Keep Your Kids Busy and Engaged at Home With EBCI 4-H Activity Packs
Photo Credit: Common Sense Media As a response to school closures across North Carolina, we are offering 4-H Activity Packs …
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EBCI 4-H Garden and Chicken Project - at Home During COVID-19
Photo Credit: Mother Earth News While schools are closed, this is a great time to have your kids stuck at …
COVID-19 Newsletter From N.C. Cooperative Extension of EBCI
In these uncertain times, the staff at the N.C. Cooperative Extension of EBCI office has put together an Extension Newsletter of …
Basics of the Cherokee Syllabary: Tools and Resources for Incorporating Cherokee Culture Into Youth Activities
Photo Credit: Language Museum The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) are the only federally-recognized Native American tribe in North …
Birth of an Assassin Bug!
The wheel bug, Arilus cristatus, is North Carolina’s largest assassin bug. It gets its name from the prominent spiny …
Meet Ashley Robbins, Area Specialized Dairy Agent - Commercial Dairy
Meet Ashley Robbins, the new Area Specialized Dairy Agent – Commercial Dairy. See a short video about her here. Welcome …
Chatham County Farmers' Markets Open the 2020 Season With New Social Distancing Policies
Early April is always a celebratory time in Chatham County because it marks the return of all three of …
Balancing Life: Marital Relationships While Social-Distancing
Join Dr. Megan Doblin-MacNab for Balancing Life: Marital Relationships While Social-Distancing, Wednesday April 8 at 10 a.m. https://virginiatech.zoom.us/j/176814398 Staying at home …
Balancing Life: Teens, Stress, and Anxiety While Social Distancing
Join Dr. Kim Allen, Extension Specialist with NC State Extension this Friday, April 10 at 10 a.m. for Balancing Life: …
COVID-19 Daily Farmers Update 04/07/2020
COVID-19 Daily Farmers Update 04/07/2020 News today: NC FarmLink is connecting farms with farmworkers. A webinar on Thursday, April 9, from …
Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – April 7, 2020
Managing tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) in North Carolina tobacco requires both pre-transplant and post-transplant decisions, which are most …
Host-Shifts and Honey Bees: Lessons From COVID-19
This global health crisis has certainly hit us all like a ton of bricks, and at the time of …
Alternatives to Chlorpyriphos for Tobacco Growers
Chlorpyriphos is an organophosphate insecticide that has been the topic of recent regulatory review. The federal Environmental Protection Agency …
COVID-19 Daily Farmers Update 04/06/2020
COVID-19 Daily Farmers Update 04/06/2020 News today: The Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) extended its application deadline to April 15th. …
Minimizing Risk While Grocery Store Shopping
Wondering how to minimize risk while shopping? Check out these new videos in English and Spanish on how to …
New COVID-19 Guidance From FDA
*New 4-6-2020* Food Safety and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). It provides guidance on a variety of topics including Food …
Washing Produce During COVID-19
With the concern about COVID-19, many are questioning how to wash produce. Washing produce is always a good idea. …
Lots of Time but Not Sure What to Do?
Spring is a great time to jump into the garden. Start a vegetable garden. Take care of summer weeds before they …
Relief Funds for Farmers
Carolina Farm Stewardship Association posted an article about COVID-19 Relief Funds Available to Farmers Starting April 3. Click …
COVID-19 and Produce Food Safety
Food and food packaging are not considered significant ways of spreading the virus that causes COVID-19. Many people have …