Celebrating Chatham County Beekeeper and Conservationist Judy Pick
Long-time Chatham County beekeeper, conservationist, and volunteer Judy Pick passed away on February 6, 2021, at age 79. Judy …
Agriculture & Food
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2021 Tomato and Pepper Fungicide Spray Guides for North Carolina
The fungicide spray guides for tomato and pepper are intended for commercial growers and are suggested products or programs …
Growing Beyond Veggies Series, Spring 2021 Sessions
Alongside fresh produce, community and school gardens grow deep relationships and community engagement, provide space for physical and mental …
Chatham County Beekeepers Offer an Intro to Beekeeping Online Course
The North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center and the Chatham County Beekeepers Association (CCBA) had planned to team up …
N.C. A&T State University Small Farms Week Food Drive
Help Feed Hungry People in Our County! Donate canned goods and other non-perishable food by February 15, 2021, and be …
2021 Piedmont Spring Gardening Series
The horticulture agents of Forsyth, Guilford, and Yadkin Counties are partnering to offer an introductory gardening series. This eight-part …
Beekeeping Webinars From the NC State Apiculture Program
The NC State University Apiculture Program will hold monthly Hive Chats on the last Wednesday of each month at …
New Hemp Nitrogen and Potassium Info!
1/25/2021 – Dr. David Suchoff and graduate student Maggie Short have just published a research summary of the nitrogen …
WNC Hemp Growers Meeting-Feb. 17, 2021
1/25/2021 – The Western North Carolina Hemp Growers meeting will be held via Zoom on February 17, 2021, starting …
Virtual Tours of Extension's Pollinator Paradise Garden Will Get You Fired Up for Spring!
The weather forecasters are saying more rain is coming next week…and I don’t know about you but sometimes on …
Sweetpotato Black Rot Found in Storage Facilities
From Madison Stahr and Dr. Lina Quesada-Ocampo Sweetpotato black rot, caused by the fungal pathogen Ceratocystis fimbriata, was found in …
Local Restaurateur Donates Meals Every Week to Help Families
Last month I wrote about Robin Hood’s Kitchen, a new group in Chatham County that takes vegetables donated from …
Anaerobic Digester Systems for NC Farms
N.C. Cooperative Extension, Dairy ASA – Ashley Robbins will be hosting a webinar on February 4, 2021, from noon–1:30 …
View ForestHer NC Webinar Recordings on Managing for Wildlife
The ForestHer NC Workshop Series went virtual for its four-part series on Managing for Wildlife in the fall of …
Farm Visit Snapshots: Granite Springs Farm
From Chatham County Agriculture Agent Debbie Roos: Farm Visit Snapshots are a new feature on my Growing Small Farms website. A …
USDA NIFA Offers Grants for Hemp Supply Chains & Rural Development
12/10/2020 – The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), an agency within USDA, has announced a new round …
New NC State Hemp Articles Published
12/10/2020 – This week two new publications were released on hemp research and extension conducted at NC State University. …
Robin Hood's Kitchen Converts Food Waste to Meals for Food Pantry
I have long known that Chatham County is a special place with an amazing community of creative, passionate people …
Farm Visit Snapshots: Perry-Winkle Farm
From Chatham County Agriculture Agent Debbie Roos: Farm Visit Snapshots are a new feature on my Growing Small Farms website. A …
View Recording of CCP Spider Webinar!
Chatham Conservation Partnership conducted a webinar on SPIDERS on October 15, 2020, and we had a great turnout of about 130 …
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