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Late May Blooms in Pollinator Paradise

Pollinator Paradise is a Demonstration Garden created by the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center. Agriculture Agent Debbie …

— 1 day ago, Growing Small Farms

New Online Poultry Resources Available for 2020

With everything going on in the world right now, we know there is a lot of uncertainty about many …

— 1 week ago, Jones County Center

Early May Blooms in Pollinator Paradise

Pollinator Paradise is a Demonstration Garden created by the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center. Agriculture Agent Debbie …

— 2 weeks ago, Growing Small Farms

Recording of Bumble Bee Webinar Now Available for Viewing

In honor of Citizen Science Month, the Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension conducted a webinar on …

— 3 weeks ago, Growing Small Farms

Late April Blooms in Pollinator Paradise

Pollinator Paradise is a Demonstration Garden created by the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center. Agriculture Agent Debbie …

— 1 month ago, Growing Small Farms

Recording of Online Farm Store Webinar Now Available for Viewing

I have been working with area farmers and farmers’ markets as they adapt to changes brought on by the …

— 1 month ago, Growing Small Farms

Early April Blooms in Pollinator Paradise

Pollinator Paradise is a Demonstration Garden created by the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center. Agriculture Agent Debbie …

— 2 months ago, Growing Small Farms

American bumble bee (Bombus pensylvanicus) on wild indigo.

Webinar: Using Community Science to Conserve Bumble Bees

Many of us are looking for meaningful activities that we can do while staying home during the COVID-19 pandemic. …

— 2 months ago, Growing Small Farms

Birth of an Assassin!

The wheel bug, Arilus cristatus, is North Carolina’s largest assassin bug. It gets its name from the prominent spiny …

— 2 months ago, Growing Small Farms

Customers practiced social distancing wile waiting in line for Eco farm veggies at the Fearrington Farmers' Market on opening day.

Chatham County Farmers' Markets Open the 2020 Season With New Social Distancing Policies

Early April is always a celebratory time in Chatham County because it marks the return of all three of …

— 2 months ago, Growing Small Farms

Webinar on Creating an Online Farm Store. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Register Now for April Webinar on Creating a Free Online Store for Your Farm

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended our world in a very short time frame. It’s been a stressful and sometimes …

— 2 months ago, Growing Small Farms

Webinar for Woodland Owners - Timber Sales: Is It Time to Sell?

Extension Forestry has put together a series of forestry webinars for the upcoming few months. The first one, Timber …

— 2 months ago, Onslow County Center

NCDA&CS Taking Preventive Measures to Help Farmers and Agribusinesses

Adapted from a press release written by Rich Bonnano. The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) is taking …

— 2 months ago, Growing Small Farms

NC State Extension Launches Portal for COVID-19 Resources

Press release by Richard Campbell, NC State Extension. COVID-19 has disrupted our lives and routines, from how we work, play …

— 2 months ago, Growing Small Farms

Register Now for March Webinars on Creating a Free Online Store for Your Farm

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended our world in a very short time frame. It’s been a stressful and sometimes …

— 2 months ago, Growing Small Farms

COVID-19 Resources for Food & Farms from NC State Extension

NC State Extension has compiled resources that provide best practices for preparing for COVID-19 and managing risk for individuals …

— 3 months ago, Growing Small Farms

Farmer Leah Cook of Wild Hare Farm demonstrates what she calls the market's new "purchasing in a pandemic" policy as she has customers point to what they want so that she can pull the order together.

Local Farmers' Markets Do Their Part to Flatten the Curve on Coronavirus

Last week was a blur amid all the news about coronavirus and its impacts on our communities, both locally …

— 3 months ago, Growing Small Farms

Willow Griffith demonstrated Roman Riding at the Livestock Arena.

Spring Ag Fest is CANCELED

The Chatham County Spring Ag Fest that was scheduled for March 28, 2020, at the Chatham County Agriculture & …

— 4 months ago, Growing Small Farms

Blackberry production at Farrell's Creek Farm.

Register Now for Blackberry & Blueberry Production Workshop

The North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center will offer a Blackberry & Blueberry Production Workshop as part of its …

— 4 months ago, Growing Small Farms

CVM student inspect the health of a flock during a recent poultry mobile service visit in Hillsborough.

NC State Vet School Launches Its First Mobile Poultry Service

This press release was written by Jordan Bartel, NC State Veterinary Medicine This is no ordinary home for chickens, but to their …

— 4 months ago, Growing Small Farms

Food Drive for Small Farms Week

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