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CAMDEN EXTENSION CONNECTIONS
OCTOBER 2021 RECAP
Camden Heritage Festival
At the Camden Extension booth seventy-five (75) youth decorated pumpkins and even more tried their hand at shelling corn at the inaugural Camden Heritage Festival.
Agriculture
Sample Now To Avoid Fees
Fall is a great time of year to sample soil from gardens, home lawns, and farms in preparation for next year’s growing season. Results from a properly collected, representative soil sample gives insight to the pH and nutrients in soil. This information is used to make fertilizer and lime recommendations. North Carolinians may have their soil tested throughout most of the year free of charge by the Agronomic Division of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. However, from December 1, 2021, to March 31, 2022, there is a peak season fee of $4 per sample.
If you would like to have your soil tested, contact your local North Carolina Cooperative Extension Center for necessary forms and supplies. Camden County residents may contact Austin Brown, County Extension Director, at (252) 331-7630. To avoid peak season fees we ask that Camden County residents please bring their soil samples to the N.C. Cooperative Extension of Camden County office by 5 p.m. on November 23.
2021 Corn Variety Trial Results Released
In the document below, you will find a summarized table of the results from the 2021 Northeast Ag Expo Corn Variety Trials. These trials were located in Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Pasquotank, and Perquimans counties. A special thank you to Black Gold Farms for donating the land, resources, and time for the Camden County location.

LINK: https://perquimans.ces.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2021-Northeast-Ag-Expo-Corn-Data-Production-Information.pdf?fwd=no
4-H Youth Development
We Are Hiring!
We are currently searching for a 4-H Agent in Camden County.  Please visit the link below for more information and to apply.  https://jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/150151
October FOCUS Activities
Fourteen (14) youth in the FOCUS (Fostering Originality Character Understanding and Success) group met weekly in school and at the Camden County Library to learn life skills.  Ten (10) youth in FOCUS went on a field trip to Brothers Farm Market in Elizabeth City.
Peer Mentoring & Teen Court
Eight (8) Camden County Early College students participated in peer to peer mentor training.  Ten (10) Youth participated in our Teen Court meeting.
 
Family & Consumer Sciences
Self-Care Challenge a Success
We wrapped the Self- Care Challenge up with 13 participants. Those who checked-in weekly were entered for a chance to win a prize to assist them on their self-care journey!
 
 
NC State University and N.C. A&T State University work in tandem, along with federal, state and local governments, to form a strategic partnership called N.C. Cooperative Extension.
 


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