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All About Rain Barrels Workshop 🌧️

Published - June 9, 2026 Read
Jars of pickled green beans.

Preserve the Harvest: 2026 Canning Workshop Series

Published - March 24, 2026 Read
Home Horticulture To-Do List for July

Your Home Horticulture To-Do List for July

Published - July 1, 2026 Read

News From Bladen County Center

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

Published - June 12, 2026

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Your Home Horticulture To-Do List for May

Published - May 4, 2026

Flyer stating that the Bladen Gardeners Plants Sale has been rescheduled to May 9, 2026 from 8am to 1pm
Bladen Gardeners Plant Sale Update

Published - May 1, 2026

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Ready to Start Gardening? Join Our Intro to Gardening Workshop!

Published - April 13, 2026

blueberry packing house
Cleaning and Sanitation for the Blueberry Industry

Published - April 10, 2026

From: NC Fresh Produce Safety
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Spring 2026 Edition of “The Carolina Sandhills Gardener” Horticulture Newsletter Now Available!

Published - March 31, 2026

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March/April Edition of FCS Newsletter Now Available!

Published - March 3, 2026

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ATTENTION: ServSafe Training Rescheduled!

Published - February 24, 2026

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Upcoming Events

Rain Barrel Workshop Thursday | Jul 09 | 6:00 PM — 8:00 PM BRIDGER MEMORIAL PUBLIC LIBRARY, 313 S Main St, Bladenboro, NC 28320, USA
Pickles & Pressure Canning Workshop: Green Beans Tuesday | Jul 14 | 10:30 AM — 12:30 PM
Pickles & Pressure Canning Workshop: Green Beans Tuesday | Jul 14 | 5:30 PM — 7:30 PM
Healthy Bladen Collaborative Meeting Tuesday | Jul 28 | 9:00 AM — 10:00 AM Bladen County Health Department, 300 Mercer Mill Rd, Elizabethtown, NC 28337, USA
Healthy Bladen Collaborative Meeting Tuesday | Aug 25 | 9:00 AM — 10:00 AM Bladen County Health Department, 300 Mercer Mill Rd, Elizabethtown, NC 28337, USA
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News From NC State Extension

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This Online Course is all about Houseplants

Published - July 3, 2026

From: Extension Gardener
Figure 2. Asiatic garden beetle feeding starts on the leaf edges and moves inward, resembling other leaf eating pests.
Asiatic Garden Beetle Continues to Threaten Pockets of Cotton Production

Published - June 30, 2026

From: Cotton
North Carolina 4-H Shooting Sports delegation posing together after the National 4-H Shooting Sports Championships, many displaying medals and ribbons.
North Carolina Finishes Sixth Overall at National 4-H Shooting Sports Championships

Published - June 29, 2026

From: North Carolina 4-H
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Register Now for a Summer Tour of the Pollinator Paradise Garden!

Published - June 29, 2026

From: Growing Small Farms
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Early Spring 2026 Snapshots From Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Garden

Published - June 29, 2026

From: Growing Small Farms
4-H member speaks to judges while presenting on xenobots during Northeast District Activity Day.
"Learning by Doing" on Display at 2026 District Activity Days

Published - June 27, 2026

From: North Carolina 4-H
4-H members hold green drawstring bags while assembling care packages during a hands to service project at 4-H Congress.
Give Back at NC 4-H Congress 2026

Published - June 26, 2026

From: North Carolina 4-H
Corn earworm consuming a soybean flower
Corn Earworm in Flowering Soybeans

Published - June 25, 2026

From: Soybeans
early season variation in growth
Is it time for PGR applications? (Collins & Edmisten)

Published - June 24, 2026

From: Cotton
State Contest Winners
NC 4-H Livestock State Contest Info 2026

Published - June 23, 2026

From: Youth Livestock Program
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