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30 Days of Change Challenge

🌟 Join Us for 30 Days of Change – Starting June 1st! 🌿This June, Hyde County Family & Consumer Sciences invites YOU to join our 30 Days of Change challenge—a month-long journey of small,…

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School's Out (Almost)...Now What?

School's Out (Almost)...Now What? Pretty soon school will be out and the kids will be home all day. Don't let summer schedules, endless snacking, second breakfasts, lunches, cries of boredom, and…

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Hyde County FCS Newsletter – Spring 2023

What’s Been Going On With Family & Consumer Sciences?! Check out our Spring 2023 newsletter for a look into what’s been going on this past year and important updates for the next few months!…

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Summer 2023 P-EBT Benefit

After this summer 2023, Pandemic EBT benefits will end. The requirements for summer benefits IS different than it has been during this school year. Notably, during the school year, students were only…

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Dial Gauge Testing - Pressure Canner

It is recommended to test your gauge annually if you pressure can with a dial gauge. This can be done right in the N.C. Cooperative Extension, Hyde County Center for FREE! All you need to do is…

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Mattamuskeet School Blessing Boxes

Last school year brought a new resource to Mattamuskeet School through the blessing boxes for food and personal hygiene items, with positive feedback. While it was halted for a while this school…

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FCS Spring 2023 Classes

Late winter/early spring 2023 classes are now scheduled! Family & Consumer Sciences will be hosting a 3-part series on family resource management as it relates to your food budget and how to create a…

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Link Sausage + Smoking Meat Class

Join Hyde County's FCS Agent to learn how to operate a meat grinder and prepare goose (or other meat) for link sausage, then learn how to operate an electric smoker using goose link sausage prepared…

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Canning Wild Game Meat Class - Fall 2022

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…

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Loose Sausage Class - Fall 2022

Join Hyde County's FCS Agent to learn how to operate a meat grinder (including the proper way to clean and sanitize it afterward), prepare venison for sausage, and spice blend options! We will be…