Currituck County Center: Home & Family

Want to try a new recipe for Thanksgiving? Watch Extension's Produce Lady for roasted butternut squash w/ fruit: [more]
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Are you a plant killer? Watch this episode of "In the Garden with Bryce Lane" to learn to keep plants alive: [more]
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Avoid foodborne illness this holiday season by following these Extension tips from #NCSU and Kansas State Univ: [more]

Home & Family

The foundation of our society is the family. In Currituck County families receive research-based answers to their day-to-day challenges. Family and Consumer Science staff is ready with answers on indoor air quality, managing a family budget, helping families improve their eating habits, or dealing with the special concerns related to early childhood, parenting, or aging.

Cooperative Extension offers a variety of opportunities for families to spend quality time together.
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Events

	Green Your Holidays December 1st, 2009 @ 12:00 PM Barco, NC
	“Green your Holidays” program will be held on Tuesday, December 1st at 12:00 noon and again at 7:00 pm at the Currituck County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension in Barco. The Holidays are a time for celebration and for the majority of us the festivities mean greater consumption—in fact about 25% more than usual. Food waste, shopping bags, packaging, wrapping materials, etc., all add up to an additional 1 million tons ... MORE

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October is Energy Awareness Month
Posted October 21st, 2009 in Home & Family

October is Energy Awareness Month The weather will be getting cooler and you’ll have to count on the heat to stay comfortable. There are lots of ways you can stay warm and still conserve energy costs. On average 56% of our utility bills goes for heating and cooling. Because of this, it is important that we examine our HVAC system to ensure that we are getting maximum efficiency from our unit. Regardless of the type ... MORE

	Earned Income Tax Credit Posted March 26th, 2009 in Home & Family
VALUABLE TAX CREDIT AVAILABLE FOR SOME LOW TO MODERATE INCOME WORKERS... MORE