News From Lee County Center

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

Published - April 4, 2025

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Bee “Can-Openers”: Understanding Conopid Flies

Published - April 3, 2025

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

Published - 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!

Published - April 1, 2025

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

Published - March 27, 2025

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Investing in the Future of Farmland

Published - March 27, 2025

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Brick City: Treat Your Soil Right!

Published - March 27, 2025

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

Published - March 27, 2025

Bradford Pears Blooming
Bradford Pears Are Blooming

Published - March 27, 2025

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

Published - March 27, 2025

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Upcoming Marketing Class for Farmers' Market Vendors!

Published - March 17, 2025

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

Published - March 5, 2025

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Intergenerational Learning

Published - February 23, 2025

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Sign Up to Help in the Pollinator Haven Garden 2025

Published - 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

Published - February 22, 2025

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

Published - February 18, 2025

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Safety First When Working Outdoors in the Winter

Published - February 17, 2025

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

Published - February 17, 2025

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Jewel-Toned Foliage: Heucheras Light Up the Garden

Published - February 17, 2025

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Get Your Market Scale Certified!

Published - February 13, 2025

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

Published - February 2, 2025

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Meal Prepping Resolutions for the New Year 

Published - February 2, 2025

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Volunteer for 4-H: We Need You!

Published - February 1, 2025

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Be Fire Wise and Start With Your Landscaping!

Published - January 30, 2025

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Resolving That Resolution Into a Goal

Published - January 27, 2025

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PR Department: Flies Are the Good Guys

Published - January 27, 2025

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Raising Champions: How to Build Good Habits in Your Kids

Published - January 18, 2025

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Precipitation in Review - Lee County

Published - January 10, 2025

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Ideas for Giving Christmas Trees a Second Life

Published - January 10, 2025

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Start the New Year Right

Published - January 10, 2025

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

Published - January 10, 2025

Holiday place setting with red plate, star ornament and text "May Your Plates Be Merry & Bright"
May Your Plates Be Merry and Bright

Published - January 10, 2025

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Lee County Fruit Pruning Workshop Series 2025

Published - January 6, 2025

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What's for Supper?

Published - December 30, 2024

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

Published - December 18, 2024

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Sandhills Professional Turf and Ornamental Conference 2025

Published - December 18, 2024

NC State Extension Lee County Sanford farmers market agricultural marketplace
A New Agricultural Marketplace Will Enhance Extension’s Mission in Lee County

Published - December 18, 2024

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Helping Your Child Tell Their Story: Tips for Parents

Published - December 17, 2024

UPDATE RESCHEDULED date for raised bed gardening class
RESCHEDULED DUE TO WEATHER: Raised Bed Gardening Workshop 2025: Gardening Off the Ground

Published - December 17, 2024

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Live Trees Year-Round: Grow Your Own Christmas Tree!

Published - December 13, 2024

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