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South Central Small Farm Boot Camp Flyer for Winter 2026
South Central Small Farm Boot Camp Registration Is Open for Winter 2026!

Published - November 5, 2025

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Splitting Up Your Fertilizer Application Can Save You Money

Published - November 5, 2025

Soil sampling bucket_Photo by Amanda Bratcher
Soil Sampling- Another Dirty Job for Your Garden's Health

Published - October 29, 2025

Compost Pile Photo by Amanda Bratcher-min
Winterizing Your Compost: Essential Tips for Hot, Cold, and Vermicomposting

Published - October 24, 2025

Strawberry_mold_Photo by Shuntaro Kawasaki- CC BY-SA 4.0
Grey Mold in Your Life: Fungi for the Cold Season

Published - October 24, 2025

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Substance Use in Adolescents

Published - October 19, 2025

seed saving_Photo by Amanda Bratcher
What’s in Seed? Top Tips for Seed Saving and Sowing

Published - October 10, 2025

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Safe Pesticide Use and Disposal: Household Hazardous Waste Day in Lee County

Published - October 10, 2025

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Weeds Under Water

Published - October 6, 2025

Fall webworm_U of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture photo by Mary Hightower
Fall Webworm- What's It Doing to My Tree?!

Published - October 6, 2025

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Raising Gritty Kids in a Soft World

Published - September 30, 2025

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Internet Validation and Youth Well-Being

Published - September 30, 2025

Ditch Daisy by Amanda Bratcher
Ditch Daisy Lights Up Roadsides

Published - September 25, 2025

Oat muffins on a wooden board with text: "Warm & Cozy Flavors; Without Added Sugars"
The Warm and Cozy Flavors of Fall Without All the Added Sugars

Published - September 19, 2025

Drought Plants - Photo by Amanda Bratcher
Combating Drought in Your Garden

Published - September 19, 2025

Assorted market vegetables including garlic, radishes, beets, cauliflower, and broccoli
Celebrating North Carolina’s Healthful Fall Bounty

Published - September 19, 2025

Eragrostis spectabilis_Gail Griffin
Loving That Purple Love Grass

Published - September 12, 2025

Butterfly on plant photo by Amanda Bratcher
Ecosystem Services - What Your Garden and Nature Does for You

Published - September 10, 2025

Clematis terniflora flower_Photo by Amanda Bratcher (1)
Beware This Beauty: Sweet Autumn Clematis Can Smother Your Garden

Published - August 28, 2025

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Raising Backyard Poultry

Published - August 28, 2025

Fairy Ring - Photo by Amanda Bratcher
Mushrooms in Turf: Don’t Be Afraid of the Fairy Rings

Published - August 28, 2025

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Lee County Youth Council: Empowering Our Future, One Project at a Time

Published - August 28, 2025

Swallowtain on a sunflower_Amanda Bratcher (1)
Top Five Native Plants for Counting Pollinators for the Great Southeast Pollinator Census

Published - August 19, 2025

Pycnanthemum muticum_Photo by Amanda Bratcher
Growing Mountainmint Will Show You What Insects You Have

Published - August 11, 2025

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Savoring Sweet and Spicy Peppers This Summer

Published - August 11, 2025

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Beating Boredom

Published - August 4, 2025

Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Tracie Bowers counts insects on the giant beeblossom in the Pollinator Haven Garden during the 2024 GSEPC event. It is easy to participate in the Great Southeast Pollinator Census wherever you are. Grab your datasheet,
Calling All Lee County Citizens: Be a Pollinator Hero This August!

Published - August 4, 2025

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Grass Carps Impact on Your Pond

Published - July 25, 2025

tomato_Photo by Amanda Bratcher
Revitalize Your Garden: Replanting Vegetables for Extended Summer Harvests

Published - July 25, 2025

Count pollinators on Fri Aug 22 and Sat Aug 23 — learn where: go.ncsu.edu/leecopollinatorcensus2025
Help Lee County Count Pollinators in the 2025 Great Southeast Pollinator Census!

Published - July 22, 2025

corn smut_Photo by Amanda Bratcher
Embracing the "Mexican Truffle": A Guide to Corn Smut for Gardeners and Farmers

Published - July 18, 2025

Satellite view of a hurricane eye with overlaid text "Life Before The Storm"
Life Before the Storm

Published - July 17, 2025

Hibiscus moscheutos shrub_Photo by Amanda Bratcher
Hibiscus Moscheutos Is Tropical Fireworks for Your Garden

Published - July 17, 2025

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Breaking the Scroll: Helping Our Kids Escape the Doom Loop

Published - July 17, 2025

Tomatoes
Let's Talk NC Tomatoes

Published - July 3, 2025

Fall Armyworm Identification_Ivan Cruz, Embrapa-CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Fall Armyworms Can March in After a Hurricane

Published - July 3, 2025

Peaches, Photo by Amanda Bratcher
Summer Fruit Tree Care and Training

Published - July 3, 2025

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Farm, Land & Legacy Planning

Published - July 3, 2025

Get to Know the Insects! Free insect identification webinar — July 10, 2025, 1–3 P.M., Zoom
Insect Identification Webinar Is Set to Help You Count in the Great Southeast Pollinator Census

Published - June 26, 2025

Great Southeast Pollinator Census webinar - Aug 14, 2025, 1-3 p.m.
Registration Is Open for the 2025 Knowledge Is Pollinator Power: A Census Pep Rally

Published - June 26, 2025

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