Historic Barns Photo Contest

Madison County has a rich history in the field of agriculture. An interesting way to trace our county’s agricultural history is by looking at the architecture of the barns. A committee representing many different groups has formed to document barns in the county that are more than 50 years old.

To kick off this major project, the Extension Office and the Madison County Tourism Development Authority is sponsoring a Photo Contest. Entrants are asked to submit a picture of a barn built before 1960 and include some information about the barn’s use and building materials. There will be three age groups: 4^th through 8^th graders; 9^th through 12^th graders; and adults. There will be cash awards for each of those age groups of $100 for first place, $75 for second place and $50 for third place. The deadline is Friday, September 14, 2012, and the photos will be displayed at the Madison County Fair and be included in a traveling exhibit to the Library locations around the county after that.

Click here for Photo Contest Rules. 

Click here for Entry Form.

Click here for Consent and Release form. 

Madison County Extension's

Living Simply Series

2012

Self-Reliance and Simple Living Go Hand and Hand

Let the Extension staff teach you strategies and simple ideas for saving money and becoming more self reliant through a yearlong series of educational programming.  Click here for a Living Simply Series brochure and registration form.

Reinvent Yourself: Dress with Style on a Budget

Madison County 4-H Summer Fun 2012!!

Are you ready for summer?! School is almost out and we are getting excited for our 4-H Summer Fun Camps & Workshops!  Take a look at all the fun we have planned:

Cloverbud 4-H Camp:  June 11- 14  (Monday- Thursday, 9am - 12noon)
Fantastic Photos:  June 15 (Friday, 9am – 4pm)
Get Crafty: June 26-28 (Tuesday-Thursday, 9am – 12noon)
Kids As Chefs International: July 2 - 3  (Monday-Tuesday, 9:30am – 1pm)
Christmas in July:  July 10  (Tuesday, 1pm – 4pm)
Cake Pop Workshop: July 11  (Wednesday, 1pm – 4pm)
Electric Workshop: July 12  (Thursday, 9am – 12noon)
Bread-making 101: July 18  (Wednesday, 1pm – 4pm
Kids as Chefs:  July 23-26  (Monday-Thursday, 9am – 4pm)
Archery: July 31- Aug 2   (Tuesday-Thursday, 9am – 12noon)


Deadline is June 1, 2012 and spaces are limited, register early!

Details and Registration Form

4-H Enrollment Form

Medical Release

Media Release

Buying Local - NC 10% Campaign

The newest campaign to save our farms is to spend 10% of your monthly food budget locally.  A family of four will spend on average $400 a month on groceries.  Ten percent of that is $40 a month you commit to buying local food.  That's only $10 a week!  We're about to show you how you can save 192 farmers from going out of business and preserving these beautiful farms.

We have 8,000 households in Madison County and if each household (not each individual person) would spend 10% or $40 a month or $10 a week on local food that would total $480 (dollars) X 8,000 (households) = 3.84 million dollars a year!

This money would give a $20,000 dollar annual income to 192 farmers right here in Madison County.