Fruit Plant Sale Has Begun
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4-H Youth Development
4-H is the largest youth development organization in North Carolina, educating hundreds of thousands of young people each year. Extension’s 4-H program is growing the next generation of leaders and equipping youth with the skills to succeed.
Update: Pizza Adventure Week 2020 is Now Full
Update: Camp is now full. The North Carolina Cooperative Extension of Watauga County will offer a Pizza Adventure Week: Local Foods …
Pizza Adventure Week 2019
Updated: Pizza Adventure Week is now full. The N.C. Cooperative Extension, Watauga County Center will offer a Pizza Adventure Week: Local …
Pizza Adventure Week - Local Foods for Local Kids
Watauga Cooperative Extension will offer a Pizza Adventure Week: Local Foods for Local Kids day camp this summer. It will …
Natural Learning Initiative Growing IN Place Symposium
SAVE THE DATE 11th Annual Natural Learning Initiative Growing IN Place Symposium March 16, 2018, 9:00-4:30 Nature Research Center, North Carolina Museum of …
Horse Industry Promotion Referendum 2017
Horse and other equine animal owners/lessors will vote across the state on March 08, 2017 to determine whether to …
Fun With Muscadines for the Whole Family
I hope that these recent weeks have found you enjoying the brimming bounty, the juicy delight, the healthful wonder …
Dig In! With Advocates for Health in Action 3/7/2015
Get all the dirt on edible community, school and child care gardens, urban ag and growing greener, friendlier communities! Registration is …
Make Breakfast Too Easy to Skip
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Horticulture Science Summer Institute
Please pass on to young people who might be interested as well as teachers and parents. Horticultural Science Summer Institute, July 6-11, 2014 High …
On-Line Newsletter From Hort Science
The NCSU Department of Horticultural Science has launched a quarterly on-line Newsletter Subscribe to see great horticulture images, learn about faculty and …
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