Intro to Consumer Packaged Goods: How to Start a Food Business
Piedmont Food Processing Center, located in Hillsborough, NC, is offering an Online course over Zoom for those interested in …
Health & Nutrition
Extension offers a wealth of educational programs that help people make healthier, better-informed decisions and grow our economy. Programs cover a variety of areas from local foods and food safety to gardening and environmental efforts.
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National Home-Based Food Business Conference Highlights
In the first-ever National Cottage Food Conference held last year, stakeholders gained a lot of insight into the types …
Fiddlehead Farm Wins Another National Good Food Award!
Chatham County’s Fiddlehead Farm has won their THIRD national Good Food Award! Earlier this year they won for their Black …
Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Onions
Per the CDC: “Fresh whole red, white, and yellow onions imported from the State of Chihuahua, Mexico, and distributed by …
Safe Food After Flooding
As individuals go through their kitchen and start to sift through their food, there are certain foods that are …
Kitchen Clean Up After a Flood
Communities in Western North Carolina are dealing with floodwater damage and need to know important food safety information as …
Produce Safety: North Carolina's Fresh Produce Safety Task Force
[Farmlaw Editor’s note: the narrative below was written by Dr. Elena Toro Rogers, Dept. of Horticultural Science, NC State …
Robin Hood's Kitchen Converts Food Waste to Meals for Food Pantry
I have long known that Chatham County is a special place with an amazing community of creative, passionate people …
COVID-19 and Local Foods: Seminar to Review Collaborative Farm Product Distribution Models
The COVID-19 pandemic has focused public attention on our food supply chain. While some bottlenecks have developed, experts are …
Sanders Ridge Farm Brings on New Farmers in Yadkin County
Claudia and Steven Townsend drove the back roads of North Carolina for two years looking for farm lease opportunities …
NC State Extension Launches Portal for COVID-19 Resources
Press release by Richard Campbell, NC State Extension. COVID-19 has disrupted our lives and routines, from how we work, play …
COVID-19 Resources for Food & Farms from NC State Extension
NC State Extension has compiled resources that provide best practices for preparing for COVID-19 and managing risk for individuals …
Local Farmers' Markets Do Their Part to Flatten the Curve on Coronavirus
Last week was a blur amid all the news about coronavirus and its impacts on our communities, both locally …
FDA Issues CBD Warning Letters
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) recently released warning letters to 15 companies in late November for selling …
Now Available - Feed Mill Virtual Tour
We know it can be hard to get to us, so we’ve been working on a virtual feed mill …
Making Feed A-Z
Want to know how ingredients become animal food? We’ve added video content to show you how it all comes …
Produce Safety: FDA Issues FSMA Agricultural Water Rule Extension
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued its final rule on phased implementation of water testing under Food Safety …
Raw Milk: Branan and Day Present on Cow Sharing Agreements
Andrew Branan, Extension Assistant Professor with the NC State University Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, along with Marti …
When Dreams Come True: NCFS Mentoring Program
Through NC Farm School, alumni gain more than insight into the ABCs of agricultural business planning. They also forge …
Cooperative Extension's Junior Chefs Visit Chatham County Farms
Photos by Debbie Roos, Agricultural Extension Agent. Chatham County Cooperative Extension runs a popular Junior Chefs Cooking Camp every summer where kids ages 8-12 …
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This appendix is part of the Extension Gardener Handbook and gives users to the tools …
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Garden Harvest Tracking Sheet
This document is part of Appendix H of the Extension Gardener Handbook and provides a …
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Application for Community Gardening Assistance
This document is part of Appendix H of the Extension Gardener Handbook.
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Community Garden Asset Inventory
This document is part of Appendix H of the Extension Gardener Handbook.
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Tracking the Harvest: Measurement Guide for Counting or Weighing Vegetables
This measurement guide is part of Appendix H of the Extension Gardener Handbook and gives …
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Instructions for Tracking the Garden Harvest
This document is part of appendix H of the Extension Gardener Handbook.
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Asset-based Community Development: Mapping Reciprocal Partnerships—An Example
This document is part of appendix H of the Extension Gardener Handbook and gives a …
2/19/25
Asset-based Community Development: Mapping Reciprocal Partnerships—Blank
This document is part of appendix H of the Extension Gardener Handbook.
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