Celebrations , Educational Opportunities and More

Mark your calendars for October 2nd from 1:00 - 4:00 for the Currituck Farm Festival, a celebration of our agriculture heritage!

To start our celebration, we’ll recognize our century farms and our Currituck farmers with an appreciation lunch at our food truck corral; stop by to support our local businesses and grab a bite to eat. After you get some food, head over to our agriculture through the year's display where we’ll highlight agricultural processes through the decades. These interactive displays include fun for the whole family, such as corn shelling, hay rides, antique tractors and tools, soap making demos, pumpkin bowling and more! At the same time, we’ll award our Homegrown and Handmade contest winners, hold our 4-H Chicken Show and skillet throwing contest, and vote in our Brunswick stew cook-off. With all of these contests, displays and games, there’s something to do and learn for everyone!

To stay up to date on the Currituck Farm Festival and to learn how you can enter these contests, check out our website, Eventbrite site, and YouTube channel for updates, and follow @CurrituckCES on social media outlets.

Cook Smart Eat Smart

Do you want to learn to cook delicious, simple, and healthy meals? Then sign up for our Cook Smart Eat Smart Cooking School, today! N.C. Cooperative Extension’s Cook Smart Eat Smart Cooking School will take place on Wednesdays beginning September 1 and running through September 29, 2021, from 10 a.m. to noon.

In each of the four sessions, we will cover one aspect of cooking as well as a cooking technique. The price of the full cooking school is $40.00 and includes a cookbook as well as tastings of any of the delicious food you prepare.

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Master Gardener℠ Volunteers

Do you enjoy gardening and talking with others about it? Do you have a passion for making a difference in your community? If so, consider becoming a part of the Extension Master Gardener℠ volunteers!

The Extension Master Gardener volunteers are an outreach group part of N.C. Cooperative Extension and NC State University. These volunteers serve their community by sharing research-based information on horticulture-related issues and community beautification projects.

4-H Public Speaking Champion

Congratulations to Currituck County 4-H’er Cayden Lowe, the 2021 Southern Regional 4-H Horse Show Public Speaking Champion. Cayden won Gold medals at the 2021 District and State NC 4-H Public Speaking Contest with her presentation “Coming Back with Confidence“ and qualified to represent North Carolina at the Southern Regional 4-H Horse Championships. Cayden has also earned the opportunity to compete at the All-American Quarter Horse Congress in Columbus, Ohio (October), and the Eastern National 4-H Horse Roundup in Louisville, Kentucky (November).

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