Quick and Tasty Edibles for Spring
Many people have been asking me what they can plant now for some tasty vegetables since they are stuck …
Liz Driscoll
4-H Extension Specialist - Horticulture, Crop & Soil Sciences, & Entomology Horticultural Scienceliz_driscoll@ncsu.eduStreet Address: 2721 Founders Dr. (Kilgore Hall)
NC State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-7609
NC State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-7609
Mailing Address: Campus Box 7609
NC State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-7609
NC State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-7609
Job Description Liz is responsible for providing program resources and opportunities to connect youth and educators to issues in agriculture and natural resources in meaningful ways. Her NC 4-H Grow For It program is striving to grow a generation of youth interested in investigating plants, insects and soils through experiential projects that fosters curiosity and wonder, inspire critical thinking and problem solving, build a positive science self-concept, connecting kids to good food and nurturing environmental stewards of the land through farm, garden and nature programming.
Website growforit.ces.ncsu.edu
Recent Posts by Liz Driscoll
Hort Camp Sparks Interest in Plants!
The HSSI crew of students and counselors at the JC Raulston Arboretum The Horticultural Science Summer Institute is a weeklong, residential, …
NC 4-H Beekeeping Essay, Due Feb 15, 2019
Due February 15: North Carolina State 4-H Beekeeping Essay A close-up of a honey bee queen inside the hive. Did you know that the …
Find Sustainable Solutions to Feed Our Growing Population: North Carolina Youth Institute, April 5, 2019
Due March 1st, 2019: North Carolina Youth Institute, April 5, 2019 NCYI participants in front of Williams Hall The Department of Crop …
Garbage Can Gardening
After devouring a tasty pomegranate or pineapple, propagate them into a garden! Many common fruits and vegetables that we …
Get Growing: Strawberries in the Garden
Get Growing: Strawberries in the Garden I cannot think of a more joyful spring garden moment than picking fresh strawberries …
Top Ten Plants for Kids
The garden always provides a space that is ripe for adventure. From the wild and wiggling bodies of worms, …
Fun With Muscadines for the Whole Family
I hope that these recent weeks have found you enjoying the brimming bounty, the juicy delight, the healthful wonder …
Meet Some of Liz Driscoll's Colleagues
Horticultural Science
NC State Extension, NC State University
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- User has no photo Knight, PhyllisAdministrative Support Specialist
- User has no photo Lane, BryceLecturer Emeritux
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- User has no photo Menius, LeeTechnical Program Coordinator, NC Choices
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