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Don’t Panic! Hammerhead Worms Are Here (And Have Been for a While!)

April 29, 2025

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Fire Ant Control in Pasture

April 29, 2025

The Extension Master Gardener Volunteers of Lee County are excited to offer free Friday Therapeutic Horticulture Crafting opportunities to the community.
Free Friday Community Therapeutic Horticulture Craft Gathering- 2025 Series

April 21, 2025

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Protecting Your Japanese Maples From the Heat

April 11, 2025

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Cool, Clean, and Market-Ready: Spring Cleaning Your Fridge for a Fresh Farmers' Market Season!"

April 4, 2025

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Bee “Can-Openers”: Understanding Conopid Flies

April 3, 2025

2025 Lee County Ag Week Calendar of Events
Lee County Agriculture Week 2025 Is Coming!

April 3, 2025

Lee County Ag Week farm stand passport emblem with dates "April 19–26, 2025"
Participate in Our Farm Stand Passport Challenge this April!

April 1, 2025

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Foods That Connect Us: Celebrating Farmers Markets and Our Community Food Culture

March 27, 2025

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Investing in the Future of Farmland

March 27, 2025

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Brick City: Treat Your Soil Right!

March 27, 2025

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Scary Yellow “Stripey” Things: Understanding Your Garden's Unsung Heroes

March 27, 2025

Bradford Pears Blooming
Bradford Pears Are Blooming

March 27, 2025

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Non-Native and Invasive Pollinators- Not All Insects on Your Flowers Are Native!

March 27, 2025

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Upcoming Marketing Class for Farmers' Market Vendors!

March 17, 2025

Daffodils are the heralds of spring
Spring Reflections: How Long Have You Been Gardening?

March 5, 2025

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Intergenerational Learning

February 23, 2025

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Sign Up to Help in the Pollinator Haven Garden 2025

February 22, 2025

NC Cooperative Extension; Lee County Pollinator Haven; Learn from the Garden Through the Seasons!
Sign Up for a Guided Tour of the Pollinator Haven Garden

February 22, 2025

Therapeutic Horticulture Garden Craft Gathering — Mar 14, 2025, Sanford, NC; free registration
Therapeutic Horticulture Garden Crafting Group in Lee County

February 18, 2025

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Safety First When Working Outdoors in the Winter

February 17, 2025

Local Flowers
Show Local Flowers Some Love This Valentine's Day

February 17, 2025

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Jewel-Toned Foliage: Heucheras Light Up the Garden

February 17, 2025

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Get Your Market Scale Certified!

February 13, 2025

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IPPM Deep Dive 2025- Get Help With Your Pests, Diseases and Weeds!

February 2, 2025

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Meal Prepping Resolutions for the New Year 

February 2, 2025

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Volunteer for 4-H: We Need You!

February 1, 2025

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Be Fire Wise and Start With Your Landscaping!

January 30, 2025

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Resolving That Resolution Into a Goal

January 27, 2025

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PR Department: Flies Are the Good Guys

January 27, 2025

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Raising Champions: How to Build Good Habits in Your Kids

January 18, 2025

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Precipitation in Review - Lee County

January 10, 2025

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Ideas for Giving Christmas Trees a Second Life

January 10, 2025

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Start the New Year Right

January 10, 2025

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Not a Silver (Or, Well, Magnesium) Bullet: How to Use Epsom Salts the Most Effective Way

January 10, 2025

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May Your Plates Be Merry and Bright

January 10, 2025

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Lee County Fruit Pruning Workshop Series 2025

January 6, 2025

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What's for Supper?

December 30, 2024

Advertisement promoting vendor applications for the Sanford Farmers' Market
2025 Sanford Farmers' Market Vendor Applications OPEN!

December 18, 2024

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Sandhills Professional Turf and Ornamental Conference 2025

December 18, 2024

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