NC COOPERATIVE EXTENSION - GUILFORD COUNTY
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JULY 2024
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In This Issue:
Native Pollinator Guide
Successful Celebrate Pollinators Day
4-H Camps Underway!
New Sow & Grow Video
Eating the Med Way Recipe
Tips to Beat the Heat
Upcoming Classes & Workshops
Supplemental Resources
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Peach season means paying a visit to your local farms and produce markets for some fresh pickings! Check out the NC Farm App to find locations near you.
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Native Pollinator Guide
Learn what plants can attract essential pollinators to your living space! This guide lists excellent native pollinator-attracting plants that will keep our gardens flourishing for years to come. The birds, butterflies, and bees will thank you!
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A Successful Celebrate Pollinators Day
June 22nd was Celebrate Pollinators Day 2024 at the NC Cooperative Extension - Guilford County Center, hosted annually by the Extension Master Gardener Volunteers. There was a great turnout for this free event, with over 250 people in attendance! Joined by learning partners Guilford County Beekeepers Association, North Carolina Native Plant Society, High Point University's Mobile Lab, City of Greensboro's Water Resources Department, and so many more, we celebrated #PollinatorWeek in our public Karen C. Neill Demonstration and Mixed Greens Community Garden with pollinator scavenger hunts, bee
hotels, seed balls, and providing information about all-things pollinators.
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Some of our Extension Master Gardener volunteers doubled as representatives for the Piedmont Bird Club: Anne Presnell, Lynne Gray, and Janet Sommers!
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Extension Master Gardener volunteer, Barb Purdie, with a Gardening for the Birds poster.
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Mary Barbee, Carolyn Pokela, and Barbara Jackson representing the Mixed Greens Community Garden.
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Extension Consumer Horticulture Agent, Taylor Jones, helping out at the festivities.
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Whether you left this event with a new plant or with new knowledge, we thank you for making this event a success- and for caring about pollinators in Guilford County!
Couldn't make it to this event? Our Karen
C. Neill Demonstration Garden (3309 Burlington Rd., Greensboro, NC 27405) is a free public garden. Come check it out! If you have questions about pollinators or are interested in resources shared at this event, contact our Extension Master Gardener volunteers at (336) 641-2404 or guilfordmg@gmail.com.
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Photo credit: Andrew Krech & Sarah Paschall
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4-H Camps are Underway!
In June, 4-H hosted their Life Skills Camp, Agriculture Camp, and Chef and the Child Camp, a collaboration with the Extension Family & Consumer Sciences Program. During Life Skills Camp, kids ages 9+ learned essential skills such as CPR, cooking, nature identification, exercise, financial literacy, and more! During Chef and the Child Camp, campers learned about food safety and cooked tasty recipes with chefs from Guilford Technical Community College and other local organizations. One of the recipes they made was ice cream in a bag, where they tossed the icy ingredients in bags to enable the churning process! Agriculture camp entailed touring sites with different agricultural commodities in Guilford County, and going behind the scenes to see how our food is
produced.
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Tips to Beat
the Heat!
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Check out a new article written by Livestock and Forage
Crops Agent, Cole Maness, all about building drought resistance in agriculture as we head into some of the hottest days of the summer.
Horticulture Agent, Taylor Jones, explains personal and garden heat protection in this video on our social media.
Is your lawn crunchy? Learn about the yellow and brown patches you might be seeing due to the heat in this WFMY News 2 interview with our Horticulture Staff, Taylor Jones and Emerson Wells.
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New Sow & Grow Video
Watch the newest addition to our Sow & Grow Video Series on the N.C. Cooperative Extension Guilford County Center YouTube Channel! This series is created through the Extension Community & School Garden Program, where we feature Guilford County growers who are willing to share their gardening tips and tricks! Watch as Serena, High Point resident and founder of the Wild Bloom Garden, takes us on a tour of her space and shares her go-to gardening tips.
Interested in creating a Sow & Grow video with us? Fill out this form!
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Join Our Photovoice Project!
Are you passionate about addressing hunger issues in our community? Share your story and advocate for change through this Photovoice Community Research Project facilitated by N.C. Cooperative Extension and Guilford County Government. The project will culminate in a community exhibit of photos and narratives later this summer. There will be three info sessions presented by the Guilford Extension Food Security Team in July, 2024. Register for an info session below and contact Alyssa McKim with questions: amckim@guilfordcountync.gov.
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Learn More
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Soil Tests Available at the Ag Center
Testing Services for Nutrients and pH is provided by the NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Soils Lab for free to North Carolina residents except during peak season (December 1- March 31) when there is a $4 fee. Soil test boxes are available at the Ag Center. Please mail your soil test boxes to the testing lab in Raleigh using the address listed on the form. Learn More
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Med instead Meds - Recipe of the Month
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Eating like those who live in the Mediterranean region has been shown to promote health and decrease risk of many chronic diseases. The Med Way includes healthy and nutritious meals that are also delicious and satisfying. We teach Eating the Med Way through the Family & Consumer Sciences Program.
Egg Roll in a Bowl
Enjoy this quick, healthy twist on a classic egg roll.
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RECIPE
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Upcoming Classes & Workshops
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Workforce Ready Classes |
7/10, 7/17, 7/31
10am-12pm at NC Works Career Center
(virtual class on 7/18 1-3pm)
In a series of hands-on classes, learn digital skills applicable in the workplace. Each class covers a unique topic. Research agrees that as workers develop their digital skills portfolio their hirability and pay rate will also increase.
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REGISTER
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Canning with Cooperative Extension - Pickles
July 16th, 2024
5:30-7:30pm at the Ag Center
Can pickles with the water bath method and take home a jar!
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REGISTER
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Caring for Your Chickens, Feed, Housing, & Health |
July 16th, 2024
6:30-8pm at the Davidson County Center
Join us as we review some best management practices in regards to caring for your flock. We'll cover nutritional requirements and housing considerations, as well as a basic overview on health and common poultry diseases.
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Digital Skills: Veterans Services |
July 18th, 2024
10-12pm at NCWorks Career Center
There are roughly 300,000 veterans aged sixteen to sixty-four living in North Carolina. Join us to learn digital skills for greater access to benefits and to protect your personal data.
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REGISTER
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Fuel for Fitness |
July 18th, 2024
9a12-12:30pm; Online
Kick it with us as we have a conversation about how to fuel your fitness ventures so that you can see the progress you desire.
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Dairy Goat Management for the Homesteader |
July 22nd, 2024
6:30-8pm at the Davidson County Center
Interested in raising dairy goats? Join us for a discussion about feeding your dairy goat. Bring in a sample of your hay. We will discuss nutrition, as well as visual hay analysis versus chemical analysis. In addition, we will also share information about milk quality, mastitis, and food safety.
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Hoofprints in the Summer |
July 23rd, 2024
8:30am-2pm at the Ag Center
Join us at Agriculture Camp to learn hands-on farming techniques and connect with nature. Ages 8-12.
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REGISTER
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Campfire Cooking Safety |
July 23rd, 2024
12-12:30pm; Online
Gather around the campfire with us to learn campfire cooking & food safety tips to keep folks safe while cooking campfire meals.
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Upcoming Events
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Youth participants are currently training with the 4-H Dairy Calf Project at the NCA&T Farm, learning to show dairy cows! All are welcome to the culmination of the Dairy Calf Project, which is the Greensboro District Junior Dairy Show on July 16th, 2024 from 9-12pm at the Ag Center Barn Arena (3309 Burlington Rd, Greensboro).
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