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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Written by Dr. Lindsey Haynes-Maslow and Catherine Hill “Make every bite count” is the theme of the newly released 2020-2025 …
Growing Beyond Food - Youth Summit
This January, Farm to School to Healthcare is presenting a virtual Youth Food Summit for youth and adults who …
Horse Health Series
Horse Health Series Join N.C. Cooperative Extension in Onslow, Lenoir, Greene, Jones, Pamlico, and Craven Counties for virtual training via …
Robin Hood's Kitchen Converts Food Waste to Meals for Food Pantry
I have long known that Chatham County is a special place with an amazing community of creative, passionate people …
Supporting Community Health With Alyssa Anderson
Lee County’s local food landscape is growing. Agents across program areas in the County Extension Office provide support and …
Enjoying Apples From the Farm to the Table
Help us celebrate NC Crunch Day by biting into an apple with us tomorrow. Every year the Farm to …
Holiday Celebrations and COVID-19
Many families look forward to gathering for traditional holiday celebrations every year. This year, however, requires extra caution. COVID-19 …
Saving Milk
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