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NC State University PhD student Alam Ramirez-Reyes leads the Soil Texture training workshop at Buncombe County Cooperative Extension.

Soil Texture Training Workshop

Published - April 30, 2025

damage to stems tips of an oak tree

2025 Cicadas Are Here in WNC

Published - April 30, 2025

Basket with vegetables and More In My Basket written above it

Find Local Benefits and Resources

Published - April 29, 2025

Buncombe 4-H: May 8 4:00pm — Exploring food webs with owl pellets at Extension Office

May Exploring 4-H Club Meeting

Published - April 29, 2025

People selecting plants to purchase

2025 Spring Fling Plant Sale, May 10

Published - April 29, 2025

Child planting seedling

Garden Chores in May

Published - April 29, 2025

Attendees installing live stakes at workshop in Woodfin NC

Replanting Streams and Riverbanks

Published - April 29, 2025

Field of tall green grass with tree line, small white greenhouses and distant mountain

NC State Plant Science Initiative Fosters Innovation

Published - April 28, 2025

Photo of a ferris wheel at the fair with mountains and fall season colors in background.

Garden to Fair : Enter Your Bounty

Published - April 28, 2025

1954 Photo of the Arthur Family Farm at the intersection of Brevard Road and Long Shoals Road, Avery's Creek Community, South Buncombe County.

Buncombe County Cooperative Extension : The 1950s

Published - April 25, 2025

Roadside hillside with numerous fallen trees and standing leafless trunks beneath cloudy sky

Hurricane Helene Forest Recovery Workshop

Published - April 22, 2025

From: Mitchell County Center

NC Hosts National Urban Extension Leaders Regional Conference May 6-8

Published - April 11, 2025

From: Durham County Center

Pasture Weeds & Control — WNC Beef Cattle Commission meeting, April 17, 2025, 6:30 pm, Canton NC

Pasture Weeds & Control Methods - April WNC Beef Cattle Commission Meeting

Published - April 8, 2025

Young Holstein calf being bottle fed by a young participant of the WNC Dairy Steer project.

2025 WNC Dairy Steer Project

Published - April 7, 2025

Weather map

Citizen Science Program Needs Your Help Observing the Weather

Published - April 2, 2025

firewise landscape

Protecting Your Home & Landscape From Fire

Published - March 28, 2025

Eight people standing under banner "NC Cooperative Extension Rutherford County Center"

From Pasture to Plate: EFNEP Educators Discover the Secrets of Big Bottom Milk Company

Published - March 28, 2025

From: EFNEP - Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program

Livestock in a field

Livestock Considerations for Wildfire Preparation

Published - March 27, 2025

Person in cap cutting vine with pruning shears at base of large tree in a forest

Invasive Plant Management: Forming a Game Plan After Helene

Published - March 27, 2025

A farm field showing eroded streambanks and flood deposits.

2025 Agricultural Disaster Crop Loss Program - Apply before May 4!

Published - March 27, 2025

Pink colored Bishop's Hat flower.

April Ornamental Highlight: Epimedium (Bishop's Hat)

Published - March 26, 2025

Small stacked jars of preserved cherries with gold lids on a kitchen countertop

What It Takes to Start a New Food Business

Published - March 25, 2025

Photo of a smartphone showing the Shop Simple with MyPlate app.

Shop Simple With MyPlate

Published - March 25, 2025

Outdoor Cookery Workshop — rescheduled due to weather. Thu May 22, 3–5 PM, Buncombe Extension

4-H Outdoor Cookery Workshop

Published - March 25, 2025

4-H Presentations 101: Apr 8 5–6:30pm; Apr 24 3:30–5:30pm; May 15 2–7pm; Jun 21

4-H Presentation 101 Workshop

Published - March 25, 2025

Home Demonstration Agent Mamie Sue Evans hosts a food canning class for a group of women in 1941.

Buncombe County Cooperative Extension: The 1940s

Published - March 25, 2025

Hoop-style greenhouse beside raised vegetable beds in a sunlit backyard garden

Garden Chores in April

Published - March 24, 2025

North Carolina map showing station average freeze dates by location; legend and Asheville AP details

Last Frost in the Garden?

Published - March 24, 2025

Sunset over green pasture with grazing sheep and distant farmhouse under cloud-filled sky

Building Back: Farm Protection and Soil Health Webinar Series

Published - March 14, 2025

From: Henderson County Center

Photo of Jack Shull of Youth Villages and Amanda Bremseth of Buncombe County Cooperative Extension.

EFNEP Classes Offered Through Cooperative Extension

Published - March 12, 2025

4-H International Exchange Program Host Families Needed!

Published - March 7, 2025

2025 WNC Market Hog Project

Published - March 6, 2025

This image describes what all to consider when thinking about fire-wise landscaping

Fire Wise Landscaping

Published - March 3, 2025

From: Cabarrus County Center

A picture of a sassafras tree with a entry hole made by an ambrosia beetle with brown streaked vascular tissue.

Granulate Ambrosia Beetle: Pest Alert

Published - February 26, 2025

Information flyer for NC A&T University's Small Farms Week conference.

Small Farms Week

Published - February 26, 2025

Exploring 4-H Club

Published - February 26, 2025

Digital Flyer for Soil Remediation Workshop titled "Restoring the Farm: From the Ground Up"

Restoring the Farm: From the Ground Up

Published - February 25, 2025

counter with various meal prep containers on it

Let's Meal Prep for a Healthier You!

Published - February 25, 2025

Announcement for NCDA&CS Free Agronomic Services for WNC Growers

Free Agronomic Services for Western NC Growers

Published - February 25, 2025

HURRICANE HELENE FOREST RECOVERY WORKSHOP flyer — March 21, 2025, 1:00–4:00pm, Asheville NC

Helene Forestry Recovery Workshop- March 21st, 2025

Published - February 24, 2025

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