If you have land, are interested in starting a farm, but don’t know where to begin; North Carolina Farm School Summit is just the conference for you. The NCFS Summit is October 11th, from 8:30am-4:00pm at MORE »
About this time of year, it is common to hear ads on the radio for various lawn care services and products. Often, the recommendation is “Fertilize now for a healthy lawn!” This is MORE »
Are you looking for an activity that your child can be involved in that is fun, free and educational? Look no further than Richmond County 4-H! There are great opportunities for youth ages MORE »
Our Richmond County 4-H Goat Show is coming up on Saturday, September 10th. This is an event that you don’t want to miss! It is the fifth in a series of shows that MORE »
The Richmond County Nickels for Know-How Referendum will be held on Thursday, November 1, 2016. Six polling places have been established in Richmond County. The polling locations are as follows: Richmond County Extension MORE »
As you walk through a store or search the internet, you may notice all of the vitamins, minerals, and supplements available. You may find yourself wondering “do I need these?” And if so, MORE »
I was doing a little tidying up in my garage the other day, and came upon a cache of opened seed packets. I frequently find forgotten seed packets stashed in my garage, a MORE »
4-H youth are busy preparing for the start of the 2016 4-H Farm Credit Showmanship Circuit season. They have been training and clipping their animals for the past month. Many of them get MORE »
Much of the work being done in your local NC Cooperative Extension Office has to do with our regional food system. Some of us work to help farmers produce fruits and vegetables; others MORE »
Lately, the word “pulse” has become a popular buzzword in nutrition. The word “pulse” refers to the edible, dried seeds produced by legume plants such as dried beans, peas, and lentils. Although related, MORE »
Incredible as it may seem, it’s already July, and we’re hitting the peak of summer. And summer means peaches. They just taste like summer! I was born in Miami, Florida, and I remember MORE »
This time of year, there is a wide variety of fresh, local produce being sold at farmer’s markets or being grown in home gardens. Sometimes, it can be difficult to know what to MORE »
Richmond County 4H Summer Fun camp started with a great first session last week! Nine campers attended the camp that began with an introduction to nutrition through the program Teen Cuisine. Campers ranged MORE »
The best advice we can give to someone who calls the Extension office because they saw a snake in their yard is to “leave it alone”! And an even greater challenge is when MORE »
Now that the growing season is here, there is no excuse for not eating fresh, healthy, and local produce on a regular basis. The USDA recommends eating at least 5 servings of fruits MORE »
Recently, 555 2nd grade students throughout Richmond County public schools participated in the 4-H School Enrichment Curriculum, “Hatching in the Classroom”. This National 4-H curriculum is a great embryology project sponsored locally by MORE »
Several Farmers have gotten proactive in pasture and hay management this year. They have been scouting their fields, bringing in their unknown weeds for identification, and working towards a weed management plan. Weeds MORE »
Do you hear it? The Richmond County community is calling out to you! Recently, several people have remarked to me that it seems that a lot of good things are happening in our MORE »
The CDC estimates that about 1 in 6 Americans get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die from foodborne diseases yearly. Foodborne illness is caused by harmful bacteria, parasites, viruses, or chemicals in MORE »
