The Master Gardener Volunteer program provides a 13 week, 40+ hour comprehensive certified garden training. Participents are expected to volunteer 40 hours of their time towards the county's horticulture program to further outreach education in areas of gardening. Application Deadline is November 14, 2008. ... MORE
Need help and support managing your chronic disease? Want to feel more in control than letting it control you? Join a FREE interactive 6-week program designed to help you manage -
-Frustration -Depression -Pain -Fatigue -Increase fitness
-Self-confidence -Use medications wisely - Choose healthy foods and more…… The program will be held on Tuesday afternoons, starting January 13 - February 17, 2009 from 1 - 3:30 PM. Registration is needed by Friday, ... MORE
Learn the ins and outs of composting and waste management in your garden. This class will be taught by Durham County Master Gardeners - Georgianne Sebastian and Theo Rhoddy. ... MORE
Working Arts Workshop February 4th, 2009 @ 9:30 AM - February 5th, 2009 @ 4:00 PM Roxboro, NC
If you are interested in learning a new heritage skill, the 2009 Working Arts Workshop is for you! The annual Working Arts Workshop will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, February 4 and 5, 2009 in Roxboro, NC at the Person County Cooperative Extension Office Building located at 304 S. Morgan Street.
This event is sponsored by the NC Cooperative Extension Centers in Caswell, Durham, Granville, Orange, and Person Counties. Some of ... MORE
Serving safe food is an 18-hour Food Safety Certification Course developed by the Educational Foundation of the National Restaurant Association. This course is approved by the state for a possible two point credit on your restaurant inspection. ... MORE
Join Dr. Mike Parker, NCSU Horticulture Professor for a hands on fruit tree pruning workshop. Learn how to properly prune an assortment of fruit trees in order to maintain a healthy orchard. ... MORE
Middle and High School Students will enjoy a half-day of interactive, wildlife conservation-related activities that will be well correlated to National Standard Course of Study. Students will learn about the history of white-tailed deer management, techniques used to manage white-tailed deer herds: white tailed-deer's impact on our society: and the challenges that wildlife manager's face today. ... MORE
Learn the Principles of Integrated Pest Management, gain a better understanding of the roles insects play in our environment,and how to identify pests and beneficial preditory insects. ... MORE
NC Cooperative Extension is based at North Carolina's two land-grant institutions, NC State University and NC A&T State University, in all 100 counties and on the Cherokee Reservation.