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Quicker and Healthier Meals

Everyone knows that eating healthy meals is important. But it’s hard. Sometimes it’s a trade-off: time or money. Buying prepared …

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Entertain with Grazing Boards

If you’re having a few folks over this holiday season, you might want to try something different and make a …

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Candy or Sweetpotato?

This was so successful last year, we did it again. Our N.C. Cooperative Extension Brunswick County Center team and 4-H …

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More Fall Squash Flavors

I recently wrote about eating pumpkins (I hope you gave them a try). What many people don’t realize is …

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Let’s Eat Pumpkin

Welcome to November. We’ve passed Halloween and are sliding (quickly) toward Thanksgiving. It’s the time of year that we continue …

Cooking at Home Classes in Leland

Join N.C. Cooperative Extension’s Avery Ashley for a Cooking at Home Class at the Brunswick Center at Leland starting in …

Recent Publications related to Food Safety & Processing

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North Carolina Production Guide for Smaller Orchard Plantings

North Carolina’s climate and soils are well suited to grow many types tree fruits. This …

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Pickle and Pickle Product Problems

This guide lists the problems that can arise in making sweet gherkin pickles and describes …

1 week agoFor Safety's Sake
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Best Practices for Utilizing Local Food in Nutrition Education and Cooking Classes

This publication provides practical tips on how to promote health eating by incorporating fresh, local …

1 week agoLocal Foods
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Direct to Food Bank and Food Pantry Donations

This publication, part of the Farm to Food Bank Resource Guide, discusses food donations given …

1 week agoLocal Foods
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Farm to Food Bank Resource Guide for North Carolina Cooperative Extension

This publication provides information and success stories related to food banks, food pantries, food donation …

1 week agoLocal Foods

Tomatoes for Processing in Eastern North Carolina

At the national level, processing-tomato production remains concentrated in a few key regions. California continues …

The Role of Preconditioning in Food and Feed Extrusion

This Q&A factsheets answers several questions about the preconditioning process in food and feed extrusion.

12/18/25
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Oxalic Acid for the Control of Varroa Mites

The Varroa mite is the greatest problem facing bees and beekeepers. This factsheet describes one …

12/8/25