Homemade Hand Sanitizer
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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
Tips for Facilitating Excellent Virtual Meetings Series of 4 online facilitation training via Zoom every otherThursdays from 12:30-2 p.m. starting …
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 …
4-H Call to Action: Spread Kindness
We are over halfway to meeting our goal of delivering greeting cards to all Madison County senior care residents. …
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
Running around trying to impress your Valentine is definitely one way to get the blood pumping. Embracing a heart-healthy …
Madison Co. Livestock Field Day
Madison Co. Livestock Field Day Saturday, June 6, 2020 – 9 a.m.–2:30 p.m. This hands-on event will help prepare your …
4th Annual Ag Breakfast
March 26, 2020 8 a.m. 258 Carolina Lane, Marshall NC Enjoy a free breakfast while learning about agricultural programs and services available …
2020 Census
Established by the US Constitution, the US Census Bureau is required to conduct a count of every person in …
Fantastic 102 Acre Farm and Farm House for Lease Near Murphy, NC
This historic family-owned property was recently used to raise grass-fed beef before being partially converted to corn and soybean …
Marketing of Livestock Products
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