Simple Ways to Get a Healthy Start to 2019
Cold weather is coming and with cold weather comes the natural tendency to hibernate! Research tells us that we …
Good Luck and Blessings for the New Year
The New Year offers us an opportunity to make a clean start on developing new life habits and even …
Try These Healthy Holiday Side Dishes!
Whether you are entertaining family and friends or heading out to a covered dish, here are some new healthy …
Deer Repellents and Scare Tactics in the Garden
Deer are frequent visitors to local gardens because they seem to prefer lush foliage. They enjoy leaves, stems, flowers, …
Fencing Deer From the Garden
Gardeners often consider deer to be a major hindrance in growing plants because they browse on young tender plant …
Healthy Holiday Appetizers
Holidays mean celebrations with family, friends and co-workers and what’s a celebration without some terrific food and sharing of …
Gardening With Deer
Deer are described as beautiful, graceful, plentiful and tasty. Others call them a pest with a big appetite. Large …
February 12, 2019 Eastern NC Nursery Conference Registration Available Now
This educational conference will focus on commercial ornamental nursery production and will be held at the Wilson County Agricultural …
Growing Pecans
Pecans have been grown on family homesteads in North Carolina for many generations for food and profit. Today, pecans …
Homemade Holiday Gifts to Share
The Holidays are a terrific time to say a big thanks and of course Merry Christmas to many friends, …
Think Outside the Turkey Sandwich!
Did your turkey outlast your Thanksgiving lunch? Are you on mashed potato overload? No problem, mix your leftover turkey …
Pears Peak in Fall
Fresh pears are abundant this time of year and are an excellent choice for nutrition! The good news on …
What About the Soil After the Flood?
Lenoir County received just under 19 inches of rain during the five days that Hurricane Florence crossed through the …
Landscapes Benefit From Mulch
North Carolina gardeners use many organic materials as a mulch. There are many good reasons to use mulch in …
Delicious and Healthy, Fresh, Local Pecans
Fall is the season for everything pecans! Hopefully, the blustery hurricane winds did not take away too many of …
January 29, 2019 NC Greenhouse PourThru Workshop, Raleigh, NC
REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS JANUARY 15, 2019. READ THE FLYER FOR MORE INFORMATION. January 29, 2019, NC Greenhouse PourThru Workshop for …
Can’t Eat All Your Halloween Candy? Here’s What You Can Do With It!
Buy too much Halloween Candy? Or maybe you had less Trick-or-Treaters? You can use your leftover candies and sweet …
Pumpkins Are Pleasing
More and more pumpkins have appeared as the temperatures have cooled. Pumpkins are appreciated for decorative use in the …
Time for Collard Greens!
Chill is in the air and that means our first frost, which means it is now time to pick, …
North Carolina Bounty – Sweet Potatoes
Did you know that for almost 50 years North Carolina has ranked as the No. 1 sweet potato producing state …