Skip to main content

Logo for N.C. Cooperative Extension N.C. Cooperative Extension Homepage

Gwen Williams

Gwen Williams

Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences Johnston County Centergwen_williams@ncsu.edu
Street Address: 2736 NC Highway 210
Smithfield, NC 27577
Mailing Address: 2736 NC Highway 210
Smithfield, NC 27577

Job Description As your Family & Consumer Sciences Extension Agent, I work with all age groups within all of our Johnston County communities to educate and encourage healthy living. Some programs offered to adults in Johnston County are Food Preservation and Canning workshops, ServSafe Classes, Healthy By Design paint and learn workshops here at the Ag Center. For children and teens, I offer cooking schools and/or classes and working in the schools teaching students to form healthy habits through a variety of activities and taste tests of healthy snacks. I will be offering story time and sampling of in season foods from Johnston County farmers. Specific programs offered through extension are Cook Smart Eat Smart, Steps to Health, Med Instead of Meds, freezer to crockpot workshops, meal planning workshops, nutrition facts label workshops, and many others. Feel free to contact me for more information. I look forward to working with each of you!

Recent Posts by Gwen Williams

Canning jars with green beans, carrots.Just Canning where we cover the safe and scientific methods for canning. These classes will cover water bath canning vs pressure canning. Jams & Jellies, salsa, and dilly beans vs green beans. These classes are for the cook who has had some canning experience.

Just Canning Class

Johnston County Cooperative Extension invites you to join us for Just Canning Tuesdays June 4, 11, and 18 from 5:30 p.m. …

Tan background with cartoon chef.This class will cover whole meat pressure canning & dehydrating. You will learn to how to turn ground beef into jerky and to safely marinate that jerky! This class is for the cook who has had some canning experience.

Meat Preservation Class

Johnston County Cooperative Extension invites you to join us for Meat Preservation Class Saturday, June 1, 2024 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 …

Image 1 has volunteers serving food at an event. Image 2 is showing food being served onto a plates. Image 3 has several people around a table selling baked goods.

Safe Plates Community Meal Events

This series is $20.00 per person. Safe Plates Community Meal Events registration Certification as a Safe Plates Food Handler is available …

Corn, egg plant, red pepper all in brown paper bag.

Food Preservation Series

Register for Johnston County here For more information please call 919-989-5380 To register for Wilson County please call …

Med instead of meds with fish and tomatoes, broccoli, onion, orange.

Med Instead of Meds

Join us for the Med instead of Meds series. Med Instead of Meds was created by a group of nutritionists …

golden brown turkey on a black platter, garnished with greens, tomatoes, vegetables, holiday lights in the background

Food Safety During the Holidays

golden brown turkey on a black platter, garnished with greens, tomatoes, vegetables, sitting on a dining table with red …

More News from Gwen Williamsexpand_more