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Getting Ahead of the Holiday Meal Cost

Published - October 7, 2026 Read
Container Gardening Workshop

Container Gardening Workshop 🪴

Published - October 5, 2026 Read
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Upcoming Fermentation Workshops

Published - September 11, 2026 Read

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Your Home Horticulture To-Do List for October
Your Home Horticulture To-Do List for October

Published - October 5, 2026

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Don't Let Stress Ruin Your Holiday!

Published - September 11, 2026

Home Horticulture To-Do List for September
Your Home Horticulture To-Do List for September

Published - September 1, 2026

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Plan, Prep, Preserve: Saving Food and Money 💵

Published - August 5, 2026

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Sourdough Workshop 🍞

Published - August 5, 2026

Vermicomposting Workshop over a red background
Vermicomposting Workshop 🪱

Published - August 5, 2026

Home Horticulture To-Do List for August
Your Home Horticulture To-Do List for August

Published - August 3, 2026

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Plant Spotlight: Cardinal Flower, 'Lobelia cardinalis'

Published - July 24, 2026

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Upcoming Events

Reducing Holiday Meal Stress - Wednesday | Oct 14 | 10:30 AM — 12:30 PM 450 Smith Cir, Elizabethtown, NC 28337, USA
Fermentation: Kombucha Wednesday | Oct 28 | 10:00 AM — 12:00 PM 450 Smith Cir, Elizabethtown, NC 28337, USA
Fermentation: Kombucha Thursday | Oct 29 | 5:30 PM — 7:30 PM 450 Smith Cir, Elizabethtown, NC 28337, USA
Container Gardening Workshop Thursday | Nov 05 | 6:00 PM — 8:00 PM BRIDGER MEMORIAL PUBLIC LIBRARY, Bladenboro, NC 28320, USA
Eastern NC Niche Ag Conference Saturday | Nov 14 | 8:00 AM — 4:00 PM 408 Garner Chapel Rd, Mt Olive, NC 28365, USA
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News From NC State Extension

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$4 for 4-H Reaches All 100 Counties

Published - October 9, 2026

From: North Carolina 4-H
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What can be done for regrowth when cotton is ready for harvest? (Collins & Edmisten)

Published - October 8, 2026

From: Cotton
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Adjust Defoliation Strategies for Expected Weather (Collins & Edmisten)

Published - October 1, 2026

From: Cotton
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Farmers & Forest Landowners: Take Our Agroforestry Needs Assessment Survey

Published - September 30, 2026

From: Growing Small Farms
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New Home, Same Mission.

Published - September 28, 2026

From: North Carolina 4-H
$4 for 4-H, October 4-8
$4 for 4-H: Help Turn North Carolina Green

Published - September 23, 2026

From: North Carolina 4-H
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North Carolina 4-H’er Named Runner-Up for 2027 National 4-H Youth in Action Award

Published - September 22, 2026

From: North Carolina 4-H
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East Coast Exhibition Livestock Contest

Published - September 18, 2026

From: Youth Livestock Program
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Poultry Judging Contest Registration Open

Published - September 11, 2026

From: Poultry 4-H & Youth
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Defoliation Strategies for 2026 (Collins & Edmisten)

Published - September 10, 2026

From: Cotton
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