Vegetable Gardening Update: Pests, Diseases, & Maintenance
There’s nothing better than being able to walk outside your house, step into your garden, and pick fresh vegetables …
Lawn & Garden
Soil Sampling Season
Getting your soil sampled is a great way to get your planting season off on the right foot. Soil …
Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Day
It is spring cleaning season again! If you have piles of products you are not sure how to dispose …
Ornamental Tree and Shrub Workshop
Ornamental trees and shrubs serve numerous essential functions and provide the structural living components in a healthy well-landscaped yard. Participants …
How to Reduce Your Kitchen Waste
Earth Day is April 22 and N.C. Cooperative Extension is celebrating by providing a series of earth day workshops. …
Spring Plant Sale
Spring is here and we would love to help you shape your garden with beautiful plants and free expert …
Growing Fruits and Berries at Home
Spring is finally here, the plants are blooming, the weather is warming, and it’s time to get out and …
Rain Barrel Workshop
To help celebrate Earth Day, the N.C. Cooperative Extension, Currituck County Center will present an in-person Rain Barrel Workshop …
Currituck County Offers Environmental Workshops Leading Up to Earth Day
Earth Day is April 22, 2021, and N.C. Cooperative Extension in Currituck County is celebrating by providing a series …
Have You Ever Made a Topiary?
The 2021 4-H Youth Gardening program will provide hands-on, informative, and imaginative activities for youth of all ages, with …
2021 Virtual Albemarle Area Landscape School
On February 24, 2021, N.C. Cooperative Extension, Currituck County Center will host a training for landscapers to provide an …
Currituck Extension Offers New Opportunities in 2021
N.C. Cooperative Extension in Currituck County is looking forward to an impactful and exciting 2021. Late last year, staff …
Spring and Summer Lawn Care
N.C. Cooperative Extension, Currituck County Center is hosting a Spring and Summer Lawncare course “in-person” on Tuesday, February 16, …
2021 Warm Season Turf Update
On February 9, 2021, N.C. Cooperative Extension, Currituck County Center will host a training for golf course superintendents and …
Currituck County 4-H Backpacks for Kids Program Receives Donation From TowneBank
TowneBank was honored to sponsor the People’s Choice portion of Currituck Travel & Tourism’s annual Currituck Bulls & BBQ …
Pruning Ornamental Shrubs and Trees
Update: This workshop was postponed to Wednesday, February 17, 2021, from 1–3:30 p.m. Please register at https://pruningornamentaltreesandshrubs2-17.eventbrite.com/ On February 10, …
Basic Tree Pruning
Yes, it is that time of year again and while most things in life have slowed down due to …
On-Demand Cooking and Food Preservation Classes
Start the New Year off by learning some new skills. N.C. Cooperative Extension, Currituck County Center is providing two …
Small Fruit and Orchard Winter Maintenance
Update! Due to speaker time constraints, we have to restructure our class. The Monday and Friday offerings will be …
Governor's Volunteer Service Award
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2021 Governor’s Volunteer Service Award. The awards program, created by the Office of …
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- North Carolina Extension Master Gardener Volunteers Program
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