Keeping Your Food Safe
December is Worldwide Food Service Safety Month. The goals of the month are to focus on keeping food safe as …
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.
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An Attitude of Gratitude
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Register Now for Our "Put It Up Together" Youth and Adult Canning Class
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Make the Most of Your Grocery Budget
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Invest in Your Family
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Safe Food After Flooding
As individuals go through their kitchen and start to sift through their food, there are certain foods that are …
Kitchen Clean Up After a Flood
Communities in Western North Carolina are dealing with floodwater damage and need to know important food safety information as …
Wasps at Porch Lights
In recent weeks we’ve been getting a lot of messages regarding large wasps coming to porch lights. In all …
Youth and Adult Partnerships in Extension
At the end of July, a group of the Empowering Youth and Families Program Assistants from across the state …
Fresh Pick Kitchen!
Have a family favorite recipe you would love to make and sell? Join us at the next Fresh Pick …
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Information Portals
- 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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