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Miniature Garden Series

N.C. Cooperative Extension Currituck County center is hosting a two-part, hands-on Miniature Garden series, starting with a Hypertufa Workshop …

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Small Fruit Workshop

Are you interested in starting your own fruit or berry plants? Maybe you’ve grown them in the past, and …

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Garden Tool Sharpening

This year’s Master Gardener℠ volunteers of Currituck County Speakers Bureau kicks off with Bill Kirkland’s Tool Sharpening class. Make …

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Greenhouse Workshop

Have you ever wanted your own greenhouse, but you do not know where to begin? Do you currently have …

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Holiday Food Safety Hints 

Can you believe Thanksgiving is next week? If you are like me there are probably dozens of items left …

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Spotted Lanternfly 

Be on the lookout! An established population of spotted lanternflies was detected in Carrol Co. Virginia, just north of …

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Soil Sampling

November marks the beginning of the holiday season, and the end of the free soil sample analysis; but who’s …

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Governor’s Volunteer Service Award

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2022 Governor’s Volunteer Service Award. The awards program, created by the Office of …

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Winterizing Your Garden

Preparing your garden for winter is equally as important as the preparation, planning, and planting that takes place in …

Recent Publications related to Agriculture & Food

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 …

4 days ago
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Vinegar Making

This factsheet describes the process of making vinegar.

4 days ago

Producing and Marketing Strawberries for Direct Market Operations

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

5 days ago

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 …

6 days ago
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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 …

6 days ago
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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, …

2 weeks ago
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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 …

3 weeks ago