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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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Fiddlehead Farm Wins Another National Good Food Award!
Chatham County’s Fiddlehead Farm has won their THIRD national Good Food Award! Earlier this year they won for their Black …
Holiday Instant Pot Classes Coming Up
Make plans to join South Central District FCS Agents for some seasonal, stress-free holiday cooking using instant pots! Classes …
Cooperative Extension at N.C. A&T Offers Virtual Health Fair
North Carolina residents can enjoy a one-of-a-kind health fair from the comfort of their homes when Cooperative Extension at …
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We’ve lived through toilet paper shortages, cleaning supply shortages, and a host of other shortages. But who would’ve ever …
Interested in Being Part of a Teen Cooking Club?
Are you interested in being a part of a teen cooking club? Starting in the Fall of 2021, we …
Recipe Round Up Week One: Healthy Snacks and Appetizers
As part of our Summer Healthy Living contest series, we are conducting a Recipe Round-Up. Each week, we will …
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. …
Summer Contests Feature the Importance of Healthy Eating and Activity
Montgomery County Department of Health, in collaboration with N.C. Cooperative Extension in Montgomery County …
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 …
Med Instead of Meds Program Coming Up - FREE!!!!
Eating the Mediterranean way is delicious and satisfying! Eating like those who live in the Mediterranean region has been …
4-H Summer Adventures
The Montgomery County 4-H Summer Adventures workshops are now open for registration! We hope to offer something for every …
LIFT 2 New Abilities
This time last year we were all worried about having enough toilet paper to stay at home during the …
Advisory Members Are Volunteers Too: Eight Ways to Recognize Your Advisory Members for National Volunteer Week
Volunteers have always been the key to success for Cooperative Extension. From its inception more than 100 years ago, …
Cooking Up New Programs With Sarah Ware
Sarah Ware is the Family and Consumer Sciences Agent with N.C. Cooperative Extension in Jones and Onslow Counties. In …
Watch Out for These (Arthropod) Spring Home Invaders
Insects and other arthropods are feeling the warm weather and waking up for spring. Bees, social wasps, bugs, flies, …
Compost Bin Discounts!
I have tried out two dozen types of compost bins at my Compost Learning Lab at NC State University and these …
March Is Living Well Month
The National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences declares March Living Well month. During this month Family and …
4-H Be You Montgomery February Registration
The 2nd Meeting of the Be You Montgomery Series will be held Monday, February 22, 2021, at 6 p.m. Register …
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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