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Want to try a new recipe for Thanksgiving? Watch Extension's Produce Lady for roasted butternut squash w/ fruit: [more]
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Are you a plant killer? Watch this episode of "In the Garden with Bryce Lane" to learn to keep plants alive: [more]
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Avoid foodborne illness this holiday season by following these Extension tips from #NCSU and Kansas State Univ: [more]

Lawn & Garden

Gardening is considered our nation's most popular pastime, yielding fresh fruits and vegetables for the dinner table, a cleaner environment and aesthetically pleasing landscapes. North Carolina Cooperative Extension helps gardeners learn more about new plants, native plants and environmental stewardship. Extension-trained Master Gardener volunteers are instrumental in these efforts, sharing their knowledge of plant selection, cultural practices and pest management with fellow gardeners, school students and others.

Master Gardener volunteers are part of the volunteer staff of NC State University's Cooperative Extension Service. They are members of the local community who take an active interest in their lawns, trees, shrubs, and gardens. They provide unbiased, research based educational assistance and programs in horticulture and environmental issues to the gardening public. Visit the Extension Master Gardener web site to learn more.
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Community Gardens
Posted April 20th, 2009 in Lawn & Garden

Community Gardens In our current economic recession, community gardens provide many benefits to the participants and the communities they serve through a self-sufficient grassroots effort. There is a growing trend toward local food production and community gardens provide access to nutritionally rich foods that may otherwise be unavailable to low-income families and individuals. Today our food travels an average of 1500 miles from the farm to the table. The process of planting, fertilizing, ... MORE

Songbird Facts
Posted April 20th, 2009 in Lawn & Garden

Songbird Facts One of the great benefits of living in western North Carolina is the wide variety of wildlife populations in the mountains. Native songbirds are of interest to many people. Many folks like to watch birds while hiking. Others appreciate their beautiful songs, while some like to attract birds to their homes. Let’s look a little closer at some common songbirds that may visit your bird feeder.The Cardinal (officially the Northern Cardinal) is ... MORE