How Do I Blanch Vegetables?
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Using the Right Tool - or the Best Tool Available!
Using the right tool for any given task is always our goal, but we all have made do when …
Farmers Are Eligible for Paycheck Protection Program Related to COVID-19
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) offers financial relief through the Small Business Administration (SBA) to small businesses, including farms, …
Homemade Hand Sanitizer
The big topic of discussion at this time is COVID-19. We live in an age of technology and a …
NC Restaurants Feeding Kids Initiative
Are you a restaurant, catering company or foodservice operation interested in helping feed kids in need during COVID-19 school …
NC Restaurants Feeding Kids Initiative Announcement
Are you a restaurant, catering company or foodservice operation interested in helping feed kids in need during COVID-19 school …
Tips and Strategies for Facilitating Online Meetings
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Backyard Gardening in WNC
Western North Carolina is a wonderful place to garden. Almost any type of vegetable or fruit can be grown …
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 …
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Extension and YMCA Mobile Market
Madison County Cooperative Extension is passing out gardening and safe food handling fact sheets during the YMCA Mobile Markets. …
What Is a Fair Rental Rate for Farmland?
One of the most common questions we get at NC FarmLink is “What is a fair rental rate for this …
NC State Extension COVID-19 Information and Update
Dear Extension Clientele, The situation with COVID-19 is rapidly changing. Madison County has issued a shelter in place advisory, encouraging …
Local Food in the Time of Coronavirus
The past several days brought worsening news about the coronavirus adding disruptions to daily life. It looks like this …
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 …
Dharma Creek Farm, near Asheville, Keeps It Real.
When Mark Scearce and Nicole Thoennes were living in Chicago and Los Angeles writing and performing music for television …
Fencing 101
Fencing 101 I get asked a fair amount of fencing questions such as: Who can I contact to install a …
Spring Ag Fest is CANCELED
The Chatham County Spring Ag Fest that was scheduled for March 28, 2020, at the Chatham County Agriculture & …
February Is American Heart Month
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