Supporting Community Health With Alyssa Anderson
Lee County’s local food landscape is growing. Agents across program areas in the County Extension Office provide support and …
Community
Coy Miller & Family, 2020 Watauga Farm Family of the Year
The Watauga County Soil & Water Conservation District is proud to present the 2020 Watauga Farm Family of the …
2020 L.E. Tuckwiller Award Recipient: Watauga Butchery
The L.E. Tuckwiller Award is sponsored by Boone Area Chamber of Commerce in recognition of outstanding efforts in community …
Stone Mountain Farm's Tracy & Scott Taylor, 2020 Tree Growers of the Year
The Watauga County Christmas Tree Association is proud to award Tracy and Scott Taylor of Stone Mountain Farm at …
App State Senior Receives Stewardship and Sustainability Award
The Goodnight Family Sustainable Development Department at Appalachian State University is pleased to present the 2020 Charles Church Award …
FFA Senior, Bethany Hicks, 2020 Youth in Agriculture Award Winner
This year’s Watauga County Youth in Agriculture Award is presented to Bethany Hicks. Bethany is a senior at Watauga …
Trebuchet Hill's Julia McIntyre Receives 2020 Woman in Agriculture Award
Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture would like to recognize Julia McIntyre from Trebuchet Hill Farm as the recipient of …
Watauga High Junior Receives Cattleman of the Year Award
The Watauga County Cattlemen’s Association is proud to announce that Clay Presnell is the recipient of the 2020 Watauga …
2020 Farm City Banquet to Be “Celebrated From a Distance”
Due to COVID 19, regretfully, the 65th Annual Farm City Banquet will not take place this year in the …
Conservation With a View
The staff of N.C. Cooperative Extension of Watauga County was recently invited to tour a new parcel of property acquired …
Backyard Composting
Instead of disposing of yard trimmings and kitchen scraps, you can compost them in your own backyard. Composting is an …
Facilitating & Convening With Quina Weber-Shirk
Quina Weber-Shirk is a Community and School Garden Agent with N.C. Cooperative Extension in Guilford County. A little over …
Online Med Instead of Meds Program in October!
More Instructors. More Social Interaction. More tools. Med Instead of Meds is coming in October 2020! Family and Consumer Sciences …
Resource Highlight: Updated Local Farms and Food Profiles
Agriculture matters in North Carolina. What does that look like? North Carolina’s agricultural industry, including food, fiber, and forestry, …
Turn China-Sourced Seed Packets In To Watauga County Office
A lot of folks across the U.S. continue to receive China-sourced seed packets without having ordered anything. So far, …
Introduction to Plant Identification
The Path to Successful Gardening Six Week Course taught by Bryce Lane NCSU Professor & Lecturer Emeritus, Dept. of Horticultural Science Location JC Raulston …
Almanac Gardener - 32 Years of Excellence
Great Article by Dee Shore about the 30-minute television show and its host Mike Gray. Recordings of Shows available …
Reflections: Internship With NC State Extension Local Food Program & NC 10% Campaign
Hi! I’m Grace, a class of ‘22 NC State University Park Scholar studying Extension Education and Agroecology & Sustainable …
Watauga & Extension Impacts 2020
The N.C. Cooperative Extension of Watauga County is just one spoke of our land grant university Cooperative Extension “wheel,” which …
“Farmers’ Markets Have Been at the Cutting Edge”: A Conversation With Agent & Local Food Coordinator Paul McKenzie
Paul McKenzie is the Horticulture Extension Agent for Vance and Warren Counties and Local Food Coordinator for Warren County. …
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