Grow, Cook, Eat: Join the Master Food Volunteer Team!
I’ve been getting this question since I started in this position two years ago. Do you have people like Master …
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Making the Most of Your Local Produce
Wednesday, May 29th, was a perfect spring day in the mountains. It was even better to be part of …
The 2025 Plant Sale Has Begun!
2025 Plant Sale Order Form N.C. Cooperative Extension of Yancey County is now taking preorders for various plants and fruit …
Caffeine: Boost or Bust for Our Kids?
Caffeine is a compound found naturally in some plants and added to food, drinks, and supplements, and it works …
Caffeine: Boost or Bust?
Caffeine is a compound found naturally in some plants and added to food, drinks, and supplements, and it works …
Needing Your Certification?
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that each year, 1 in 6 Americans get sick from contaminated food …
Tiny but Mighty
Many reading this might think April is a bit too early to be thinking about ticks, but this is …
Eating the Mediterranean Way
February is known for several things, but one of the nearest and dearest to my heart (no pun intended) …
Score Big With Your Super Bowl Snacks
It’s that time again, not Valentine’s Day or tax time, but for Super Bowl LVII. As the Kansas City …
Uncovering Your Clean Slate
Many often look to January as a time for starting with a clean slate. The phrase “new year, new …
Don't Crash Your New Diet
“Diets” have been around quite some time. George Cheyne was an English doctor in the 1700’s. He consumed nothing …
Keeping Your Food Safe
December is Worldwide Food Service Safety Month. The goals of the month are to focus on keeping food safe as …