Growing and Cooking With Herbs & Spices
Herb and Spice Identification – Growing your own Herbs – Harvesting, Storing, & Preserving Herbs -Cooking Techniques Using Herbs …
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2025 Mountain Hort Field Day - August 14th, 2025
DATE: Thursday, August 14 · 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. EDT LOCATION: Mills River, NC Registration is now open for Mtn. Hort Field …
Food Truck Boot Camp - Is a Food Truck Operation Right for You?
This comprehensive training event, scheduled for November 17-20, 2025, is designed to provide aspiring food truck owners and entrepreneurs …
NC State Extension Master Gardener Program in Jackson & Swain Counties
Since 1979, the NC State Extension Master Gardener℠ program has recruited, trained, and engaged people to serve as volunteer …
Heat Stress Awareness
Welcome to the garden! The classic signs of southern spring and approaching summer are showing up: the forests are …
Seed Starting in 2025
Seed Starting in 2025 Written by Molly Gillespie, EMGV Swain County, Edited by Minda Daughtry – NCCE Area Agent Horticulture Ah, …
Burn Ban Issued
Burn ban issued for all North Carolina counties due to hazardous forest fire conditions Due to increased fire risk, the …
NC Arbor Day Friday, March 21
N.C. Forest Service and NCSU Forestry celebrate NC Arbor Day “Planting trees is important because they clean the air we …
N.C. Forest Service Urging Diligence, Best Practices and Common Sense When Burning Outdoors
“Wildfire” by NPS Climate Change Response is marked with Public Domain Mark 1.0. March signals the beginning of spring wildfire season in North …
Hot Pots – What?!?
We’ve just experience bone chilling cold, so why is this article about how heat affects our plants. The answer: …
Be on the Look-Out: BOLOs January/February
Month-by-month lists of common plant diseases, pests, and other problems you may encounter in North Carolina yards and gardens. WOODY …
Steps to a Successful Garden
At its core, soil is “a dark material consisting of a mixture of organic remains, clay, and rock particles.” …