A Matter of Balance Workshop coming to Stanley
Have you turned down a chance to go out with family or friends because you were concerned about falling? …
Health & Nutrition
Extension offers a wealth of educational programs that address public health issues, improve economic well-being, and help people make healthier, better-informed decisions. Programs range from local foods, food safety, and food preservation to gardening and environmental efforts.
ECA Demos Seasonal Recipes at Gastonia Farmers Market
Members of Gaston Co. Extension & Community Association (ECA) are providing a taste of local foods on the third …
When Dreams Come True: NCFS Mentoring Program
Through NC Farm School, alumni gain more than insight into the ABCs of agricultural business planning. They also forge …
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County Extension Programs
- Cook Smart, Eat Smart
- Families Eating Smart and Moving More
- Healthy Harvest Program
- Living Healthy Program (Chronic Disease Self Management Program)
Gaston County Camps, Clubs and Programs
Information Portals
- Family and Consumer Sciences Program
- Food Safety
- Local Food
- NC Cooperative Extension Disaster Information Center
- NC Fresh Produce Safety
- Steps to Health: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education
- Therapeutic Horticulture
More Extension Programs at NC State University
Partnerships and Organizations
Recent Publications related to Health & Nutrition
Ginseng Disease Control - Phytophthora and Alternaria
Phytophthora leaf blight and root rot is a devastating disease which causes a leaf blight …
5/14/18 — Horticulture Information Leaflets
Sources of Goldenseal Seeds, Plants or Roots
This publication offers a list of companies and nurseries that carry goldenseal seeds or plants …
5/14/18 — Horticulture Information Leaflets
Direct to Food Bank and Food Pantry Donations
This publication, part of the Farm to Food Bank Resource Guide, discusses food donations given …
5/2/18 — Local Foods
Venison Donation Programs
This publication, part of the Farm to Food Bank Resource Guide, discusses venison donation programs …
4/18/18 — Local Foods
4-H Chicken Donation: Embryology to Harvesting
This publication, part of the Farm to Food Bank Resource Guide, discusses 4-H projects that …
4/18/18 — Local Foods
Home Composting with Earthworms
Worms can turn food scraps into a soil amendment called vermicompost — worm castings — …
4/9/18
Barriers and Strategies to Connecting Urban Audiences to Wildlife and Nature: Results from a Multi-Method Research Project
This publication summarizes the findings of a research project aimed at understanding urban audiences, identifying …
2/28/18
Appendix H. Community Gardening Resources
This appendix is part of the Extension Gardener Handbook and gives users to the tools …
2/14/18