Lee County Agriculture Week 2025 Is Coming!
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We are excited to announce the third annual “Lee County Ag Week”, and several events that will celebrate the rich heritage of farms and farm families in Lee County while embracing future agricultural challenges and opportunities through education, awareness and community engagement.
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A simple planter can easily add a splash or pop of color to a patio, stoop, or desk. Join Big Bloomers Staff and Amanda Bratcher, Horticulture Extension Agent, to learn about the basics of container design and talk about the basics of potting media selection. You can take home a beautiful planter and the knowledge to design your own! Additional plants and pots will be available for purchase.
| For Home Gardeners | $25 | 20 Person Max |
Take your homegrown harvest from pot to plate in this hands-on cooking class! As a follow-up to our Container Gardening workshop, this session will show you how to turn fresh, locally grown ingredients into delicious, seasonal dishes. Learn simple techniques for preparing and preserving your produce while exploring the flavors of farm-to-table cooking. Whether you’re harvesting from your gardens or sourcing from local markets, this class will help you make the most of fresh, sustainable ingredients. Join us for a flavorful journey from garden to fork!
| General public and families | $15 | 15 person max |
Camellias are prized evergreen shrubs that flower in the fall and winter for us in central North Carolina. We get questions every year about how to care for Camellias and when to prune them. We are going to the source!
Join Amanda Jurisich, owner of Watson’s Nursery, and Amanda Bratcher, horticulture agent in Lee County, for a two-hour demonstration about how to care for and prune Camellias. Watson’s Nursery has hundreds of legacy Camellias on the property and Amanda will walk with us through their history and care.
This program will be outside, and will require walking and standing for long periods of time. Please contact Amanda Wilkins, amwilkin@ncsu.edu or 9197755624, if you need accommodations.
| For Home Gardeners and Growers | $15 | 20 person max |
Take an early evening stroll through the tulip and flower fields at Blueberry Hill! Learn about the farm, pick your own tulips, and get some cute photos with friends and family. The brief tour will start at 4 p.m., followed by a tutorial on how to pick the best tulips from Horticulture Agent Amanda Bratcher, and then you will have some time to pick a small bouquet and shop in the roadside stand before heading over to the next Farm Tour Stop!
| General Public | $5 | 30 person max |
Join us for a “berry” good time at McNeill Farms in Lemon Springs! We’ll meet farmer Steve McNeill to learn about his farm and how they grow strawberries, which is a year-long process! This is a family-friendly event, so bring your whole crew! You’ll also have the opportunity to pick your own sweet strawberries to enjoy and take home!
| General public & young families | $5 | 30 person max |
Let’s have a good time on the farm. With a variety of animals to learn about and Hopping J’s Food Truck on site, we will have a great time learning about different livestock. This is a family friendly event that will make for some great pictures and an educational evening. With goats, cows, emus and more available on the farm, we hope to see you in the pastures soon!
| General public & young families | $5 | 50 person max |
Part 1: Planning a Pollinator Garden- 9-10:30 a.m.
Part 2: Maintaining a Pollinator Garden- 2-3:30 p.m.
Do you want to learn how to build a pollinator garden at your home? Join the Extension Master Gardener Volunteers of Lee County for a tutorial of all-things pollinators and gardening. Learn about site assessment, plant choice and maintenance techniques. Attendees will go home with five pollinator plants to get their garden started or supplement a garden space they already have!
General Public ages12 to adult | $20 | 50 person max
We have amazing native bees that call North Carolina home! These bees are an important and diverse element in our food systems, and we must protect their habitats. Join us for this discussion and then learn about bee hotels, which serve as an alternative home for some of our native bees and wasps. You will then get the chance to construct a bee hotel to take home with you!
For Homeschoolers, ages 5+, their families (5 and under welcome, but activities will be geared to 5+) | $20/hotel, free to attend | 30 person max
We have amazing native bees that call North Carolina home! These bees are an important and diverse element in our food systems, and we must protect their habitats. Join us for this discussion and then learn about bee hotels, which serve as an alternative home for some of our native bees and wasps. You will then get the chance to construct a bee hotel to take home with you!
For Children ages 5+, their families (5 and under welcome, but activities will be geared to 5+) | $20/hotel, free to attend | 30 person max
April 24 | IT’S “AG TRIVIA” NIGHT | 6:30-8:30 | Camelback Brewing Company
This evening, team up with your friends and family and join us for some agricultural themed trivia at Camelback Brewing Company. Our trivia event will include questions about agriculture at the local and state level as well as little known “facts” about our N.C. Cooperative Extension- Lee County Center team. Come thirsty for knowledge and toast with us to local agriculture!