September is National Food Safety Month
Hello Everyone, September is National Food Safety Month! What is food safety and why is it so important? Everyone has …
Health & Nutrition
Extension offers a wealth of educational programs that help people make healthier, better-informed decisions and grow our economy. Programs cover a variety of areas from local foods and food safety to gardening and environmental efforts.
Local Foods Celebration Schedule Posted
North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Guilford County Center, along with community partners, is holding their annual Local Foods Celebration! This event …
Summerfield Summer-Cycle Day September 14
Have old tires, appliances, etc. that you’re wondering how to dispose of? Mark this event on your calendar and …
Dance Mania with Kenya!! The Reunion Series!!
Dance Mania with Kenya!! The Reunion Series!! Dates and Times October 9th, 16th, 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. November 6th, 20th, 6:30 …
Disaster Preparedness: Food Safety
Hello Guilford County, The days are drawing near for North Carolinas Coast to have its encounter with Hurricane Dorian. We …
New Fermentation Workshop Offered
Maybe you’ve heard about it on the news, read about it in a magazine or attended a dinner party …
New Class! Healthy Eating: Med Instead of Meds
Are you interested in eating the Mediterranean way? Attend our Med Instead of Meds class! Med Instead of Meds is …
NC Safe Plates Course New Date - September 11 & 12, 2019
NC Safe Plates is a food safety certification course developed by NC State University. Certification is based on passing …
Share the Harvest Donations Welcome
We hope that you will once again share your extra produce by donating it to Share the Harvest. We …
Canning with Cooperative Extension
Canning is a safe, economical way to preserve quality food at home. Canning interrupts the normal spoiling and decaying …
Extension Master Food Volunteer Applications Are Open!!
EMFV program is delivered through the Cooperative Extension Service. This is a great learning opportunity, as well as a …
Movement of the Month How-to Videos
Hey, Everyone!! Nutrition and Wellness have started a Movement of the Month Series (M.O.M) to showcase different exercises, fitness …
Movement of the Month
Hello Everyone, We have returned with the fitness video updates and it’s called Movement of the Month “aka” M.O.M. In …
Local Food Guide!
This Local Food Guide is designed to make consumers aware of the benefits of buying and eating local food …
Homegrown, a New Educational Video Series From NC State Extension
From exploring miles of fertile farmland and fresh produce at the farmers market to discovering flowers blooming in the …
Movement Mondays!!
Movement Mondays’ movement is the simple bend and lift movement. This movement is very important to our everyday lives …
Movement Mondays!
Hello Everyone! The movement for this Monday is the bicep curl! Please check out the video for the “How …
Essential Kitchen Tools for Beginner Cooks
Essential Kitchen Tools for Beginner Cooks Sharon Salomon, MS, RD Published October 16, 2017 Courtesy of Tom Perkins/Thinkstock Walk into a kitchen supply store …
Think You Know Sugar?
Sugar 101 Sugar – is table sugar which shown below is:sucrose = fructose + glucose Sugars – any combination of …
Awesome Autumn Eats: The Sweet Potato
It is that time of the season when freshly harvested sweet potatoes will be flooding into your local supermarkets …
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