Check Out 4-H Summer Programs!
This summer, we are hosting four upcoming summer programs for 4-H participants! All programs will be virtual. Take a …
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.
How to Keep Active and Avoid Heat Exhaustion This Summer
Now that we’re in the heat of a typical North Carolina summer, being outside for extended periods of time …
Summer 2020 Food and Nutrition Courses
Know anyone who could use some help with basic cooking skills to make eating healthy easier? Need a refresher …
Alamance Gardener - May 2020
Spring is busting out all over! Tips for weed and mosquito wrangling and some not-so-scary murder hornet info in …
Celebrate Med Month with a Whole Grain Snack
May is “Med” Month, short for the Mediterranean Diet. Eating the Med Way includes a wide variety of fruits …
Alamance Extension Eats on YouTube
Join us LIVE each week on Thursday at 4 p.m. as we talk about different food topics in a …
Virtual Med Instead of Meds
Classes starting next week at NO COST to participants! Med Instead of Meds was created by a group of nutrition …
Alamance Gardener - April 2020
These may be interesting times, but there’s still plenty to do and learn while staying at home. Maybe get …
N.C. Cooperative Extension of Alamance County Is on YouTube!
You can now find the following videos on our N.C. Cooperative Extension of Alamance County YouTube Channel: *This is just a …
March FCS Newsletter: Food and Nutrition Programming Is Headed Online
What virtual food and nutrition programs do you want to see offered in the next several weeks? Take the …
2020 Think Green Thursdays Are Live!
Click the link to get the full schedule of 2020 classes that cover subjects ranging from pruning fruit trees …
Become an Alamance County Extension Master Food Volunteer!
What is the Extension Master Food Volunteer Program? Interest in food, cooking, and local food is at an all-time high. …
Med Instead of Meds Returns in October
Join us for an autumn edition of Med Instead of Meds! Med Instead of Meds was created by a group …
Alamance County 4-H Blood Drive
Help support our Community Service project this year by donating blood. Alamance County 4-H will be having our first …
Alamance Gardener August 2019
It’s time to make way for broccoli! Take a look through the August issue of the Alamance …
FCS March Newsletter
Three Cheers for Cabbage! Check out different recipe ideas for this under-rated vegetable and its relatives. Remember to scroll to …
Med Instead of Meds - January 2019
Kick off 2019 with all the tools you need to establish a balanced way of eating through Med Instead …
Make Pasta With NC Cooperative Extension
Ever wanted to make your own pasta? Join us as we learn how to make dough and create three …
UPDATED 2018 Hands-on Canning Classes - Register Now!
. Want to learn how to can but worried you missed canning season? Never fear! Alamance County Extension is partnering …
Alamance County Farms & Local Foods Listing
Explore the links below, organized by category, to find local goods and support local farmers! Bread & Baked Goods CSAs (Community …
Learn More Using the Resources Below
- Family and Consumer Sciences Program
- Food Safety
- Local Food
- NC Cooperative Extension Disaster Information Center
- NC Fresh Produce Safety
- Steps to Health: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education
- Therapeutic Horticulture
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