NC Year of the Trail, Small Farm Boot Camp, Avian Flu, Home Composting, A New Tip for Resolutions, Junior Master Gardeners, 4-H Project Books, & much MORE!!
Have you made a New Year’s resolution yet? I highly suggest you celebrate NC Year of the Trail. The NC General Assembly dedicated 2023 as NC Year of the Trail to celebrate and draw attention to North Carolina’s vast network of trails, greenways, and blueways. First Day Outdoors kicks off Year of the Trail. McDowell Trails Association is hosting a hike on the Catawba River Greenway.
McDowell County Cattlemen's Scholarship Fund Raffle
$500 for tires!
Contact a Cattleman or the Extension Office for Tickets
Small Farm Boot Camp 2023
Are you interested in starting your own farming operation, or are you new to farming? Want to sharpen your knowledge and skills? If so, the Small Farm Boot Camp may be for you.
You may take one, two, or all modules, but you must register.
Tips to Protect Your Chicken Flock From Avian Influenza
Do you have backyard chickens? If so, you may want to be on the lookout for suspicious activity. It is that time of year when Avian Influenza is starting to pick up again. Most of the cases seen so far this year have been in backyard chicken flocks.
The Extension Gardener classes are open to anyone wanting to learn more about good gardening practices based on research-based information. Anyone can attend these classes. The classes will be taught weekly on Thursday evenings at 6 p.m. starting February 16.
Home Composting for Families
Families can go through a lot of fruit and vegetable scraps during a single meal. Join us for an online class about higher volume home composting options to help families compost properly. Learn how to set up a backyard composting pile.
To assist in getting relevant information out in a timely manner to a larger audience, N.C. Cooperative Extension–McDowell Center is launching a text alert service. You can now sign up for text alerts. We promise not to spam you.
Many of us make New Year’s resolutions of habits we want to start or get back to in the next year. We can have a long list which by February ends up, not completed or adapted and we are back to our regular habits. Try this idea for a new way to start a new habit or maybe get back to an old habit.
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Winter Weather Brings Soup Season
These frigid temperatures that have rolled across the area are definitely saying it is Soup Season! Soups are easy and can feed many people. You can serve with crackers, breads or any other side you choose. You can have veggies or meats. You can have spicy, sweet or bland.
First Meeting Set for Junior Master Gardeners
The JMG program is a youth gardening program of the NC Cooperative Extension. JMG engages children in hands-on group and individual learning experiences that provide a love of gardening, develop an appreciation for the environment, cultivate leadership, personal responsibility, community involvement, and critical thinking skills.
The Feisty 4-H Club is looking to expand and add new members this year. This club meets once a month on Monday evening. The meeting place varies, but is generally in the Marion area. This club is open to youth 5-18. This is a general-purpose club with no set program area.
Compete for Prizes with 4-H Project Books
As 2022 winds down, we can’t help but look back on all the great accomplishments our 4-Hers have achieved this year. You too should look back on your year and take this opportunity to fill out a 4-H Project Record Book. Record Books are easy, and you compete for prizes!
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