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2019 Resource Conservation Workshop
Your Local Soil and Water Conservation District
Started 3 days ago
Jun
26
2019
2019 Horticultural Science Summer Institute
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA Horticulture
2 weeks away
Jul
7
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Mountain Research Station Field Day, Waynesville, NC
3 weeks away
Jul
18
Thu
Wild Herb Weekend, NC Herb Association
Valle Crucis Conference Center, 146 Skiles Way, Banner Elk, NC 28604, USA Valle Crucis Conference Center, 146 Skiles Way, Banner Elk, NC 28604, USA Horticulture
4 weeks away
Jul
26
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Tomato Field Day
74 Research Drive, Mills River, NC 28759, USA 74 Research Drive, Mills River, NC 28759, USA Horticulture
1 month away
Aug
1
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Apple Field Day
74 Research Drive, Mills River, NC 28759, USA 74 Research Drive, Mills River, NC 28759, USA Horticulture
1 month away
Aug
1
Thu
20th Vermiculture Conference
4 months away
Oct
26
Sat
National Poinsettia Day
6 months away
Dec
12
Thu
Winter Vegetable Conference
Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts Asheville, 1 Resort Dr, Asheville, NC 28806, USA Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts Asheville, 1 Resort Dr, Asheville, NC 28806, USA Horticulture
8 months away
Feb
19
2020
Organic Growers School Spring Event
8 months away
Mar
6
2020
National Poinsettia Day
1 year away
Dec
12
2020
National Poinsettia Day
2 years away
Dec
12
2021
National Poinsettia Day
3 years away
Dec
12
2022
National Poinsettia Day
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Dec
12
2023
National Poinsettia Day
5 years away
Dec
12
2024
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Learn to Identify Annuals, Perennials, Vines, and Groundcovers: Online Course Begins July 8, 2019
Join us in this introduction to Plant Identification. You will learn 45 plants and the botanical vocabulary to describe …
Do You Need a Pesticide License or Certificate?
Click on the flowchart below to help you determine if you need a pesticide license or certificate. Also, there are …
How Do I Get a Pesticide License?
To get a pesticide license there are a few steps to take, but it’s all pretty straightforward. Below is …
Attend a Pesticide School
Pesticide Schools are hosted by the N.C. State Pesticide Safety Education Program with the help of the N.C. Cooperative …
Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast
This beautiful new book is a functional tool to help you identify wildflowers. Organized by flower color you can …
Food Safety Talk 185: Hot Diapers
Don and Ben are joined by friend, listener and co-host of Do By Friday, Max Temkin. The show starts …
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Connecting Herb and Specialty Crop Growers With Buyers
Are you looking for liner trays of false unicorn (star grub root)? Are you a North Carolina grower with …
Trees & Utilities
This new North Carolina Urban Forest Council publication by NC State University’s Dr. Barb Fair is a wonderful resource …
Getting Diseases and Insects Identified on Your Hemp Crop
Unfortunately, hemp plants are susceptible to many diseases and insects. The pathologists and entomologists at NC State University are …
Mushrooms, Herbs, Plants and More Available on Herb Connection
In the search for new crops that will potentially bring higher returns than many commodity crops, North Carolina farmers …
Join Us on a Tour of the Gardens of Devon and Cornwall England
Including Kew Gardens and the Chelsea Flower Show May 13– 22, 2020 $4,285 per person based on double occupancy + $775 single …
Forest Farming and Ginseng Growing Podcasts
The University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry has put together a series of podcasts on agroforestry. The one on …
Growing Organic Produce for the Wholesale Market
There is a whole new “crop” of organic growers out there asking questions about what markets are best to …
Food Safety Talk 184: Pull Your Pork Properly
The show opens with some brief news about the recent Apple keynote. From there the discussion turns to books …
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2019 Summer Extension Gardener Newsletter
Coastal, Piedmont, and Mountain Editions Available Now!! Below are some of the featured topics. Summer-flowering trees and shrubs, Dwarf crested iris, Tomatillos, …
Food Safety Talk 183: Raw Raw Raw Almonds
Image from PIRO4D at Pixabay …
Food Safety Talk blog open_in_browserGlyphosate Safety Update - No Risk to Public Health
On April 30, 2019, the EPA announced the availability of the proposed registration review decision for glyphosate. From the …
Mother Earth News Fair - Extension Is There!
Our Alternative Crops and Organics Program has a very popular booth at the Mother Earth News Fair in Asheville …
2020 – NC State Extension Gardener Travel Study Adventure to Spain
THE GARDENS OF CATALONIA, APRIL 23-30, 2020 This seven-day tour will explore the botanical and private gardens of Catalunya, one of …
Broccoli Research Continues in 2019
We have been a partner in the Eastern Broccoli Project since its inception in 2010. The main objective of …
Managing English Ivy in the Landscape
There is hope!! See these cultural and chemical recommendations for managing English Ivy from Dr. Joe Neal, NC State Professor, …
It's Ramps Season! Grow Them, Eat Them, Sell Them
Ramps (Allium tricoccum L.), also called wild leeks, are a native plant that are increasingly popular with wild food …