NC 4-H Photo Contest Open
From this day forward our NC 4-H Photo contest will be known as the DR. KIM INGOLD 4-H PHOTO …
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Explore the Great Outdoors!
June is just around the corner! This means that kids are getting out of school, the official start of summer …
Firescaping Training for Volunteers
Help protect your home and community from wildfire with firescaping. Starting June 26, 2021, this free, six-week online advanced …
Empowering Youth and Families Program Meets Face to Face!
This week we kicked off our Spring 2021 sessions of EYFP in Yancey County! Two wonderful families joined us for …
Food Preservation Made Easy!
FOOD PRESERVATION MADE EASY! A FOUR WEEK *IN PERSON* FREE HANDS-ON FOOD PRESERVATION SERIES Learn about canning or just brush up …
Collards Anyone?
Here’s why you should cook up collard greens often: they are so nutritionally virtuous it’s like putting money in …
Oven-Roasted Asparagus
Asparagus is one of the most labor intensive vegetables to cultivate, unfortunately that makes it one of the least …
Ferment On!
Sue Estridge, Extension Agent Family and Consumer Sciences ~ Yancey and Madison Counties Have you ever wanted to learn to Ferment …
Join Us This Spring!
A free meal, new games and activities for your family, developing communication skills, exploring personality traits, making new friends, …
Backyard Composting
Instead of disposing of yard trimmings and kitchen scraps, you can compost them in your own backyard. Composting is an …
What Is the Empowering Youth and Families Program All About?
The Empowering Youth and Families Program (EYFP) is a 4-H program unlike any other. Instead of simply working with …
A New Look for Yancey's Empowering Youth & Families Program
At this point in the year 2020, we’re all still adjusting to new ways of doing things. The Cooperative Extension …
Safe Canning Amid Canning Supply Shortages
Gardens are at the height of production and food preservation is in high gear. However, many home canners are …
Pressure Canner Gauge Testing
Canning season is NOT over! You can CAN all year long! Just bring your pressure canner gauge into the office …
Where Are the Canning Jars? Is It 1975 All Over Again?
— Written By Debbie Stroud Posted by Sue Estridge, Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agent, Madison & Yancey Counties I …
Keeping in Touch With Your Community
For the last two weeks I have been struggling with my weekly blog post for our Empowering Youth and …
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 …
August Is National Family Fun Month
Now that August has arrived, most parents and caregivers are rushing around trying to decide the best option for …
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 …
North Carolina Master Gardeners Blaze a Virtual Trail
One year ago this month, NC State Extension Master Gardeners in Durham county created a radio show. In developing …
Learn More Using the Resources Below
- Burnsville, NC
- County of Yancey, Local Government
- COVID-19 RESOURCES
- Mountain Area Information Network
- Yancey County Chamber of Commerce
Information Portals
- Community Development
- Composting
- Military Outreach
- NC Community Gardens
- NC Cooperative Extension Disaster Information Center
- Tourism Extension
More Extension Programs at NC State University
National eXtension Resources
- Agricultural and Food Law (eXtension.org)
- Civil Dialogue (eXtension)
- Community Planning and Zoning
- Cooperatives (eXtension)
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (eXtension)
- Enhancing Rural Community Capacity (eXtension)
- Entrepreneurship (eXtension)
Partnerships and Organizations
- HandMade in America
- Industry Expansion Solutions
- NC Drought Management Advisory Council
- NC Rural Center
- Parent Education Opportunities
- Small Business and Technology Development Center
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