NC Farm School 2019, a Class to Remember
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Local Foods
The Granville County Center Local Foods contact is Johnny Coley.
Silvopastures Workshop 2019 - Save the Date (July 25, 2019)
Save-the-date, SILVOPASTURES Field Day, July 25, 2019. Registration will be limited to 60 participants. Details for registration, including a …
Fire Ants Are Back With a Vengeance
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Training in Forages for Extension Agents and Research Station Personnel (Morning Session), Feb. 13, 2019
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2018 Hay Show Results at NC State Fair
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Agroecology on-Farm Dinner, 10/7/2017
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Vegetable Chapter, Extension Gardener Handbook, Now Available on-Line
Vegetable Gardening, Chapter 16 of the Extension Gardener Handbook Now available for free on line Everything you need to know to grow vegetables …
Building Healthy Soil in Vegetable Gardens: Cover Crops Have Got It Covered.
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Second Saturday: A Celebration of Food & Community, 9am-4pm, Raleigh, NC
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Community Gardening Handbook $10 Plus Shipping
Collard Greens and Common Ground: A North Carolina Community Food Gardening Handbook by Don Boekelheide & Lucy Bradley Now available …
The Worst Thing You Could Do to Grapes in This Unseasonable Warm Winter Weather . . .
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Southeastern Vegetable Crop Handbook
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Dig In! With Advocates for Health in Action 3/7/2015
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On-Line Newsletter From Hort Science
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North Carolina Blueberry Council Website for Consumers
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Short Films. Big Ideas. Seeking Captivating Short Films About Food, Farming and Sustainability
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How to Know the Winter Squash
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- Youth, Families and Communities
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- From Farm to Fork: A Guide to Building North Carolina's Sustainable Local Food Economy
- Growing Small Farms - NCCE Chatham County Center
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Chapter 14. Glossary
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Chapter 13. Appendix Contact Information
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Chapter 12. Crop Prediction
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Chapter 11. Spring Frost Control
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Chapter 10. Grapevine Water Relations and Vineyard Irrigation
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Chapter 9. Vine Nutrition
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