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Eat Healthy Monthly Recipes

As seen in Iredell Informed April: Plant Part Salad – Ingredients Salad  6 cups leaves, such as lettuce, spinach, chard  1 cup roots, such …

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20 Healthy Tips to Eat Right

March is National Nutrition Month — This year’s theme is “Fuel for the Future” and focuses on eating with sustainability …

Safe Plates January 2023 Registration

Safe Plate Registration: January 2023 Course Please complete the following form to sign up for the Safe Plate Course. Registration …

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Marketing Medicinal Herbs

The Piedmont Medicinal Herb Growers will be hosting an online class focused on marketing medicinal herbs and herbal products. …

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So Easy to Preserve

Canning Resource Book for Sale at Iredell Extension Office for $25 Makes a great gift! Preserving Foods: Different methods of food …

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Gardening Lunch and Learn Series

Gardening Lunch and Learn Series (1) Are you interested in learning how to become a better gardener? If so, then …

Iredell County Fair Sept 2 -10

Iredell County Fair

The Iredell County fair opens Friday, September 2 and runs through Saturday, September 10. We will be taking in …

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Safe Plates Food Safety Manager Training

N.C. Cooperative Extension’s Training Program for Retail Food Protection Manager Certification N.C. Cooperative Extension Agents offer Safe Plates for Food …

Home Foods Preservation Boot Camp

Saturday, June 18, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. 151 West Main Avenue – Township of Taylorsville, NC 28681 Register for the boot …

Bring your pressure canner to have the dial-gauge tested. During the clinic, gaskets (seals) and valves will also be checked. Bring the lid of your presto-type dial-gauge canner. There is no charge for this service.

June Canner Lid Clinic

Friday, June 10th 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Lowry’s 3204 Harmony Hwy Harmony, …

Report to the People

Our 2021 Report to the People was held in July, here’s the report of what our Department did over …

Garden Fair

2022 Garden Fair will be held at the Agriculture Center on April 30, 2022 at 444 Bristol Drive, Statesville, …

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Annual Grasses Preserved as Silage: Fermentation Characteristics, Nutritive Value, and Quality

This bulletin brings together 13 independent experiments that address aspects of fermentation, nutritive value, and …

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Vinegar Making

This factsheet describes the process of making vinegar.

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Producing and Marketing Strawberries for Direct Market Operations

This booklet provides an overview of production costs and marketing strategies that growers should consider …

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Cumberland County Forestry Impacts 2016

This factsheet, part of a series on forestry impacts in North Carolina, offers information specific …

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Under Trellis Cover Crops for North Carolina Vineyards

This publication discusses research on under trellis cover crops at a North Carolina commercial vineyard …

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Collard Greens and Common Ground: A North Carolina Community Food Gardening Handbook

Community gardens have been part of the American landscape since the mid-1700s. Today, community gardens …

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Let’s Talk About Risk: A Guide to Identifying, Assessing, Managing, and Communicating Risk

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Silages of Native Switchgrass and Gamagrass: Fermentation Characteristics, Nutritive Value, and Quality

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