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Fig Classes on Ocracoke - 2022

Do you have tons of extra figs on your trees and interested in learning a new way to use them? Hyde County's Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agent will be on Ocracoke offering fig bread and…

Boiling Water Bath Canning Class 2022

Join Hyde County's FCS agent in a hands-on workshop learning how to can in a boiling water bath! High acid foods (low in pH) can safely be canned in a boiling water bath and be shelf-stable. Do you…

Pressure Canning Class 2022

Join Hyde County’s FCS agent in a hands-on workshop learning how to pressure can! Low acid foods (high in pH) can only be safely be canned in a pressure canner to be shelf-stable. Do you know which…

Bowl and tray of strawberries, some hulled, beside open cookbook titled DRYING FRUIT LEATHERS

Dehydrating Class 2022

Are you looking for a different technique to preserve foods? Let's get together and learn about dehydrating and how to properly dry a variety of produce, meat, herbs, etc. Drying or dehydrating is…

Summer 2022 Preservation Classes

Spring is here, which means summer is coming! While your gardens aren't yet ready for harvesting, we are making plans in the Extension office. How do you put up the excess produce you acquire? Do you…

Hyde County FCS Newsletter – Spring 2022

What’s Been Going On With Family & Consumer Sciences?! Check out our Spring 2022 newsletter for a look into what’s been going on this fall/winter and coming up over the next several months.…

Safe Plates Training Options

Do you need to complete a food safety class and exam for (re)certification? Local food retail establishments are required to have at least one person who has completed and passed the national…

Venison Jerky Class 2021

Venison Jerky Class is BACK! Did you miss last year's class or looking for a refresher?Join Hyde County's FCS agent to learn the proper way to prepare venison jerky and dehydrate meat . This will be…

Link Sausage Class

Join Hyde County's FCS Agent to learn how to operate a meat grinder and prepare venison for link sausage! Time permitting, we will start the smoking process for the prepared links. You will leave…

Canning Wild Game Meat Class

Join Hyde County's FCS Agent to learn how to safely operate a pressure canner, allowing preservation of your wild game in a delicious and shelf-stable manner. Experience is not necessary, and if you…