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To register for one or more session visit: go.ncsu.edu/preserve2023series Virtual Canning Basics:Canning season is right around the corner. If the art of home canning is new to you, learn the basics during our virtual canning basic workshop. The workshop

Preserving the Harvest: 2023 Safe Plates Home Foods Preservation Series

Are you thinking about preserving foods this summer out of your garden and you have no idea where to begin? We have a great opportunity for you. Please check out the graphic below:

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2023 Alexander County 4-H Summer Opportunities

Mad Scientist: June 12th-13thTime: 9am – 2pm Ages: 5-8 years old Cost: $30 Ever wonder why bread rises? Or how crystals are formed? Want to know why some things float and others sink? Using everyday…

Alexander County household hazardous waste & pesticide disposal day, Sat May 6, 8a–12p

Alexander County Household Hazardous Waste Day

N.C. Cooperative Extension-Alexander County Center and Alexander County Government will be providing a day for Alexander County residents to dispose of environmentally harmful materials found in and…

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Safe Plates for Food Managers

Safe Plates for Food Managers is an evidence-based, interactive food safety training course developed by NC State University. This training course prepares participants for a CFP-ANSI accredited…

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2023 Fruit Plant Sale Information

SOLD OUT OF EVERYTHING EXCEPT BLACKBERRIESIt is time again to start ordering your fruit plants and trees. The N.C. Cooperative Extension-Alexander County Center is now taking orders and will until…

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Alexander County Farm City Banquet

What is Farm City Week?The first Farm City Week was born in 1955 when Charles Dana Bennett, businessman from Vermont and Merle H. Tucker, Chairman of Kiwanis International Agriculture and…

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4-H Mystery Trip

Alexander County 4-H will be holding a Mystery Trip for youth ages 8-up on Monday, October 24, 2022 from 9:00am-4:00pm.Location Destination: It's a mystery!!Cost: $20.00 must be paid at time of…

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Alexander County Native Plant Sale

The N.C. Cooperative Extension – Alexander County Center will be hosting a native plant sale September 14–15, 2022 outside the Alexander County Services Building (151 W Main Ave, Taylorsville).…

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Safe Plates Course Will Be Available in August

What is Safe Plates for Food Managers?Safe Plates is a food safety training course developed by NC State University. Certification is based on passing a CFP-ANSI accredited exam from the National…

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Wheat Harvest Facts

Alexander County Farmers are finishing up the Wheat Harvest for 2022. Wheat has long been a staple in the diets of both humans and livestock. Check out these interesting NC Wheat Facts and try the…