Cooperative Extension Service
Cooperative Extension is the outreach arm of the College of Agriculture and Life
Sciences at N.C. State University and the School of Agriculture at N.C. A&T State
University. We are also a department of Forsyth County Government. We are county
agents, professors, scientists and volunteers working together to improve the quality
of life in Forsyth County and in North Carolina. Learn more about us.
Cooperative Extension Service NewsSubscribe
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Fall clean-up and winter preparation of your garden are among the best things you can do to prepare for next year’s healthy veggies, happy flowers, and developing landscapes.
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Paperwhites at Christmas? Tulips on the kitchen table in January? Learn how to force spring flowers into bloom early indoors.
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The U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating an outbreak of Salmonella Enteriditis linked to shell eggs. The outbreak, which began in May and appears to be ongoing, has been linked to an estimated several hundred illnesses.
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On Saturday, September 4th, from 9:00 - 11:00 am at the Dixie Classic Fairgrounds Farmers Market, there will be a small pawpaw festival done jointly between Forsyth Cooperative Extension, Dixie Classic Fair, Master Gardener Volunteers and local growers.
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Organic gardeners prefer to use natural and organic materials and methods to grow vegetables, flowers and lawns. Join us at Reynolda Manor Library as Forsyth Cooperative Extension Agent Craig Mauney teaches us to garden organically.
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The Dixie Classic Fair, the second largest agricultural Fair in North Carolina and owned and operated by the City of Winston-Salem, has released the 2010 catalog for all competitive contests at the Fair.