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Sewing, STEM, and Agriculture! Durham County 4-H announces summer camp offerings for 2019. Overnight and day camps are all …
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Powerful Tools for Caregivers
Durham Center For Senior Life, 406 Rigsbee Ave, Durham, NC 27701, USA Durham Center For Senior Life, 406 Rigsbee Ave, Durham, NC 27701, USA Durham County Center
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Powerful Tools for Caregivers
Durham Center For Senior Life, 406 Rigsbee Ave, Durham, NC 27701, USA Durham Center For Senior Life, 406 Rigsbee Ave, Durham, NC 27701, USA Durham County Center
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The Giving Closet
Welcome Baby/Durham County Cooperative Extension, 721 Foster St., Durham NC 27701 Welcome Baby/Durham County Cooperative Extension, 721 Foster St., Durham NC 27701 Durham County Center
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First Season Gardening
Durham Public Library, South Regional Library, 4505 South Alston Avenue, Durham, NC 27713 Durham Public Library, South Regional Library, 4505 South Alston Avenue, Durham, NC 27713 Durham County Center
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Powerful Tools for Caregivers
Durham Center For Senior Life, 406 Rigsbee Ave, Durham, NC 27701, USA Durham Center For Senior Life, 406 Rigsbee Ave, Durham, NC 27701, USA Durham County Center
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Straw Bale Gardening
Duke Gardens, 420 Anderson St, Durham, NC 27708, USA Duke Gardens, 420 Anderson St, Durham, NC 27708, USA Durham County Center
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The Giving Closet
Welcome Baby/Durham County Cooperative Extension, 721 Foster St., Durham NC 27701 Welcome Baby/Durham County Cooperative Extension, 721 Foster St., Durham NC 27701 Durham County Center
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721 Foster Street/Cooperative Extension-Welcome Baby 721 Foster Street/Cooperative Extension-Welcome Baby Durham County Center
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Spring Vegetables
Durham Garden Center, 4536 Hillsborough Rd, Durham, NC 27705, USA Durham Garden Center, 4536 Hillsborough Rd, Durham, NC 27705, USA Durham County Center
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Powerful Tools for Caregivers
Durham Center For Senior Life, 406 Rigsbee Ave, Durham, NC 27701, USA Durham Center For Senior Life, 406 Rigsbee Ave, Durham, NC 27701, USA Durham County Center
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The Giving Closet
721 Foster Street/Cooperative Extension-Welcome Baby 721 Foster Street/Cooperative Extension-Welcome Baby Durham County Center
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Edibles, Bulbs, and Houseplants - a 6-Week, Online, Self-Paced, Plant ID Class Starting March 4, 2019
Through photo-stories, video presentations, online plant profiles, an e-book, flash-cards, vocabulary games, mystery plants, and hundreds of beautiful images …
Learn to Identify Annuals, Perennials, Vines, and Groundcovers: Online Course Begins March 4, 2019
Please help spread the word about this upcoming online course: General Public: $195.00 Extension Master Gardener℠ & Extension Master Naturalist Volunteers: …
The Business of Organic Production: A Webinar Series by the Small Business Center Network and N.C. Cooperative Extension
2019 Webinar Series Monday, February 11 | Introduction to Organic Certification | Virtual (Webinar) Register online Wednesday, February 13 | Introduction to Recordkeeping Virtual (Webinar) Register online Wednesday, February 27 | Using …
Prolonged Shipping and Fluctuating Temperatures Promote Gray Mold Development and Leaf Yellowing on Geranium Liners
Postharvest storage and shipping environments are often conducive to plant stress and disease development. Plants are often in dark …
NC State Partners With Longwood Gardens to Offer 2019 Online Plant Identification Classes
Fun, 6-Week, Online, Asynchronous, Non-credit Courses for Gardeners. Learn to describe and identify plants widely used throughout the country. NC …
Rave Reviews for the NC Extension Gardener Handbook
The NC Extension Gardener Handbook, published on April Fools day 2018, has sold 2,366 hard copies, 27 e-books, and …
FSMA Produce Safety Rule for Small Farms Seminar Dinner
5:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019 N.C. Cooperative Extension, Durham County Center 721 Foster St. Durham, NC Have you heard about the new set …
Welcome Baby Coat Drive Needs Your Donations by Jan. 7
Welcome Baby, a program of N.C. Cooperative Extension in Durham County, is holding its Annual Coat Drive to gather …
Avoid Norovirus During the Holidays
People who study foodborne illness don’t get foodborne illness. Right? I thought that because I knew so much about preventing foodborne …
Making Sure Holiday Meals Are Ready on Time and Handled Safely
I’m one of those people that generally wants to know exactly how to do things the way they’re intended …
Pesticide Credit Training Dec. 18
Herbicide Use and Safety in the Landscape Training When: Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018, from noon – 2 p.m. Where: N.C. Cooperative …
Apply for Hurricane Agriculture Disaster Relief by Dec. 10, 2018
If you have suffered a crop or livestock loss due to Hurricane Florence or Tropical Storm Michael, you may be eligible …
A Holiday Gift That Shows You Care
Nothing says “I care about you” like giving a thermometer for a holiday gift. No, seriously. A few years ago, after …
Where Is Botrytis in Your Growth Operations?
Botrytis is one of the most common plant pests affecting greenhouses, nurseries, landscapes and food operations. The fungal pathogen causes …
NC Extension Gardener Handbook: A Great Gift in Hardback or eBook
This new national award-winning book has everything you want to know about gardening in the South East. 728 pages, …
NC Farm School : Keeping It in the Family
NC Farm School is a key resource for those who are seeking to keep land in farm production. For …
Safely Savor the Season at Your Next Holiday Gathering
One characteristic of American culture that I never thought about much until working in food safety is how we …
Want to Start a Farm? Want to Be More Effective? Apply Now for the 2019 NC Farm School
Starting a farm? Want to be more effective? NC State Extension’s 2019 Farm School may be for you! Classes, field …
Why You Need a Food Thermometer on Thanksgiving
A few years ago, after I started working in food safety, I had this brilliant idea to get my …