A small rock garden featuring various alpine and drought-tolerant plants, set on a bed of gravel and framed by a brick border.

Creating Your Own Themed Gardens

November 6, 2025 Read
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The Health Benefits of Love Notes

February 4, 2026 Read

News From Richmond County Center

Mediterranean Diet text over assorted foods: salmon, avocado, carrots, tomatoes, feta
What Is the Mediterranean Diet and How Can It Benefit You?

January 19, 2026

USDA announces January 15 national batching deadline for major NRCS conservation programs
NRCS Conservation Program Updates for NC Farmers

January 4, 2026

From: NC FarmLink
3 people plugging holes in logs with wax
Outdoor Mushroom Cultivation

December 22, 2025

peaches in crate
The 2026 NC Peach Growers' Society Annual Meeting RESCHEDULED

December 10, 2025

From: Peach Growers Information
Plant tag for 'Jethro tull' coreopsis.
What Plant Labels Are Really Telling You

November 26, 2025

Child holding a heifer in a barn; text "4-H Dairy Heifer Program 2026 CALENDAR"
4-H Dairy Heifer Program Calendar Fundraiser

November 13, 2025

From: Dairy
Dianthus plugs laying in a tray about to be planted
Hardy Annuals Aren't Hard

November 6, 2025

South Central Small Farm Boot Camp Flyer for Winter 2026
South Central Small Farm Boot Camp Registration Is Open for Winter 2026!

November 5, 2025

From: Lee County Center
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Upcoming Events

STH-Faithful Families Thursday | Mar 05 | 2:30 PM — 3:30 PM 110 Kemberly St, Rockingham, NC 28379
Richmond County Cattlemen's Association Meeting Thursday | Mar 05 | 6:30 PM — 8:00 PM 123 Caroline St, Rockingham, NC 28379, USA
Sandhills Chapter NC Native Plant Society Meeting Wednesday | Mar 11 | 5:30 PM — 7:30 PM 707 Pinehurst Ave, Carthage, NC 28327
Quilts of Love- Quilting Group Thursday | Mar 12 | 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Cartledge Creek Baptist Church, 152 Ben Hudson Rd, Rockingham, NC 28379, USA
STH-Faithful Families Thursday | Mar 12 | 2:30 PM — 3:30 PM 110 Kemberly St, Rockingham, NC 28379
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News From NC State Extension

A group of people standing around a table full of pots of media, cutting boards, knives, and roots of various native woodland botanicals. This was a workshop to teach propagation.
Our Latest Newsletter-Full of Agroforestry Events and Truffle News

February 21, 2026

From: New Crops & Organics
Blueberry with orange-brown mold and split skin on stem and leaves
A Photo Guide to Blueberry Diseases in the Southeast

February 20, 2026

From: Blueberries
Young woman in cap with sunglasses hugs smiling boy outdoors
NC 4-H Camps Are HIRING!

February 20, 2026

From: North Carolina 4-H
19th Annual NC Caneberry Association Meeting & Field Day, March 5, 2026, 9AM–1:30PM, Chris Matthis Farm
19th Annual NC Caneberry Association Meeting and Field Day 2026

February 20, 2026

From: Blackberry and Raspberry Information Portal
two blueberry fruits attached by the petiole showing rudged texture due to bud mite infestation
Blueberry Pests to Keep an Eye for in Early Spring

February 15, 2026

From: Blueberries
youth market turkey show t-shirt design contest
Youth - Share a YMTS T-shirt Design!

February 13, 2026

From: Poultry 4-H & Youth
Turkey Show Registration Open
YMTS Registration Opens Mar 3rd!

February 12, 2026

From: Poultry 4-H & Youth
NC Farm Succession School flyer; March 31st, 2026; father carrying child on shoulders in cornfield
Register Now for NC Farm Succession School

February 10, 2026

From: NC FarmLink
Group of children holding awards under "NC STATE UNIVERSITY" sign, E. Carroll Joyner Beef Education Unit
NCJHA Contest Results

February 9, 2026

From: Youth Livestock Program
Plastic container of blackberries on paper labeled "Plot 123 NC 740 7/10/23"
Meet 'Ervin' Blackberry

February 8, 2026

From: Blackberry and Raspberry Information Portal
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