2018 Dare County N.C. Cooperative Extension Report to the People
N.C. Cooperative Extension in Dare County addressed the Board of Commissioners to share impacts from the 2018 program year. …
Local Foods
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2017 Summer Edition of Extension Gardener Newsletter Is Now Available
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Getting Dirty in Your Garden, Radio Podcast Featuring the NC Tomato Man - Craig LeHoullier
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- Local Food -- a Flagship Program for North Carolina Cooperative Extension
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- NC Fresh Produce Safety
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- NC Organizations and State Partners
- Nutrition and Health
- Strong Communities
- Youth, Families and Communities
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- Backyard Flocks and Eggs (from poultry.ces.ncsu.edu)
- From Farm to Fork: A Guide to Building North Carolina's Sustainable Local Food Economy
- Growing Small Farms - NCCE Chatham County Center
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