In This Issue:
Native Pollinator Guide
2024 4-H Dairy Show
Visit With Dr. Seay-Howard
New Fall Gardening Classes
Eating the Med Way Recipe
Upcoming Classes & Workshops
Supplemental Resources
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Fig 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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2024 Greensboro District Junior Dairy Show
We had the pleasure of hosting the Greensboro District Junior Dairy Show at the Ag Center on July 16th. With 50 exhibitors and around 200 attendees, this dairy show has been ongoing for the last 80 years and continues to be a fun and highly anticipated event for the dairy industry in our area. Three different dairy calf project programs participated in the show this year, including Guilford County's own Dairy Calf Project in cooperation with the NC A&T Dairy. We are extremely grateful for the help from the community volunteers and area agents who assisted in the show preparations and operation. We hope to see everyone again next year!
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Photos taken by Andrew Krech.
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We are grateful for our 4-H team in Guilford County for their months of hard work to conduct another successful Dairy Calf Program! If you are interested in more information for enrollment in the Dairy Calf
Program next year, please contact Lauren Taubert or call 336-641-2424.
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A Community Garden Visit with Dr. Ariel Seay-Howard
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Dr. Seay-Howard admiring Friendly Avenue Baptist Church's sunflower garden.
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Laughlin Memorial United Methodist Church community garden leader Anthony Vincent with Dr. Seay-Howard and Crystal Mercer.
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In July, we had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Arial Seay-Howard, Assistant Professor of Race, Rhetoric, and Communication at NC State University. Read the following comments Dr.
Seay-Howard shared about her visit:
"On July 17th, I had the opportunity to travel around Greensboro, North Carolina, with Extension Agent Crystal Mercer, who is an agent of Agriculture - Community & School Gardens for Guilford County Center. She was kind enough to take me on one of her weekly routes, where I could see the various gardens that community members have built to feed their community. It was, by far, a memorable experience. However, the best part of the trip was to see how invested Crystal is in her community and how hard she works to ensure that community gardens are cared for and that the people who grow them feel supported. I appreciate everything Crystal and Guilford County Center is doing for Greensboro. I look forward to staying in touch with them!"
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"Grow With Us" Gardening Classes
Want to know how to get the most from your fall vegetable garden – or maybe just grow a few native plants? Want to have a nice landscape but spend less time and money on it? You might be interested in our free “Grow with Us” classes hosted by the Extension Master Gardener program’s Speakers Bureau. NC Cooperative Extension is excited to offer a variety of classes for gardeners of all experience levels, hosted in person at the Kathleen Clay Edwards Family Branch Library or online.
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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 in the fall. Contact Alyssa McKim with questions: amckim@guilfordcountync.gov.
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