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Blueberries in NC in season and healthy food.

Grab Some Blue(berries)

Blueberries are in season here in NC from mid-May through July. Grab some today because they are bursting with both flavor and health benefits. One cup of blueberries contains less than one hundred…

Family and Consumer Sciences agent in Brunswick county working with Brunswick County libraries and sharing Hurricane Kit Prep.

Partnering with Brunswick County Libraries

Our local libraries are certainly different from when I was a kid. I used to go with my library card to check out books. They still have books, but you can also attend classes, use a computer, see a…

Pico salsa made with Extension Master Food Volunteer

Make your Own Salsas

The theme for last month’s Healthy Home Cooking Club at the Rourke Library in Shallotte was homemade salsas. Avery Ashley, Family and Consumer Science Agent with the NC Cooperative Extension here in…

Extension Master Food volunteers

How to Become an Extension Master Food Volunteer

If you enjoy cooking, eating, learning about local foods, or just simply – food, you maywant to consider joining the Extension Master Food Volunteer (EMFV) program.Applications for the EMFV program…

Christmas Recognition for EMFVs. ( l-r) Lori Van Horn, EMFV; Cheryle Syracuse, Extension Team Member; Avery Ashley Extension Family and Consumer Science Agent; Margarete O'Leary, EMFV; and Terry Amrhein, EMFV.

Thank You Extension Master Food Volunteers!

As we move into a new year, I’d like to reach out and thank our Extension Master Food Volunteers (EMFV) for all they do to assist N.C. Cooperative Extension here in Brunswick County. The Extension…

CSA box from the week of november 7th

Touring Feast Down East

Our Extension Master Food Volunteers (EMFV) recently toured the Feast Down East Food Hub. It’s located at the historic old train depot in the town of Burgaw in Pender County. This is the oldest…

Bowl of rice topped with cubed tofu, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, half boiled egg, chickpeas

Put It In a Bowl

Bowl meals have become a staple for many people. They are quick, tasty, versatile and can be healthy. Make them from fresh, frozen or leftover ingredients. Whatever you have on hand. They can be a…

Bowl of pear and chicken salad with celery and raisins on pink cloth; text "www.FOODHERO.org"

Pears featured at Food Heroes Event

A couple of weeks ago I was pleased to participate in a celebration for Food Heroes here in Brunswick County. These Food Heroes are the food pantry and giving garden staff and volunteers that work…

Three women in a kitchen stirring a large pot on a stovetop

Jamming at the Extension Kitchen

Our Extension Master Food Volunteers (EMFV) were recently in the Brunswick County Extension demonstration kitchen. They were assisting Family and Consumer Science Extension Agent, Avery Ashley…

Two people packing sweet potatoes into a cardboard box on a table in a warehouse

EMFVs Tour the Food Bank

Last month, Extension Master Food Volunteers (EMFVs) and the Family andConsumer Science team members from Brunswick and New Hanover Counties toured the Wilmington Branch of the Food Bank of Central…