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Cover photo for 11th Annual Summer Extravaganza

11th Annual Summer Extravaganza

Join local N.C. Cooperative Extension Agents and the Robeson County Farmers Market as we focus on local foods at …

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Benefits of the Farmers Market

Opening day for the Robeson County Farmers Market, located in downtown Lumberton at the corner of 8th and Elm …

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Composting ABC's

Composting ABC’s Register Online Composting ABC’s Want to learn the ABCs of composting? For the backyard gardener, we will discuss cold …

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Pesticides 101

Register Online Pesticides 101 This training is tailored for nonprofessionals or homeowners wanting to increase their basic knowledge of when and …

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Cattle Fly Control

Spring is here! We are finally starting to see some warm weather, sunshine, and green pastures. Spring and summer …

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Master Gardeners

Volunteerism comes in many different forms and fashions. Everyone knows it takes a special kind of person to be …

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Summer Annuals

Good ole North Carolina weather …. have you seen the meme with the 12 seasons of N.C.? It’s basically …

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New Beginnings

Have you ever mapped out a plan and thought for sure everything was going to happen exactly the way …

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Beekeeping Awareness Seminar

This seminar will help make the general public aware of the importance of honeybees to our nation’s food supply. …

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Sustainable Gardening Class

Do you know what requirements you need to meet to ensure the best site for your vegetable garden? Can …

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Poultry Processing

Are you interested in learning how to grow and process your own poultry? If yes, this class is for …

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Small Farms Week

Small Farms Week is designed to highlight the work of and show appreciation to the state’s small, part-time, limited-resource, …

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Annual Grasses Preserved as Silage: Fermentation Characteristics, Nutritive Value, and Quality

This bulletin brings together 13 independent experiments that address aspects of fermentation, nutritive value, and …

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Vinegar Making

This factsheet describes the process of making vinegar.

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Producing and Marketing Strawberries for Direct Market Operations

This booklet provides an overview of production costs and marketing strategies that growers should consider …

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Cumberland County Forestry Impacts 2016

This factsheet, part of a series on forestry impacts in North Carolina, offers information specific …

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Under Trellis Cover Crops for North Carolina Vineyards

This publication discusses research on under trellis cover crops at a North Carolina commercial vineyard …

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Collard Greens and Common Ground: A North Carolina Community Food Gardening Handbook

Community gardens have been part of the American landscape since the mid-1700s. Today, community gardens …

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Let’s Talk About Risk: A Guide to Identifying, Assessing, Managing, and Communicating Risk

This publication outlines and describes core concepts of risk that are used in various environmental, …

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Silages of Native Switchgrass and Gamagrass: Fermentation Characteristics, Nutritive Value, and Quality

This bulletin publishes the results of eight experiments that addressed aspects of nutritive value and …

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