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From Garden to Pantry Series: 250 Years of Growing and Preserving

Celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary with Us!The Alexander County Cooperative Extension is excited to host a special educational series in honor of 250 years of American heritage, homegrown skills,…

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2025 Alexander 4-H Summer Opportunities

Grilling 101: A Safe Plates BBQ Boot Camp, June 10th-12thTime: 9AM-2PM Ages: 9-14 years old Cost: $60.00As a North Carolina Cooperative Extension Program, BBQ Bootcamp is an evidence-based,…

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WNC - Hurricane Relief Efforts

The impact of Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina is devastating, particularly for farmers. Many have lost homes, barns, fencing, equipment, livestock, and pastures, while hay supplies have…

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Community Garden Beds Available to Rent in Taylorsville

Spring is almost here! If you don’t have a place to garden, we’ve got you covered. The Taylorsville Community Garden has over 20 spaces for gardeners in the community to utilize. If you are…

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Real Money. Real World. Held in Alexander County Schools

Teaching youth about financial management is becoming increasingly important especially since this generation is predicted to face higher levels of debt than their parents. Unfortunately, many of…

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Keeping Garden Chickens in North Carolina

Chickens can be a colorful, beautiful, entertaining addition to your garden, and a few hens in your backyard can supply all the eggs your family needs, along with litter (manure mixed with bedding)…

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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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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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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…

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Scale Testing

If you buy, sell, or trade items based on weight, you need to have your scales certified annually. (Unless purchased brand new less than 1 year ago.) Scales need to be NTEP approved to be legal for…