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McDowell County Center

4-H Pullet Project Registration Now Open!

McDowell County youth have an exciting opportunity to get hands-on agricultural experience through the 2025 4-H Pullet Project. This project allows young people to purchase baby chicks, raise them…

Extension Teaches Youth the Importance of Agriculture

Ask a typical fourth-grader where their food comes from, and they will likely say something like, “the grocery store.”Ask a fourth-grader from Sampson County, and you’ll get a much more detailed…

Lee County Center

Lee County Agriculture Week 2025 Is Coming!

We are excited to announce the third annual "Lee County Ag Week", and several events that will celebrate the rich heritage of farms and farm families in Lee County while embracing future agricultural…

Forsyth County Center

Youth Education at the Arboretum Reinforces Science Standards

According to the NC Department of Public Instruction, in the 2022-23 school year, 38% of Forsyth County students were not proficient in science, exceeding the state average of 32%. Field trips are a…

Farm to School

The Importance of Farm Field Trips

Farm field trips are a fantastic way to promote hands-on learning with students and local growers. Students venture out of the classroom, interact with nature, and have first-hand encounters with…

Forsyth County Center

Youth Education at the Arboretum Reinforces Science Standards

N.C. Cooperative Extension, Forsyth County Center, was excited to offer the Youth Education Program at the Arboretum at Tanglewood Park in April 2023. This was the first time the Program has been…