Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Onions
Per the CDC: “Fresh whole red, white, and yellow onions imported from the State of Chihuahua, Mexico, and distributed by …
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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Collapse ▲Garden Recovery After a Flood
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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 …
Multiple Paths to Solve Rural Broadband Access
Ray Zeisz, Senior Director of Technology Infrastructure Lab at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at NC State University …
Barriers to Healthy Eating by SNAP Participants
Recently, the USDA released a study highlighting barriers that SNAP participants face when trying to eat a healthy diet. …
Lindsey Haynes-Maslow Tapped for Vaccine Education Program
As NC State Extension continues its effort to deliver vaccine education to North Carolina farmworkers, a College of Agriculture …
Extension Master Gardener Volunteers Do Extraordinary Work in Therapeutic Horticulture!!!
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Volunteers have always been the key to success for Cooperative Extension. From its inception more than 100 years ago, …
Input Request for Community Needs Assessment
Cooperative Extension at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is conducting a statewide program needs assessment to determine how …
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Sarah Ware is the Family and Consumer Sciences Agent with N.C. Cooperative Extension in Jones and Onslow Counties. In …
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Insects and other arthropods are feeling the warm weather and waking up for spring. Bees, social wasps, bugs, flies, …
Zebra Mussel Alert!
This is a re-post of information put out by N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission regarding zebra mussels in aquarium moss …
Compost Bin Discounts!
I have tried out two dozen types of compost bins at my Compost Learning Lab at NC State University and these …
Share Your Extension Broadband Story
I want to hear your story!! One of my jobs as my dad’s helper on the family farm was …
Telehealth and Broadband Study in Western NC
NC Department of Health and Human Services Office of Rural Health recently conducted a study. “This feasibility study investigated …
March Is Living Well Month
The National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences declares March Living Well month. During this month Family and …
North Carolina Youth Institute Places Youth in the Center of Solving Global Food Insecurity
Do you care about a better world? Interested in solving global challenges like food security, clean water, and human …
Steps to Health Reaches Out Virtually in 2020
Steps to Health is NC State University’s SNAP-Ed program. We empower youth, adults, and communities through evidence-based nutrition programs …
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- NC Fresh Produce Safety
- Steps to Health: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education
- Therapeutic Horticulture
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