Get A Taste Of Good Nutrition
We eat with our eyes as well, as our mouth and nose, so why not prepare foods that look, smell, and taste delicious. When taste is the major influencer of what we eat, MORE »
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Horse Industry Promotion Referendum
Horse and other equine animal owners/lessors will vote across the state on March 11, 2014 to determine whether to continue to voluntarily assess themselves two dollars ($2.00) per ton of commercial horse feed MORE »
Making Sense (and Cents) out of Home Energy Efficiency Projects popular
Making Sense (and Cents) out of Home Energy Efficiency Projects - The average U.S. household spends over $2,000 a year on energy. Whether you are considering making major energy efficient upgrades to your MORE » – from 
Home Energy Conservation
A “Fun”gi Workshop
Do you like mushrooms? If the answer is yes, here’s another question. Would like to grow mushrooms? If that answer is also yes, you’re in luck. The North Carolina Cooperative Extension is offering MORE »
Pink Lemonade, Not Just A Summer Drink
Webster’s Dictionary sites the definition of an oxymoron as contradictory words that appear side by side. A perfect example of this is the Pink Lemonade blueberry (Vaccinium ‘Pink Lemonade’) that is popping up MORE »
Living Healthy – Put Life Back Into Your Life
If you have a chronic condition, chances are you experience fatigue, discomfort, stress, frustration or even anger and depression. Would you like to feel better and do more of the activities you enjoy? MORE »
Making The Cut – Pruning Workshop
As spring advances there are gardening chores that need to be done now. Pruning those backyard fruit trees and vines is one of the most important chores for late winter. It is also MORE »
2014 Successful Gardener Workshops Ready To Start
It’s time for all you gardeners to wake up. Hibernation is over. There are gardens to be planned and projects to get started. Spring will be here before you know it and to MORE »
Losing Weight: Creating New Lifelong Habits
A new year brings a time when many of us choose to focus on our health and weight. Having a realistic picture of yourself helps you to accept that maintaining a healthy weight MORE »
First Gardening Workshop of 2014 Scheduled
As the growing season gets closer, it’s time to start making plans for this year’s projects and it’s also time to start keeping those promises you made to yourself last year about doing MORE »
Let Your Houseplants Rest
Many of us grow houseplants and they’re a great accessory to any home décor. They also give us a little touch of green during the dark winter months and stand as a reminder MORE »
Test Home for Radon in January
January is National Radon Action Month. In recognition, the North Carolina Radon Program is providing free radon test kits to residents of North Carolina. The kits are made possible with funding by the MORE »
Time To Order Small Fruits
It’s 2014 already and with the New Year comes the realization that spring is on its way. It is not too early to think about spring, especially when the gardener in you is MORE »
Local Extension Professionals Receive Awards & Recognition
Several Burke County Cooperative Extension Staff Members were recently recognized during the State Extension Conference, “Honoring our Past…Creating our Future,” held in Raleigh, NC. Donna Teasley, Consumer Horticulture Extension Agent and Spring Williams-Byrd, MORE »
Maximizing Your Hay Supply
Winter feed costs are usually the largest expense for livestock producers. Feeding hay is expensive, not only because of the high cost of equipment but also the cost of labor to harvest and MORE »
Camp for Christmas
With the holidays quickly approaching, many are often in search of a unique and meaningful gift for the children in their lives. Burke County 4-H would like to suggest giving your children the MORE »
America’s Christmas Flower
What would Joel Poinsett think if he could see the modern day poinsettia? He discovered the poinsettia growing wild in Mexico when he went there in 1825 as the first U.S. ambassador to MORE »
Search for the Perfect Christmas Tree
Are you ready to begin the annual search for the perfect Christmas tree? Are you sure? This activity can be a wonderful family event or it can be a chore that that causes MORE »
Fall Planting For Spring Flowers
Fall bulbs are available in all the garden centers at this time of year. Of course, these bulbs must be planted now in order to bloom in the spring. Spring flowering bulbs must MORE »
Leaf Removal Essential To Lawn Health
As the days and nights start to cool off, the leaves also begin their yearly show. Even though it is a lovely sight to see all the fall colors, it is a sure MORE »
NC Cooperative Extension Will Hold Public Listening Session In Burke County
As the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service nears its centennial celebration, the organization is holding a series of 12 listening sessions across the state in November and December 2013. Cooperative Extension, which provides MORE »
