Get Your Veggie Transplants Here!!
BEAUFORT COUNTY EMGV TOMATO AND PEPPER SALE!!! It is time to begin transplanting our vegetables into the garden. The threat …
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.
Register Now - Muscadine Pruning Workshop - Beaufort County Center
Register Now for the upcoming Beaufort County Extension Muscadine Pruning Workshop! The workshop will begin promptly at 9 a.m. at …
2019 Bee School Registration - Beaufort County Beekeepers Association
The Beaufort County Beekeepers Association will be holding a class for everything you need to know in order to …
2018 Spring Vegetable Garden Clinic - an Introduction to Vegetable Gardening
Join Gene Fox, Area Agriculture-Consumer Horticulture Agent, and the Extension Master Gardener Volunteers in Beaufort County to learn how …
Register Now for Fruit & Nut Tree Growing & Pruning Workshop With Dr. Parker
Please join Beaufort County Extension in welcoming Dr. Mike Parker from NC State University! Dr. Parker is our Fruit …
Tomato Wilt Got You Down This Year?
Have you given up growing tomatoes because they just wilt? This class is for you! Join Gene Fox, Area Horticulture …
Beaufort County Extension Master Gardener Plant Sale Saturday 4/29, 9am-12pm
Please come out to the Beaufort County Cooperative Extension Center to support our Master Gardener Volunteers Saturday, 4/29 from …
Mold, Moisture, and Homes...What to Do?
Do you know what to do? Many homeowners in the area have received flood waters their homes. Here are links …
2016 Holiday Challenge
Don’t let the holidays weigh you down. Many Americans gain between 1 and 5 pounds each holiday season. While …
Extension Master Gardeners - Take Care of Pesky Pecan Weevils Now!
Care of Pecan Trees When the height of a pecan tree gets to be over about 25 feet, it is …
What's Wrong With My Tomato Plants...They Just Wilted!
Tomato Wilt Diseases Everyone loves to grow and eat fresh tomatoes, it’s just a sign of summer for most of …
Fruit Tree and Muscadine Class and Pruning Workshop
Join us at the Beaufort County Center for a comprehensive class on fruit tree management and care and a …
Scurry the Quarter 5k Glow Run
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ServSafe Class
ServSafe Class will be held September 8th and 9th 9 a.m.-1 p.m. The Exam will be given on September …
Summer Canning
Let us come to you. You pick location, time, date, what you want to can and who cans with …
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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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Recent Publications related to Health & Nutrition
Good Agricultural Practices for the Production and Handling of Strawberry, Raspberry, Blackberry, and Blueberry
Maintaining good sanitation throughout production and handling of strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, and blueberries is important. …
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Farm to Early Care and Education Local Food Purchasing Guide
There are many different ways to buy local food, and this guide provides information that …
3/27/19 — Local Foods
Care and Planting of Ginseng Seed and Roots
This factsheet covers propagating (by seed and by transplant) ginseng, which requires a period of …
2/21/19 — Horticulture Information Leaflets
Best Practices for Utilizing Local Food in Nutrition Education and Cooking Classes
This publication provides practical tips on how to promote health eating by incorporating fresh, local …
2/5/19 — Local Foods
Master Gardener Volunteers and Community / Home Gardens
This publication, part of the Farm to Food Bank Resource Guide, discusses using community and …
1/29/19 — Local Foods
Gleaned Sweetpotatoes: Storage, Recipes, and Quick Facts
Do you have sweetpotatoes that have been gleaned that you plan on using or donating? …
12/5/18
Local Food Systems: Clarifying Current Research
This publication discusses the environmental, economic, health, and community benefits that local food systems provide …
11/14/18 — Local Foods
Growing and Cooking Fruits and Vegetables at Childcare Centers
This factsheet summarizes the benefits of fruit and vegetable gardening with children. It includes age-appropriate …