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Extension offers a wealth of educational programs that help people make healthier, better-informed decisions and grow our economy. Programs cover a variety of areas from local foods and food safety to gardening and environmental efforts.

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Pickled Green Tomato Relish

Pickled Green Tomato Relish Green Tomato Relish As we come to the end of tomato season you may have plants …

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Let's Get Pickling!

Let’s Get Pickling! Join us for our third installment of our Home Preservation Series focusing on the ins and outs …

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March Is Living Well Month: Week 3

Living Well Month: Week 3 Sleep Strategies Living Well Challenge Sunday: Be aware of your feelings. Express them to people you …

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March Is Living Well Month: Week 2

March is Living Well Month: Week 2 Take our the Living Well Challenge March 5th-11th Sunday: Try a new vegetable today or …

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Super Sunday Snack Series Week 3

Super Sunday Snack Series Super Sunday Stats: 28 million pounds of potato chips are consumed on Super Bowl Sunday! A popular …

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Super Sunday Snack Series Week 2

Super Sunday Snack Series How to Make Your Game Pizza Healthier Load up on Veggies! If you’re not fond of cauliflower crust, …

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Super Sunday Snack Series

Super Sunday Snack Series Try a healthy snack alternative for game day! Tortilla Chips and Bean Dip MAKES 4 SERVINGS. INGREDIENTS 4 CORN TORTILLAS 1 …

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Baked with Love and Safety

Baked With Love Decorating baked goods food safety tips Use pasteurized egg whites for frostings and icings to decrease the risk …

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Food Gift Safety

Check back every Wednesday in December for more food safety tips, wellness activities, and recipe suggestions for the Holiday …

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Let's Talk Turkey

Keep you and your family safe by properly thawing and cooking your Thanksgiving turkey with these helpful tips! Don’t panic if …

Recent Publications related to Health & Nutrition

4-H students hold chickens.

4-H Chicken Donation: Embryology to Harvesting

This publication, part of the Farm to Food Bank Resource Guide, discusses 4-H projects that …

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Food Pantry Produce Markets

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Venison Donation Programs

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4-H volunteers gleaning sweet potatoes.

Gleaning

This publication, part of the Farm to Food Bank Resource Guide, discusses the process of …

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Direct to Food Bank and Food Pantry Donations

This publication, part of the Farm to Food Bank Resource Guide, discusses food donations given …

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Farm to Food Bank Resource Guide for North Carolina Cooperative Extension

This publication provides information and success stories related to food banks, food pantries, food donation …

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trimming local green beans

Best Practices for Utilizing Local Food in Nutrition Education and Cooking Classes

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