Pizza Adventure Week 2019
The Watauga County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension will offer a Pizza Adventure Week: Local Foods for Local Kids …
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63rd Annual Farm City Banquet November 1, 2018 - Tickets on Sale Now
The 63rd Annual Farm City Banquet will be held on Thursday, November 1, 2018, at 6 p.m. at the Boone …
Deer Butchering & Processing Workshop at Watauga Extension October 6, 2018
The Watauga office of the NC Cooperative Extension will offer a deer butchering and processing workshop on Saturday, October …
High Country Grown Marketing Initiative Launched to Find Restaurants That Source Locally
Restaurants that truly care about the quality of their menu offerings use the freshest ingredients possible. Now, it will …
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