News From Buncombe County Center

Holiday Cookie Baking Workshop — December 22; ages 5–8 10–12, 9–18 2–4; FREE
4-H Holiday Cookie Baking Workshop

November 19, 2025

4-H at Home Holiday Activity Guide cover with photos and text "Bring 4-H to your home"
4-H Holiday Activity Guide

November 19, 2025

Photograph of red and green apples in a basket next to two jars of applesauce sitting on a kitchen counter in front of a window.
Hands on Canning Applesauce Workshop

November 18, 2025

BESTY JEFF PENN 4‑H Overnight Camp June 14–19, 2026; ages 8–14; swimming, ropes, archery
2026 4-H Overnight Camp

November 14, 2025

Child holding a heifer in a barn; text "4-H Dairy Heifer Program 2026 CALENDAR"
4-H Dairy Heifer Program Calendar Fundraiser

November 13, 2025

Trees lean over a stream bed lined with leaves.
Winter Tree Identification Workshop

November 12, 2025

WNC Beef Conference & Bull Sale — Saturday, December 6th 2025, WNC Regional Livestock Center
2025 WNC Beef Conference and NC BCIP Bull Sale

November 4, 2025

WNC Landslide and Streambank Repair Workshop Announcement
WNC Landslide and Streambank Repair Workshop

October 31, 2025

four pictures of jams, food truck, making bread and food stand
Last Chance to Register for Food Business Program

October 30, 2025

Turkey on plate with pumpkins
Preparing Thanksgiving Turkey Safely

October 30, 2025

Black bull grazing; text: "Bull Breeding Soundness Exam, Nov 22, call 828-255-5522"
Fall 2025 Bull Soundness Exam

October 30, 2025

fall corn
Garden Chores in November

October 29, 2025

SANDY MUSH 4-H Veterans Day Celebrations — Tuesday November 11, 2025 — Honoring all who served
Sandy Mush 4-H Club Veterans Day Celebrations

October 24, 2025

Worker in yellow rain suit stands in flooded muddy field holding a shovel
WNC Farm Resilience Cohort

October 23, 2025

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Recent Outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI)

October 15, 2025

Flier for the 2025 Bee School
Buncombe County Beekeepers Host 2025 Bee School

October 14, 2025

Black ant inside split dry twig cavity
Garden Clean Up With Pollinators in Mind

October 10, 2025

North Carolina 4-H Shooting Sports logo with 4-leaf clover and text "Learn by Doing"
2025 State 4-H Shooting Sports Tournament Results

October 6, 2025

Photo of a garden spade and small box of soil used as a sample.
Peak Season Soil Testing Service Begins November 26th

September 29, 2025

Green tobacco plants growing in North Carolina.
N.C. Cooperative Extension, Buncombe County Center : The 2000s

September 29, 2025

Drone view; text: NRCS Practices Field Day — Oct 27, 9–3:30pm, Southern Appalachian Conservancy Farm
Two Fall NRCS Field Days for Forest Landowners, Producers, and Youth

September 26, 2025

Shrub with red and orange autumn leaves and clusters of small red berries
The Science Behind Fall Color

September 25, 2025

4-H Volunteer WD Conference — Nov 8, 2025, 9 AM–2 PM; Mountain Horticulture Crops Research Center
2025 West District Fall 4-H Volunteer Conference

September 25, 2025

image of sqare breathing top breathe in, sides say hold and bottom breathe out
One Year Out: Remember to Take Care of You

September 25, 2025

Photo of alternative heart-shaped leaves with white flower spikes that are 4-6" long borne on red stems characteristic of Japanese knotweed.
Invasive Plant BOLO: Japanese Knotweed

September 25, 2025

four pictures of jams, food truck, making bread and food stand
Agenda: Ins and Outs of Having a NC Food Business

September 22, 2025

pumpkins
Garden Chores in October

September 22, 2025

Red, white, and blue NC Cooperative Extension logo.
N.C. Cooperative Extension, Buncombe County Center : The 1990s

August 29, 2025

Man giving compost demonstration next to yellow sign reading "COMPOST DEMO TODAY"
Plant Clinics and Compost Demonstrations

August 29, 2025

NC 4‑H Photography Contest — Entry deadline: September 15th
2025 NC 4-H Photography Contest

August 28, 2025

Buncombe County 4‑H Homeschool Embryology Program flyer; child holding chick and hatching eggs
4-H Homeschool Embryology Program

August 28, 2025

Picture of miscanthus sinensis seedheads and growth form.
Invasive Plant BOLO: Maidenhair Grass

August 28, 2025

Bowl with avacado, lettuce, tomatoes, onions and other vegetables
Choosing Healthy Fast Foods

August 28, 2025

sandwich fruit and bar in a lunch box
Packing a Safe School Lunch

August 27, 2025

summer vegetables
Garden Chores in September

August 26, 2025

Green grassy field planted with pollinator flowers.
Pollinator Habitat Restoration and Potential Flood Impacts - September 12

August 26, 2025

A hunting stand alongside trees and a field.
Virginia-North Carolina Woods & Wildlife Conference

August 25, 2025

Group of youths holding ribbons and wooden plaques in front of "NC STATE EXTENSION" 4‑H backdrop
2025 4-H Livestock Contests Results

August 13, 2025

Tiered display of pumpkins, squash and vegetables with award ribbons.
New and Improved Competitions for 2025 Mountain State Fair!

July 29, 2025

Adult spotted lanternfly
Keep Your Eye Out for the Spotted Lanternfly

July 25, 2025

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