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Magetsi 4-H Club Meeting & Rehearsal
Ruby McSwain Extension Center, Lee County Ruby McSwain Extension Center, Lee County Lee County Center
3 days away
Aug
24
Fri
Magetsi 4-H Club Meeting & Rehearsal
Ruby McSwain Extension Center, Lee County Ruby McSwain Extension Center, Lee County Lee County Center
1 week away
Aug
31
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Heart and Hands ECA
Mc swain Extension Education and Agriculture Center Mc swain Extension Education and Agriculture Center Lee County Center
2 weeks away
Sep
1
Sat
Lee County 4-H County Council
2 weeks away
Sep
6
Thu
Lemon Springs ECA Meeting
McSwain Extension Education and Agriculture Center McSwain Extension Education and Agriculture Center Lee County Center
2 weeks away
Sep
6
Thu
Magetsi 4-H Club Meeting & Rehearsal
Ruby McSwain Extension Center, Lee County Ruby McSwain Extension Center, Lee County Lee County Center
2 weeks away
Sep
7
Fri
Young Commissioners' Meeting
Ruby McSwain Education Center, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA Ruby McSwain Education Center, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA Lee County Center
3 weeks away
Sep
10
Mon
Lee Regional Fair
3 weeks away
Sep
11
Tue
Sandhills Farm to Table
3 weeks away
Sep
13
Thu
Magetsi 4-H Club Meeting & Rehearsal
Ruby McSwain Extension Center, Lee County Ruby McSwain Extension Center, Lee County Lee County Center
3 weeks away
Sep
14
Fri
Hearts and Hands ECA
McSwain Extension Education and Agriculture Center McSwain Extension Education and Agriculture Center Lee County Center
4 weeks away
Sep
15
Sat
Crazy Quilters 4-H Club
Ruby McSwain Education Center, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA Ruby McSwain Education Center, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA Lee County Center
4 weeks away
Sep
15
Sat
Sandhills Farm to Table
4 weeks away
Sep
20
Thu
Messy Masterpieces 4-H Club
4 weeks away
Sep
20
Thu
Hearts for Horses 4-H Club Meeting
Ruby McSwain Education Center, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA Ruby McSwain Education Center, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA Lee County Center
4 weeks away
Sep
20
Thu
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St. John's Wort
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Fresh Delicious Peaches
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Christmas Trees in July
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Fall Vegetable Gardening
Summer planting yields a bounty of fall harvest vegetables, flowers, and herbs for your kitchen table. Growing a productive …
Hard Facts About Hogweed
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Managing Heat Stress in Horses
Independence Day is just around the corner, and while we are now headed into the “dog days of summer,” …
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Tick Season!
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Could You Benefit From a Rain Garden?
What is a rain garden? A garden shaped into a bowl-like depression in the ground that is about 6 …
Blueberry Bounty!
We love our blueberries! NC is sixth in the nation for cultivated blueberry production, with 45-50 million pounds grown …
Expanding Your Food Budget
There are several programs that help people access food, but the largest federal program is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance …
Try Pruning to Get Larger Tomatoes
Pruning helps to maintain a balance between vegetative and reproductive growth and will encourage more of the plant’s energy …
Cold Temperature Damage and Spring Green-Up of Warm-Season Grasses
This article was written By Dr. Grady Miller, Professor of Crop and Soil Sciences – NC State University and …
Bill's Tips for Presentations
Before presentations ask, “Are the Judges ready?” and when concluding ask, “Do the Judges have any questions”? If you don’t …
Strawberries Are In!
You don’t have to ride far in Lee County to see that it’s strawberry season. Farmers have been working …