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EOCs - End of Canning Season Series - Introduction to Home Preservation
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UC Master Gardener Successful Gardener Meeting
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Creative Arts / Bake Off/Poultry Show Reg Deadline
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EOCs - End of Canning Season Series - Pressure Canning
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UC 4H Creative Arts Entries Due
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Environmental Education for K-8 Educators: Project Learning Tree
Reedy Creek Nature Center & Nature Preserve Reedy Creek Nature Center & Nature Preserve Union County Center
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Food+City EduFest
Mecklenburg County Cooperative Extension, 1418 Armory Dr, Charlotte, NC 28204, USA Mecklenburg County Cooperative Extension, 1418 Armory Dr, Charlotte, NC 28204, USA Union County Center
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Farm Tour
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Union County Cattlemen's Association Meeting
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Grape Pest Survey - 2nd Week of August
Our first vinifera location, in Rowan Co., began harvest this past week, and as the fruit were gone, we …
Vegetable Spotlight: Okra
Today we are putting the spotlight on a classic southern vegetable, the okra! According to NC State Extension, Okra …
Fall Lawn Care
With the heat of summer and the dog days of August upon us, not too many folks are thinking …
Senior Wellness Expo Is Coming!
With cooperation from N.C. Cooperative Extension, Council on Aging in Union County, and City of Monroe Parks and Recreation, …
Summer Annuals
As we head into August, the summer heat continues to beat down, causing a loss of productivity in our …
Agua Fresca: Simple, Elegant & Delicious
This year’s watermelon crop has been fantastic. The season is almost over but there is still time to enjoy …
Grape Pest Survey- 1st Week of August
At our monitoring sites, grapes are ripe, and the first harvest at the Johnston Co. location started this week. …
West Nile Virus Found in NC Mosquito
Many of you may have seen the news about the New Hanover County Public Health office reported that a …
Fall Vegetable Gardening
As summer comes to an end, many are thinking about keeping cool and perhaps heading for the beach or …
Participants Increase Safety of Family Meals
During a discussion about food safety, EFNEP participants in Union County began to discuss their various methods of preparing …
Caterpillar Tunnel Construction Field Day
If you are interested in extending your growing season then take a look at this hands-on workshop on September …
Southern Piedmont Corn & Soybean Field Day
Join us on August 30, 2019, at 9611 Morgan Mill Road, Monroe, 7:30 a.m. Speakers begin at 8 a.m. …
August is National Catfish Month
Growing up near the Pee Dee river, I have often heard stories of the legendary catfish that inhabited the …
Forage Field Day!
Join us for an evening field day, featuring summer annuals and the research being done here in Union County. August …
Sustainability in the Garden
According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, sustainable means “harvesting or using a resource so that the resource is not …
Grape Pest Survey- 5th Week of July
Glassy winged sharpshooter captures are very low or zero in locations with previous captures. This suggests we are between …
Grape Pest Survey- 4th Week of July
As we reach the end of July, more fields started to ripen for both muscadines and vinifera grapes, and …
Fall Gardens
I know its August and we are still feeling the heat of summer but right now is the ideal …