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Canning Information
Canning is a great way to preserve your garden harvest and enjoy delicious summer foods all year long. With …

Social Media Toolkits for Farmers and Local Food
Social media has grown in popularity over the years and can be an extremely beneficial tool in promoting your …

Navigating a New Role in Local Food: A Conversation With Sophie Farlow
After interning with the N.C. Cooperative Extension, Randolph County Center, Sophie Farlow began serving as the Local Food Systems Agent …

August 2023 Food Preservation Workshops
These Classes are Full. UPDATE!! These classes have been changed to Monday’s, July 31, August 7,14,21,28. Due to the overwhelming response …

Early Spring 2023 Snapshots From Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Garden
In late 2008, I planted a demonstration pollinator garden at Chatham Mills to provide forage from early spring to …

Blueberries Healthy By Design Craft-Paint-Learn
Thursday June 29 7:00-9:00 p.m. Do you enjoy creating and/or painting crafts? Would you like to learn more about the …

Connecting Farms to Forks: A Conversation With Debbie Roos
Debbie Roos has served N.C. Cooperative Extension for 24 years as the Sustainable Agriculture Agent in Chatham County. Her …

The PDIC Welcomes a New Lab Member
The NC State Plant Disease and Insect Clinic is happy to announce the arrival of our newest lab member, …

Chocolate Chip Cookies Made With NC Wheat
Did you know that you can cook at home with North Carolina wheat? North Carolina farmers grow the type of …

Local Food Agents Gather for Learning & Sharing
On Friday, March 24th, the Local Food Program Team gathered for their bi-annual meeting at Montgomery Sheep Farm in …

New Local Food Purchasing Program for Farm to School & Upcoming Webinar
The USDA has given NCDA $5.6 million dollars for schools to expand local food purchase from local farmers with …

Making Impacts Through Community Gardens: A Conversation With Marcus Cyprian
Marcus Cyprian serves as the Horticulture Assistant and School Garden Program Coordinator at the N.C. Cooperative Extension, Gaston County …

Photos From the 2023 Chatham County Ag Fest
The Chatham County Spring Ag Fest on March 25, 2023, was a success with a great crowd in attendance in …

LAMP Grants Now Open!
LAMP (Local Agriculture Market Program) “supports the development, coordination, and expansion of direct producer-to-consumer marketing; local and regional food …

Local Food in Nutrition & Cooking Classes: A Conversation With Janice Roberts
Janice Roberts, FCS Agent in Moore County, loves changing someone’s mind about trying and liking a fruit or vegetable! …

NC FarmLink Connects Farmers to Land
NC FarmLink is a program of NC State Extension that connects farmers, landowners, and service providers across North Carolina, …

A Lifetime of Community Work: A Conversation With Dr. Fletcher Barber, Jr. Ed.D.
Dr. Fletcher Barber has served over 40 years in Extension around the state, and currently serves as the Small …

Free Webinar 1/24: Seasonal Maintenance of Major Fruit and Vegetable Crops
Please join Melissa Bell from the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) and John Lyttle, N.C. Cooperative Extension Agent …

Fall Chores in the Pollinator Garden: Leave the Leaves and Save the Stems!
After planting, weeding, and watering through the spring and summer, some gardeners look forward to fall as a period …
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Recent Publications related to Local Foods

Master Gardener Volunteers and Community / Home Gardens
This publication, part of the Farm to Food Bank Resource Guide, discusses using community and …

Introduction: Food Banks and Food Pantries
This publication, part of the Farm to Food Bank Resource Guide, describes food banks and …

Gleaning
This publication, part of the Farm to Food Bank Resource Guide, discusses the process of …
Food Pantry Produce Markets
This publication, part of the Farm to Food Bank Resource Guide, discusses setting up a …

Farm to Food Bank Resource Guide for North Carolina Cooperative Extension
This publication provides information and success stories related to food banks, food pantries, food donation …
4-H Chicken Donation: Embryology to Harvesting
This publication, part of the Farm to Food Bank Resource Guide, discusses 4-H projects that …

Kale
This series of publications provides information about how to grow, harvest, and prepare a variety …

Collard Greens
This series of publications provides information about how to grow, harvest, and prepare a variety …