News From McDowell County Center

livestock show
Ready to Make an Impact?

Published - May 25, 2022

fruits and veggies
Let's Celebrate National Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month!

Published - May 24, 2022

compost demo
Backyard Composting Basics

Published - May 24, 2022

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2022 4-H Summer Discovery

Published - May 12, 2022

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Scholarship Opportunities for 2022

Published - April 28, 2022

Cows in a pasture
McDowell County Cattlemen's Association Will Meet

Published - April 27, 2022

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Researched Based Food Preservation Classes

Published - April 27, 2022

salsa
May Is National Salsa Month

Published - April 27, 2022

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One Way to Support Local Food: Community Supported Agriculture

Published - April 27, 2022

Vol Ag District
Voluntary Agriculture District Info Session Spring 2022

Published - April 27, 2022

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2022 4-H Presentations

Published - April 14, 2022

summer squash varieties
Postharvest Handling & Grading Produce Workshop

Published - April 12, 2022

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Be Patient When Planting Warm Season Veggies

Published - March 30, 2022

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Livestock Judging Team Successful in March

Published - March 30, 2022

Potting up plants for the sale
It's a Spring Fling Plant Sale

Published - March 30, 2022

Black-and-orange ladybug larva crawling along a green leaf
Not All Bugs Are Bad

Published - March 30, 2022

brunch, casserole
How to Enjoy National Brunch Month This April

Published - March 28, 2022

Six teens in orange shirts standing at an outdoor rifle range, sign "RIFLE"
4-H Young Guns Win Big in District Competition

Published - March 23, 2022

healthy food
How to Celebrate National Nutrition Month

Published - February 24, 2022

Horse silhouette
2022 Kathy Norman Memorial Youth Foundation Horse Show

Published - February 23, 2022

Small Farms Week 2022 logo
Smalls Farm Week 2022

Published - February 23, 2022

Girl holding a sheep by its halter in an indoor livestock show ring
McDowell County 4-H Lamb Project

Published - February 23, 2022

Blue logo with stylized "n" containing three keyhole figures inside a partial circle, text "LIVINGWELL"
March Is Living Well Month

Published - February 23, 2022

Jay Kranyik
Good Earth Gardening: A Garden Symposium Part III

Published - February 23, 2022

Red Hill Farm field
Assistance Available for Farmers in McDowell

Published - February 16, 2022

Black Bean Salsa
Extension at the Table

Published - February 11, 2022

Cows in a pasture
NC Cattlemen's Association Annual Conference

Published - January 28, 2022

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Protect Against Identity Theft

Published - January 27, 2022

4-H summer campers canoeing.
McDowell 4-H Summer Camp

Published - January 26, 2022

fruit bowls
American Heart Month, How to Make Healthy Changes

Published - January 25, 2022

Annie Martin
Good Earth Gardening: A Garden Symposium Part II

Published - January 25, 2022

wildfire
Wildfire Mitigation Cost-Share Program

Published - January 25, 2022

composting
Backyard Composting Basics Online

Published - January 24, 2022

Old Fort Family
Old Fort Clean Up 2022

Published - January 24, 2022

Lake James Trash
Lake James Clean Up 2022

Published - January 24, 2022

Marion east Clean Up
Marion East Clean Up 2022

Published - January 24, 2022

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4-H Enrollment for 2022

Published - January 13, 2022

Tunnel Harvest
Western Community Garden Leadership Academy

Published - January 6, 2022

Tabernacle Garden
Community Garden Coordination Meeting

Published - January 4, 2022

Hand scraping cooked food scraps from blue plate into kitchen trash bin with vegetable peels
Reduce Food Waste in 2022

Published - December 29, 2021

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