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Mary Helen Ferguson: Pruning fruit trees

2012-01-13T09:46:33-05:00

Fruit tree training and pruning is a topic of great interest and considerable uncertainty for many. The fact is that even two knowledgeable people may shape a fruit tree in different ways.

Katie Rangel: Keep the 'merry' in Merry Christmas

2011-12-16T16:59:33-05:00

Planning parties, shopping for gifts, sending out cards, wrapping presents, decorating the house, baking holiday treats and arranging travel plans are just a few of the extra things that might show up on your to do list this holiday season.

Mary Helen Ferguson: Visit our demonstration garden

2011-12-16T16:56:28-05:00

If you’ve driven by our office on the corner of West Walker Avenue and South Church Street recently, you may have noticed a few new plants.

Jody Terry: Monday is my favorite day

2011-12-16T16:54:28-05:00

A good friend told me once that one of the hardest parts of any job is simply getting there in the morning. Some days, I find that to be the case for me as well.

Katie Rangel: Stuff the turkey, not yourself

2011-12-16T16:51:04-05:00

Many Americans form a love-hate relationship with the holidays. They love the idea of fellowship, family and warm, rich and hearty comfort foods but there is no denying that those foods can wreck your healthy eating and cause you to pack on pounds.

Mary Helen Ferguson: When insects invade

2011-12-16T16:49:09-05:00

Jody Terry: Bragging rights

2011-12-16T16:46:56-05:00

Making every experience we offer youth as meaningful as possible is very important to everyone at our office. The youth in Randolph County are worth the effort, don’t you think?

Katie Rangel: Pumpkins pack a punch

2011-12-16T16:45:11-05:00

The bright orange color of pumpkin is a dead giveaway that pumpkin is loaded with an important antioxidant, beta-carotene.

Mary Helen Ferguson: Using cover crops in home gardens

2011-12-16T16:44:12-05:00

Cover crops can be used in the winter to hold on to nutrients in the soil, after adding manure or compost.

Cooperative Extension offering Piedmont Farm School

2011-11-02T17:43:24-04:00

N.C. Cooperative Extension invites prospective, beginning, and transitioning farmers to attend the 2012 Piedmont Farm School.