Flyer with date and times for 2026 summer fun

2026 4-H Summer Fun Day Camps

Published - March 2, 2026 Read
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Garden Chores in July

Published - June 24, 2025 Read
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Fall 2026: Green Industry Classes

Published - July 23, 2026 Read

News From Buncombe County Center

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Preserve Plan and Prosper: Protecting Farm and Forest Resources in North Carolina

Published - July 10, 2026

From: Wilkes County Center
2026 Egg-cellent Egg
2026 4-H Egg-cellent Egg Contest

Published - July 8, 2026

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Elm Zigzag Sawfly in Buncombe County: What To Know

Published - July 2, 2026

Portable Sawmill
Wood for You and Your Community Workshop

Published - July 1, 2026

From: Wilkes County Center
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What's Growing in the 2026 Vegetable Garden

Published - June 29, 2026

Dried peppers on a white table.
Roadmap to the 2026 Mountain State Fair: Peppers

Published - June 26, 2026

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Find Farmland with NC FarmLink

Published - June 26, 2026

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Beating the Heat with Summer Recipes

Published - June 24, 2026

All News From Buncombe County Center

Upcoming Events

Aerial and Tea Grade Medicinal Herbs - Harvest and Post Harvest Handling Register with Eventbrite Wednesday | Aug 05 | 2:00 PM — 4:00 PM 455 Research Drive, Mills River, NC 28859
4-H Small Garden Project Celebration Thursday | Aug 13 | 4:00 PM — 5:30 PM
Private Pesticide Recertification Class- September 9th Register with Eventbrite Wednesday | Sep 09 | 3:30 PM — 7:30 PM 49 Mount Carmel Road, Asheville, NC 28806
Proper Plant Installation Demo Register with Eventbrite Thursday | Sep 17 | 1:00 PM — 4:00 PM 20 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville, NC 28806
4-H Pullet Project Record Book Workshop Tuesday | Sep 22 | 4:00 PM — 6:00 PM
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News From NC State Extension

Cucurbit downy mildew symptoms on cucumber (Photo, Gerald Holmes, Valent USA Corporation, Bugwood.org)
Cucumber Downy Mildew Confirmed in Lenoir County—First North Carolina Report of 2026

Published - July 22, 2026

From: Extension Plant Pathology
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NC 4-H Introduces New Online System for Project Records

Published - July 17, 2026

From: North Carolina 4-H
North Carolina 4-H Shooting Sports delegation posing together after the National 4-H Shooting Sports Championships, many displaying medals and ribbons.
North Carolina Finishes Sixth Overall at National 4-H Shooting Sports Championships

Published - June 29, 2026

From: North Carolina 4-H
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Register Now for a Summer Tour of the Pollinator Paradise Garden!

Published - June 29, 2026

From: Growing Small Farms
Downy wood mint with lanceleaf coreopsis
Early Spring 2026 Snapshots From Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Garden

Published - June 29, 2026

From: Growing Small Farms
4-H member speaks to judges while presenting on xenobots during Northeast District Activity Day.
"Learning by Doing" on Display at 2026 District Activity Days

Published - June 27, 2026

From: North Carolina 4-H
4-H members hold green drawstring bags while assembling care packages during a hands to service project at 4-H Congress.
Give Back at NC 4-H Congress 2026

Published - June 26, 2026

From: North Carolina 4-H
State Contest Winners
NC 4-H Livestock State Contest Info 2026

Published - June 23, 2026

From: Youth Livestock Program
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Avian Bowl and Poultry Judging Registrations Due Soon

Published - May 29, 2026

From: Poultry 4-H & Youth
Judging Contest
Locust Hill Cattle Livestock Judging Contest

Published - May 27, 2026

From: Youth Livestock Program
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