Who loves sourwood honey? On September 8, 7 p.m., at Keeper’s Cut Meadery, 175 West Henderson Street, the public is invited to attend and sample sourwood honey from across the county. You will then judge and vote for the best tasting Sourwood honey.
Introducing Our New Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent
Skyler Murray is the Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent for NCCE-McDowell County. Skyler grew up on her family’s fifth-generation farm in Rutherford County, where they grew row crops and raised livestock. Skyler developed a strong passion for agriculture at a very young age.
The WNC Nursery Field Day features the latest ornamental plant production research from around the region. The Nursery Field Day will be held on Friday, September 16, 2022 at Hard and Flossie Clark Park in Collettsville, NC.
The McDowell County Master Gardener Volunteers and the McDowell County Public Library will host a meeting on Starting a Seed Library on Tuesday, September 20, 5:30 p.m., in the lower level Conference Room. If you save seeds, like to share seeds, want to learn about saving seeds, or want to be part of the Seed Library project, please attend.
The N.C. Cooperative Extension-McDowell County Center “Keep McDowell Beautiful” program will be coordinating the biannual Lake James clean-up on Saturday, October 1, 2022, from 8 a.m. to noon. We invite everyone to remove litter from Lake James and its shoreline.
These classes are open to any licensed pesticide applicator that needs renewal credits. Classes will be held at the Burke County Agricultural Bldg, 130 Ammons Dr, Morganton. Bring your license to receive your credits. Call 828-764-9480 to register.
NC State Livestock Evaluation Course will be hosting a livestock judging clinic to be held Thursday, November 3, 2022. It will be a rotating event that will take place from 1-5.
With the start of school, many households are faced with planning lunches for the school day. Our young ones are at a higher risk of food borne illnesses and besides making sure the lunch is well rounded, nutritious wise, we need to keep some food safety tips in mind.
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September Is Whole Grain Month
September is National Whole Grain Month. Whole grain is when all three parts of the grain are kept together instead of processed. When you consume more whole grains, you feel fuller longer as the body takes a while to digest it. Here are some quick ways to add more whole grains to your food intake:
McDowell 4-H Young Guns Excel at Regional Tournament
On Saturday, August 13, over 250 youth from WNC came together at Polk County Gun Club for our yearly 4-H regional tournament. McDowell was represented by Parker Griffin, Jocelyn Childres, Luke Lawing, Gunner Dietrich, Kaylen Best, Ben Mast, Daniel McManus, Garrison Dietrich, Hayden Edwards, Greylan Kellogg, Gracie Davis, and Bryson McDaniel.
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.
