Big Dreams, Small Farms-Pasture Poultry Workshop
This one-day workshop is for growers new to pastured poultry, those considering adding poultry as an enterprise, or experienced growers looking …
April Garden Calendar
Plants in Flower: Crabapple, Carolina Silverbell, Dogwood, Redbud, Flowering Cherry, viburnum, Pearlbush, Lilac, Carolina Rhododendron, Sweet Shrub, Piedmont Azalea, Banks …
May Safe Plates Class
What is Safe Plates? Safe plates is a food safety training course developed by NC State University. Certification is based …
Household Hazardous Waste Day
The biennial Alexander County Household Hazardous Waste Day will take place Saturday, May 4, 2019, in the County Administration …
Feeder Calf Grading Workshop
When: Thursday, April 4, 2019, at 6:30 p.m. Where: Harward Brothers Livestock Market, 2207 Turnersburg Highway, Turnersburg, NC Please RSVP to …
4-H Expressive Arts Contest
Entry forms for Talent, Photo, Craft, and Fashion Contest are linked below. All items are due to the 4-H …
NC State University Extension Growing Fruit Tree Workshop
Event Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2019 Time: 1–4 p.m. Location: N.C. Cooperative Extension, Alexander County Center Speaker: Mike Parker, NC State University …
2019 NC Agritunity Conference
Saturday, February 9, 2019 N.C. Cooperative Extension, Iredell County Center 444 Bristol Drive Statesville, NC 28687 Registration Opens: 8:30 a.m. …
2019 Small Plant Sale
Each year we sell plants to support the different local programs that we provide to the county. Below is …
Blueberry Pruning Workshop
Join us for an on-farm session to experience hands-on pruning for different age blueberry plants. Other blueberry management practices …
January Garden Calendar
Below are some gardening tips for the month of January: Fertilizing Use wood ashes on your vegetable garden, bulb beds and …
NC Forage and Grasslands 2019 Winter Conference Dates
Effective Weed Management in Pasture and Hay Fields Featuring: Neil Rhodes, Weed Specialist University of Tennessee and Kathy Voth, Livestock …
2019 NC Small Farms Events Coming to Foothill Locations
Big Dreams…Small Farms 2019 Event Dates! Cattle-March 19 Small Ruminant-April 9 Pastured Poultry-April 23 Small Fruit-May 14 Market Garden-May 28 More information and how to …
Alexander County 4-H December Newsletter
Please see the link below to view the December, 2018 4-H Newsletter. Alexander County 4-H Newsletter-December 2018 Alexander County 4-H would …
Timber Sales: Is It Time to Sale?
Event Date: Monday, February 18, 2019 Time: 6:30–8 p.m. Location: N.C. Cooperative Extension, Alexander County Center …
2019 Extension Master Gardener Training Class
Do you want to learn more about the culture and maintenance of plants? Do you enjoy working on community …
Turkey Talk...
November is here and we focus our thoughts on Thanksgiving. It may be the first time you are cooking …
Adverse Weather Preparation
Here are some helpful links to help you prepare for adverse weather: NC Disaster Information Center ReadyNC ReadyNC (Espanol) SafePlates Food Safety FoodSafety.gov Plan Ahead …
MED Instead of MEDS
Series dates are as follows: January 29, 2019 February 5, 2019 February 26, 2019 March 5, 2019 March 26, 2019 April 2, 2019 Each class will …
2018 NC Beef Cattle Field Day
NC BEEF FIELD DAY October 6, 2018 8:00 a.m. Registration 8:30 a.m. Graduate Student Poster Session 9:30 a.m. Stocker Cattle Producer Panel 10:15 a.m. …