Quick Pickled Red Onions
Quick Pickled Red Onions are so quick and easy to make and so tasty. If you have an extra …
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.
Cooking With Margie - Mushroom Beef Tacos
In the latest Cooking with Margie, Margie Mansure and Eric shows us how to cook mushroom and beef …
Local Food Demonstration Kit & Recipe Cards: A Local Food Resource for Agents and Beyond
The Local Food Preparation Workgroup of the Local Food Program Team has created a variety of local-food-focused recipe cards …
Meatless Meals
Meatless Meals Newland, N.C. – Panic buying at grocery stores, coupled with the sudden shift to more at-home eating, has …
Registration Open for FREE NC 4-H Summer CAMP OUT! 2020
REGISTER FOR THE CAMP OUT! Registration closes on June 12. Click to view the schedule and session descriptions Registration closes on June …
Food Preservation Made Easy: Freezing Is on April 28
Join in for the next session on Freezing, April 28, 2020, at 11 a.m. You can sign up for …
Food Preservation Made Easy!
Learn to preserve your own food using the most recent evidence-based information to assure a safe, quality product for …
Making Healthy Meals at Home, Easier During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Feeding a family can be a challenge, even over a short weekend at home. Feeding a family, three healthy …
EFNEP Instructional Videos With Melanie Cashion McCoury, EFNEP Educator
Please join Melanie Cashion McCoury, EFNEP Educator – Extension Program Assistant as she prepares easy, fun, healthy recipes for …
Hummus Is Yummus
Did you stock up on canned or dry beans? Here is a great recipe to use them. If you …
EFNEP Recipe Spotlight
N.C. Cooperative Extension of Avery County is highlighting some of EFNEP’s original program recipes. Fifteen Minute Bean Soup is in …
2020 Avery County Plant Sale
The N.C. Cooperative Extension, Avery County Center staff is ready to begin taking orders for the 2020 N.C. Cooperative Extension …
Healthy Living, Weight Loss Challenge
Take the Healthy Living, Weight Loss Challenge! In a friendly supportive environment, identify strategies for Eating Smart and Moving …
Plants Do That . . . Inside
“When plants are around, students are just smarter and pay more attention,” says Dr. Charles Hall, Ellison Chair, Texas A&M. This information …
Agroecology on-Farm Dinner, 10/7/2017
Join us for delicious food prepared with produce from our farm, farm tours, a grand opening of our new …
Second Saturday: A Celebration of Food & Community, 9am-4pm, Raleigh, NC
A monthly celebration of local food + community Through monthly exhibitions, showcases, events and demos community members can explore new …
New Kale Publication: Grow It, Eat It!
Often called the queen of greens, kale is rapidly gaining popularity because of its exceptional nutrient richness, health benefits, …
Choosing and Using Edible Flowers
Enjoy the Flavor, Color, and Texture That Flowers Can Bring to Food. “Choosing and Using Edible Flowers” by Cyndi …
North Carolina Blueberry Council Website for Consumers
Take a look at the new North Carolina Blueberry Council Website for consumers. Great information on freezing, storing, and cooking with …
Short Films. Big Ideas. Seeking Captivating Short Films About Food, Farming and Sustainability
CONTEST: Real Food Media Short Video The Real Food Media Short Video contest invites aspiring filmmakers, teams of food change makers, and communicators …
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