Lenoir County Center: Home & Family

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]
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For much of NC, Thanksgiving is a great time to plant spring-flowering bulbs. See Extension at #NCSU tips: [more]

Home & Family

The foundation of our society is the family. Many of Extension's programs provide families with research-based answers to their day-to-day challenges. Extension is ready with answers on controlling household insects, protecting well-water, managing a family budget, helping families improve their eating habits, or dealing with the special concerns related to early childhood, parenting, or aging.

To provide families with solutions they need to address the struggling economy, the NC State University Family and Consumer Sciences program faculty have created "Take Control," a series of fact sheets on a variety of topics related to the economy including tips on saving money, talking to children about the economy, shopping for healthy foods on a tight budget, avoiding home foreclosure and many other timely topics.
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Tips to Make Thanksgiving Greener!
Posted November 18th, 2009 in Home & Family

How can you make your Thanksgiving Day festivities as green as possible? The following four ideas will help you save money, save waste and help you to have a greener Thanksgiving. 1. Shop locally and with reusable bags. Shop at the farmer's market or ask if your supermarket carries locally grown food. Making food from what is available is what Thanksgiving used to be all about. Take advantage of the local harvest for your menu, and ... MORE

Kitchen Composting Reduces Garbage!
Posted November 12th, 2009 in Home & Family

You have an opportunity every day to use something you regularly toss in the garbage for big benefits to you and your family! You can nourish your garden soil, reduce the amount of garbage generated in your kitchen and help the planet all in one simple action! Food scraps contain valuable nutrients that can be used to improve garden soils. Waste fruit and vegetables, peelings, coffee and tea grounds and filters, eggshells, grains and pastas ... MORE