Lee County Center | N.C. Cooperative Extension

Native Asters for the Fall Landscape

Published - October 21, 2026 Read

Is the Spotted Lanternfly in Lee County? Not Yet, But It's Coming!

Published - October 13, 2026 Read

The Garden as a Teacher: Lessons from the McSwain Center’s Front Bed Transformation

Published - October 6, 2026 Read

4-H Youth Development

Family and Consumer Sciences

Lee McSwain Policies and Procedures

Learn how reserve the McSwain Center for meetings and events

Pollinator Haven Garden

Learn about the Garden, how to visit and how to get involved

Gardening and Lawns in Lee County

Learn how to take care of your garden and lawn in Lee County

Lee County Cooperative Extension Monthly Newsletter

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October Extension Newsletter - Lee County Center

News From Lee County Center

Planning for Late Winter Color: Order Bulbs Now, Plant in December

Published - September 29, 2026

New Weather Station Brings Hyper-Local Science to the Pollinator Haven Garden and Lee County

Published - September 22, 2026

vegetables on shelves with volunteers watching

Celebrate America’s 250th with Vegetables at the Lee Regional Fair

Published - August 31, 2026

Pollinator Garden vs. Heat and Drought: Who's Winning in Central NC?

Published - August 25, 2026

What is Japanese Clover?

Published - August 11, 2026

Spots on My Leaves: Fungal Leaf Spots in the Summer Landscape

Published - August 10, 2026

count pollinators in lee county from august 21 to august 24, 2026

UPDATED: Lee County Participates in the Great Southeast Pollinator Census

Published - August 9, 2026

Individual practicing food safety recommendations by rinsing fresh lettuce under running water before preparing

Keeping Safe During the Cyclospora Outbreak

Published - August 5, 2026

All News From Lee County Center

Upcoming Events

Oct 24

Sanford Farmers' Market Saturday | Oct 24 | 8:30 AM — 12:00 PM 157 Charlotte Ave, Sanford, NC 27330, USA

Oct 27

4-H & STEAM Program - Halloween Science Tuesday | Oct 27 | 4:30 PM — 6:00 PM Lee County Libraries, Sanford Branch

Oct 30

CFSA Conference in Winston Salem Fri Oct 30 — Sun Nov 01

Oct 30

Monthly McSwain Center Pollinator Haven Garden Work Friday | Oct 30 | 8:30 AM — 9:30 AM

Oct 30

Magetsi 4-H Club Friday | Oct 30 | 5:30 PM — 7:30 PM

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News From NC State Extension

Food Safety and Apples

Published - October 22, 2026

From: Food Safety

L t R: Aaron Moore, Andrew Baucom, Jessica King, Samara Gibson, Ashlin Austin, Keith Walters; all stand with a shovel at a construction site with a photo of the future of the FIC in the background

Local Food Infrastructures in Extension: Union County

Published - October 19, 2026

From: Local Food

Giant pumpkins on display at the North Carolina State Fair's giant pumpkin contest.

Agricultural Discoveries: State Fair Scavenger Hunt

Published - October 15, 2026

From: Grow For It

Destructive Jumping Earthworms

Published - October 14, 2026

From: Gardening

Three women sitting on the ground surrounded by buckets of organic tomatoes

October Newsletter for NC New Crops & Organics Program

Published - October 12, 2026

From: New Crops & Organics

$4 for 4-H Reaches All 100 Counties

Published - October 9, 2026

From: North Carolina 4-H

Near Infrared (NIR) Spectroscopy Workshop

Published - October 9, 2026

From: Forages

Grassland Partnership Webinars

Published - October 9, 2026

From: Forages

Michael holding soil for a research project

Youth Programs Ignite Student’s Passion for Plant Biology and Global Food Security

Published - October 9, 2026

From: Grow For It

Trail in a forested area covered in orange, yellow, and red leaves as they fall from trees in autumn.

Blog: October Thoughts from an Extension Specialist

Published - October 5, 2026

From: Extension Forestry

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