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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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Don't Crash Your New Diet

“Diets” have been around quite some time. George Cheyne was an English doctor in the 1700’s. He consumed nothing …

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Keeping Your Food Safe

December is Worldwide Food Service Safety Month. The goals of the month are to focus on keeping food safe as …

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An Attitude of Gratitude

November has been dubbed “National Gratitude Month” because of the Thanksgiving holiday toward the end of the month. Over the …

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It's Soup Season!

As the weather cools down, we tend to crave warm and cozy fall foods. One of the most versatile …

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Time to Check Your Gauges

Over time, the dial gauge on a pressure canner can become inaccurate by showing either too high or too …

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Local Treat | Wild Blackcaps

Early summer is one of my favorite times of the year. Our house sits on land surrounded by creeks, …

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Wasps at Porch Lights

In recent weeks we’ve been getting a lot of messages regarding large wasps coming to porch lights. In all …

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Ferment On!

Sue Estridge, Extension Agent Family and Consumer Sciences ~ Yancey and Madison Counties Have you ever wanted to learn to Ferment …

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Community Garden Asset Inventory

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Instructions for Tracking the Garden Harvest

This document is part of appendix H of the Extension Gardener Handbook.

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