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Vegetable Gardening Workshop
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Begin Registration for 4-H Summer STEAM Camps
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Lemon Springs ECA Meeting
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Native Plant Hike W / Nature Photography @ San Lee
San-Lee Park, 5, East Sanford, NC 27330, USA San-Lee Park, 5, East Sanford, NC 27330, USA Lee County Center
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Heart and Hands ECA
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Young Commissioners 4-H Board Meeting
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4-H Activity Night
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Master Gardener's 4-H Pergola Class
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Report to the People
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Hearts for Horses Monthly Meeting
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Confluence
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Trouble Growing Tomatoes?
Trouble Growing Tomatoes When: Saturday, April 13, 2019 Time: 11 a.m. until noon Where: Broadway Hardware & Supply 305 N. Main Street Broadway, NC …
Geocaching Fun - Into the Woods
Geocaching Fun When: Saturday, April 6, 2019 Time: 1–3 p.m. Where: San Lee Park 572 Pumping Station Rd. Sanford, NC 27330 Would you like to discover and …
Gardening for the Birds
Continued expansion of housing developments is reducing and degrading habitats for native species, but your garden can provide valuable …
Tomatoes and Marigolds
Growing up we always planted marigolds in with our tomatoes. This practice was folklore wisdom that got handed down …
Fungus Gnats in Houseplants
I propagate several houseplants. Some are heirlooms that have been in the family for many decades and I share …
N.C. Cooperative Extension Helps Area Residents to “Live Well”
Raising kids, eating right, spending smart, living well–that’s the theme of a national Living Well Campaign that is being …
Interested in Entering or Continuing a Successful Agricultural Enterprise?
Are you a Veteran, African American, American Indian, Hispanic, or other under-represented group? Join Us for a FREE Workshop – …
Lasting Memories and Motivation Through Recognition
Recently while cleaning out the attic I found a file box of memorabilia from middle and high school. In …
To Use or Not to Use – Pesticides
Warm weather brings more folks out into the garden than just us. As tender shoots begin to stretch up …
Eating the Med Way
Would you like to decrease your risk of developing type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer’s, and some forms of cancer? Research …
Strong Families and Powerful Communities
“Like many states, North Carolina faces an opioid crisis that has rapidly intensified in recent years.” The NC Medical …
Mixed Signals
Lately, our weather has been keeping us on our toes and sending us mixed signals: a teasing glimpse of …
False Spring
False spring occurs during winter when the weather becomes unusually warm before getting very cold again. The air is …
Growing Fruit Can Be Fun
Growing fruit can be fun, supply your family with fresh, tasty, and nutritious food and you don’t need an …
February: The Month for Red
Red is a common color to see in February. It is worn on the first of the month to …
Public Speaking
For many years 4-H has encouraged millions of youth around the world to become proficient at public speaking. This communication …
Blueberry Production and Pruning Workshop
Dr. Bill Cline, NC State University Blueberry and Grape Specialist and Minda Daughtry, North Carolina Cooperative Extension of Lee …
Blueberries in the Home Garden
Blueberries are among the major fruit crops of North Carolina, which produces nearly 40 million pounds of blueberries worth …
Purposeful Pruning
I think we’ve all been there before–loppers in hand, a shrub in front of us, questioning when and how …