News From Columbus County Center

Tags: health Health and Nutrition healthy eating healthy recipes nutrition
Timmy Taylor standing with his wife and grandkids
Planting the Next Generation: Timmy's Family Farm

Published - October 24, 2025

From: NC Farm School
Onslow County EFNEP Educator (Paige S.) showing Dean Fox and Extension Director David Monks the pitch grip technique.
Expedition Extension: Dean Garey Fox Visits EFNEP Across North Carolina

Published - October 13, 2025

From: EFNEP - Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program
Woman standing by JIREH Family Farms sign reading BEEF, PORK CUTS, CHICKEN, FRESH EGGS
Pasture With Purpose: Jireh Family Farms

Published - September 9, 2025

From: NC Farm School
Person reaching to pet a standing sheep in a grassy pasture
From Pentagon to Pasture- Fidelis Fields Farm

Published - August 11, 2025

From: NC Farm School
Collage: kale, lettuce seedlings, strawberries on vine, baskets of cherry tomatoes
Growing Edible Plants Is Open for Enrollment

Published - March 24, 2025

From: Extension Gardener
Geri Bushel
Celebrating the Legacy of Geri Bushel

Published - March 18, 2025

From: Family and Consumer Science Program
Happy Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day! purple banner, salad bowl, "Food Connects Us" logo
Connect With a Nutrition Expert! Celebrate Week 2 of National Nutrition Month

Published - March 12, 2025

From: Family and Consumer Science Program
Connect with your food. #NationalNutritionMonth — rice bowl with glazed salmon, avocado, peppers
Connect With Food! Celebrate Week One of National Nutrition Month

Published - March 5, 2025

From: Family and Consumer Science Program
CC-BY-SA 4.0
March is Garden, Nature & Ecology Books Month!

Published - March 3, 2025

From: Therapeutic Horticulture
Courtesy of Ali Brown
Program Spotlight: Cone Health Healing Gardens

Published - January 15, 2025

From: Therapeutic Horticulture
Photo by Amy Bruzzichesi
The Healing Power of Nature: A Winter Perspective

Published - December 1, 2024

From: Therapeutic Horticulture
Photo by Amy Bruzzichesi
Meet Amy Bruzzichesi

Published - September 8, 2024

From: Therapeutic Horticulture
Galvanized basket of herbs in four-inch terra cotta pots, including mint, oregano, and purple sage with white labels.
Make Thyme for Herbs in August

Published - August 1, 2024

From: Therapeutic Horticulture
Teresa Lowery in her home garden
From Passion to Purpose: Teresa Lowry's Journey as an Extension Master Gardener Volunteer

Published - June 27, 2024

From: Extension Master Gardener Volunteers
Woman holding bucket and petting large dog while boy feeds chickens and turkeys in fenced yard
Farming as a Young Family - NC Farm School Stories

Published - November 17, 2023

From: NC Farm School
NEW FACTSHEET BANNER IMAGE
New Factsheet: Challenges of by-Product Utilization in Animal Feeds

Published - August 2, 2023

From: Feed Milling
YouTube logo: red play button icon and the word "YouTube" on a black background
Columbus County Cooperative Extension Is Now on YouTube!

Published - June 20, 2023

Zac teaching at conference
EFNEP Attends Annual Spring Institutes

Published - April 21, 2023

From: EFNEP - Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program
National Nutrition Month Logo
March Is National Nutrition Month®

Published - March 6, 2023

From: Family and Consumer Science Program
data for Steps to Healt program
Steps to Health Makes Virtual Impacts in FY22

Published - January 27, 2023

From: NC Steps to Health
Carteret County's basil downy mildew test plot.
That Time of Year Again: Basil Downy Mildew Visits NC

Published - September 13, 2022

From: Extension Master Gardener Volunteers
NC STATE Swine Innovation Forum — May 12th, 2022, 9a-3p; The Maxwell Center, Goldsboro, NC
Swine Extension Specialists Announce 2022 Innovation Forum

Published - March 22, 2022

From: Swine
teacher and students at raised bed
Plants Do That: Health

Published - February 4, 2022

From: Extension Gardener
Gardener pushing a wheelbarrow filled with small seedling plants
Plants Do That! Good Habits

Published - January 28, 2022

From: Extension Gardener
Child and Adult with vegetable basket
Plants Do That! Nutrition

Published - January 21, 2022

From: Extension Gardener
Three people tending a raised garden bed: one waters, one plants, one holds a trowel aloft
Plants Do That! Exercise

Published - January 14, 2022

From: Extension Gardener
eric van heugten ncsu
NC State University Swine Scientist Nationally Recognized

Published - July 21, 2021

From: Swine
snap barriers
Barriers to Healthy Eating by SNAP Participants

Published - June 28, 2021

From: Family and Consumer Science Program
Person wearing "GET OUT" shirt and gloves pushes a Jackson wheelbarrow on a wooded path
Getting Dirty in Your Garden, Radio Podcast: Avoiding Aches, Pains and Strains in the Garden

Published - March 25, 2021

From: Extension Gardener
Cover of Hemp Nutritional Guides page
Nutritional Guides for Greenhouse Hemp

Published - February 16, 2021

From: Hemp
toop of young hemp plant
Keep an Eye on Mg Levels for Hemp Production

Published - February 13, 2021

From: Hemp
Alyssa Anderson gives cooking lessons through Youtube Videos.
Supporting Community Health With Alyssa Anderson

Published - November 30, 2020

From: Local Food
Gardening Activity Publication Cover
Preschool Gardening Activity Guide

Published - May 28, 2020

From: Gardening
SNAP-ED program
SNAP-Ed Makes Big Impacts Across the State

Published - May 13, 2020

From: NC Steps to Health
SNAP-Ed Program
Healthy Eating Improves With Steps to Health

Published - April 20, 2020

From: NC Steps to Health
Fruits and Vegetables
Shopping for Fruits and Vegetables

Published - March 31, 2020

From: Family and Consumer Science Program
fruits and vegetables
12 Steps for Mindful Eating*

Published - March 30, 2020

From: Family and Consumer Science Program
The chef prepares spaghetti and pasta.
Five Essential Rules of Cooking

Published - March 27, 2020

From: Family and Consumer Science Program
Red coronavirus-like particles floating, largest particle shows a faint skull pattern
COVID-19 Resources for Families

Published - March 16, 2020

From: Family and Consumer Science Program
Cartoon of baby Clover the Cow
Get Mooving! Mooving Milk From Farm to Fridge

Published - March 11, 2020

From: North Carolina 4-H
Browse All Topics