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Health & Nutrition

Extension offers a wealth of educational programs that help people make healthier, better-informed decisions and grow our economy. Programs cover a variety of areas from local foods and food safety to gardening and environmental efforts.

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Eat More Veggies

You don’t need me to tell you about the importance of eating vegetables. Everyone knows this, but, we don’t …

frozen berries

More on Frozen Foods

In last week’s column I wrote about freezing food and discussed what foods don’t freeze well. I’m going to …

Freezer with items disorganized

Freezing

Freezing can be a quick and easy way to extend the storage time of many foods. Freezing foods can …

Charcuterie Board. Board with various foods including pretzels, hummus, homeade ranch, turkey, cheese, carrots, cucumbers, and sunflower seeds.

Looking Differently at Charcuterie

Serving a charcuterie board is the trendy way to entertain. These carefully arranged displays of food are designed for …

Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Picking Blueberries

Blueberry Picking Time

I am so proud of the staff of the N.C. Cooperative Extension Service, Master Gardener℠ Volunteers, Extension Master Food …

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Risky or Not: Pets in the Kitchen

Readers of this column know that I frequently write about topics discussed on a podcast called “Risky or Not.” …

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Evaluating Popular Diets

There are so many diets floating around the internet and on social media, it’s really hard to know what …

Herbs

Strawberries and Basil

The Extension Master Food Volunteers (EMFV) recently had a virtual training conducted by Linda Minges the Family and Consumer …

Raw Salmon

Refreezing Foods

In last week’s column, I shared that is it perfectly safe to refreeze better that had been frozen and …

FCS Agent, Rachel Bland holding a dumbbell and smiling

Virtual Strength Training

This is an alarming statistic: nearly 80% of us are NOT reaching the physical activity guidelines recommended for Americans. The …

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Flours from Nuts, Beans, and Plants

According to a blog post from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, there are three basic types of “alternative …

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Baking Gluten Free

In last week’s column I talked about adapting recipes using different types of flours to add variety to baked …

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Alternative Wheat Flours

For most of us, all-purpose wheat flour will work for most baking situations. But you don’t have to stick …

Recent Publications related to Health & Nutrition

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Appendix H. Community Gardening Resources

This appendix is part of the Extension Gardener Handbook and gives users to the tools …

2/19/25

Garden Harvest Tracking Sheet

This document is part of Appendix H of the Extension Gardener Handbook and provides a …

2/19/25

Application for Community Gardening Assistance

This document is part of Appendix H of the Extension Gardener Handbook.

2/19/25

Community Garden Asset Inventory

This document is part of Appendix H of the Extension Gardener Handbook.

2/19/25

Tracking the Harvest: Measurement Guide for Counting or Weighing Vegetables

This measurement guide is part of Appendix H of the Extension Gardener Handbook and gives …

2/19/25

Instructions for Tracking the Garden Harvest

This document is part of appendix H of the Extension Gardener Handbook.

2/19/25

Asset-based Community Development: Mapping Reciprocal Partnerships—An Example

This document is part of appendix H of the Extension Gardener Handbook and gives a …

2/19/25

Asset-based Community Development: Mapping Reciprocal Partnerships—Blank

This document is part of appendix H of the Extension Gardener Handbook.

2/19/25