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Microwave Recipes

If time hasn’t been your friend lately, remember your microwave can also be a great asset when preparing your …

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Successful Mountain Gardening Series

Mitchell County Cooperative Extension Presents Successful Mountain Gardening Series Join us for our upcoming vegetable workshop where you’ll learn the essentials …

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2024 Small Fruit Plants Sale

Order Your Small Fruit Plants Today! N.C. Cooperative Extension, Mitchell County Center is now taking orders for the 2024 Small Fruit …

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High Tunnel Workshop

Craig Mauney will lead the first two hours, focusing on high tunnel vegetable production, specifically tomatoes and cucumbers. After …

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All About Poinsettias

Everything you want to know about Poinsettias How to choose the right poinsettia for you? Decorating with poinsettias Growing poinsettias in the …

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High Tunnel Production

High Tunnel production is an emerging type of Controlled Environment Agriculture that is very closely related to greenhouse production, but …

Avery A&H Fair and Annual Draft Pull

Avery A&H Fair Board along with N.C. Cooperative Extension, Mitchell County Center invite you to attend the educational and family …

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Apple Referendum Vote

Apple Referendum Vote Tuesday, June 27, 2023 The North Carolina Apple Growers Association does the following for local farmers: Provides a Unified …

Steps to Grow Tomatoes

A hot topic every growing season, what can I do to insure healthy tomatoes? The following steps will …

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Spotted Lantern Fly in NC

It was not a matter of if but a matter of when this unwelcome visitor would arrive. A little …

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2023 Small Fruit Plant Sale

Order Your Small Fruit Plants Today! Mitchell County Cooperative Extension is now taking orders for the 2023 Small Fruit Plant …

Cover photo for 2022 Annual Landscape Contractors Workshop

2022 Annual Landscape Contractors Workshop

N.C. Cooperative Extension – Avery County Center, Annual Landscape Contractors Workshop Thursday, February 17, 2022 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Registration Fee – …

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2024 Southeastern US Vegetable Crop Handbook

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