Growing in the Mountains

Designing and Maintaining a Healthy Landscape and

Fall Vegetable Gardening

Tuesdays

August 3 - 31, 2010

5:30 - 7:30 PM

Find out more!........

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Second Annual Hops Farm Tour

The Second Annual Hops Farms Tour is Saturday, July 31st, 2010 beginning at 8:00am at Winding River Hops Farm.  The tour features two local growers in their second year of production and one premier local brewer.  For additional information, click here. 

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2010 Family Farm Tour Admission Buttons and Maps Now Available

The 2010 Family Farm Tour will open 37 outstanding farms in six Western North Carolina counties to the public on June 26 and 27, from 1:00p.m. to 6:00p.m. Destinations on the tour range from century farms cultivated by the same family for generations, to certified organic farms, to urban gardens. Whether you want to learn who grows your food or get ideas for producing your own, go on an outdoor family activity or taste our area’s finest foods, you can plan a tour to suit your interests. For additional Information, click here. 

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Gardening in the Mountains 2010

A Free Series Presented by the Buncombe County Extension

Master Gardeners

See Schedule of Lectures......

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Carolina Preserves Books Available Now!

The Buncombe County Center of NC Cooperative Extension currently has a limited supply of Carolina Preserves books on hand for sale.  The coffee-table book, with beautiful art by William Mangum and short memories by notable North Carolina leaders, is available for $20.00.  Click here for more information.

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2010 Survey of Needs

North Carolina Cooperative Extension-Buncombe County Center is currently evaluating our programming focus for the coming two-year period.  Please help us tailor our programs and workshops to meet your educational needs by taking this brief survey.  Thanks for your help.

Click here for Survey of Needs

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Project Skill-Up to Help You Stay in Farming, Return to Farming or Get Trained in an Exciting New Career

Individuals who have roots in Madison and Buncombe Counties and who have been affected by changes in tobacco are eligible.  Opportunities include a NEW Certificate Program for Farmers offered through Asheville-Buncombe Community College, special training for farming in the 21st century and guidance to individuals interested in a new career.  For more information click here, or contact Maureen at 254-1921 ex.5832.

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Back to Basic$ Program to Help Buncombe County Residents Deal with Financial Stress

Buncombe County residents, like most Americans, are feeling the stress created by our nation's economic downturn.  To help them deal with the financial and emotional stressors the current economic climate has created, the Buncombe County Cooperative Extension Center has launched a new program:  Back to Basic$:  Surviving (& Thriving!) Through Troubled Times.  The program features a web page, factsheets and a series of multi-faceted educational programs that deal with broad personal and family financial issues, stress management, and farm/agri-business financial issues, as well as specific ways to extend financial resources, such as home gardening and food preservation.