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Pink and White Azaleas at the NHC Arboretum

Pruning for Personal Growth

Published - April 24, 2026

Wendy Gantt of Alliance Health, #PassTheMicYouth Co-Director Maru Gonzalez, Kim Roberts from Town of Cary, and Carlos Moses from Wake County 4-H.

#PassTheMicYouth Honored with NC State’s Opal Mann Green Engagement and Scholarship Award

Published - April 13, 2026

From: Family and Consumer Science Program

I feel lucky that I live on the coast and get to share local seafod with friends. Photo courtesy of Morgan King.

Reframing Your New Years Goals

Published - December 26, 2025

The word pecan comes from the Algonquin word pacane, meaning nuts requiring a stone to crack.

Pecans: A North Carolina Tradition

Published - November 21, 2025

Timmy Taylor standing with his wife and grandkids

Planting the Next Generation: Timmy's Family Farm

Published - October 24, 2025

From: NC Farm School

Person reaching to pet a standing sheep in a grassy pasture

From Pentagon to Pasture- Fidelis Fields Farm

Published - August 11, 2025

From: NC Farm School

Connect With a Nutrition Expert! Celebrate Week 2 of National Nutrition Month

Published - March 12, 2025

From: Family and Consumer Science Program

Connect with your food. #NationalNutritionMonth — rice bowl with glazed salmon, avocado, peppers

Connect With Food! Celebrate Week One of National Nutrition Month

Published - March 5, 2025

From: Family and Consumer Science Program

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March is Garden, Nature & Ecology Books Month!

Published - March 3, 2025

From: Therapeutic Horticulture

Courtesy of Ali Brown

Program Spotlight: Cone Health Healing Gardens

Published - January 15, 2025

From: Therapeutic Horticulture

Photo by Amy Bruzzichesi

The Healing Power of Nature: A Winter Perspective

Published - December 1, 2024

From: Therapeutic Horticulture

Photo by Amy Bruzzichesi

Meet Amy Bruzzichesi

Published - September 8, 2024

From: Therapeutic Horticulture

Galvanized basket of herbs in four-inch terra cotta pots, including mint, oregano, and purple sage with white labels.

Make Thyme for Herbs in August

Published - August 1, 2024

From: Therapeutic Horticulture

Teresa Lowery in her home garden

From Passion to Purpose: Teresa Lowry's Journey as an Extension Master Gardener Volunteer

Published - June 27, 2024

From: Extension Master Gardener Volunteers

Woman holding bucket and petting large dog while boy feeds chickens and turkeys in fenced yard

Farming as a Young Family - NC Farm School Stories

Published - November 17, 2023

From: NC Farm School

4-H parents and youth posing for a photo at a food drive drop-off location

4-H Food Drive Exceeds Goal!

Published - April 8, 2023

Group of adults and children standing outdoors in a wooded park clearing

4-H Envirothon Club Wins 1st Place at Coastal Envirothon Contest

Published - March 17, 2023

March Is National Nutrition Month®

Published - March 6, 2023

From: Family and Consumer Science Program

data for Steps to Healt program

Steps to Health Makes Virtual Impacts in FY22

Published - January 27, 2023

From: NC Steps to Health

teacher and students at raised bed

Plants Do That: Health

Published - February 4, 2022

From: Extension Gardener

Gardener pushing a wheelbarrow filled with small seedling plants

Plants Do That! Good Habits

Published - January 28, 2022

From: Extension Gardener

Child and Adult with vegetable basket

Plants Do That! Nutrition

Published - January 21, 2022

From: Extension Gardener

Three people tending a raised garden bed: one waters, one plants, one holds a trowel aloft

Plants Do That! Exercise

Published - January 14, 2022

From: Extension Gardener

Person wearing "GET OUT" shirt and gloves pushes a Jackson wheelbarrow on a wooded path

Getting Dirty in Your Garden, Radio Podcast: Avoiding Aches, Pains and Strains in the Garden

Published - March 25, 2021

From: Extension Gardener

Ivelisse Colon is an Extension Agent in Orange County.

Taking on a New Role With Ivelisse Colón

Published - January 28, 2021

From: Local Food

Gardening Activity Publication Cover

Preschool Gardening Activity Guide

Published - May 28, 2020

From: Gardening

Red coronavirus-like particles floating, largest particle shows a faint skull pattern

COVID-19 Resources for Families

Published - March 16, 2020

From: Family and Consumer Science Program

Cartoon of baby Clover the Cow

Get Mooving! Mooving Milk From Farm to Fridge

Published - March 11, 2020

From: North Carolina 4-H

Four people stand by a wall engraved: "I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day."

Wrap-Up of the National 4-H Youth Summit on Healthy Living 2020

Published - March 5, 2020

From: North Carolina 4-H

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