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The Forsyth County Center Local Foods contact is Celine Richard.

shitakes growing on log

Mushroom Log Innoculation

Join us as we welcome our friends at The Fungal Network to inoculate shitake logs at the Forsyth County Center on December 7th, 2024 …

Sungold Farm: Natalie and Celine

Sungold Farm - Field Visit

In the 2023 session of Forsyth County Urban Farm School, Horticulture Agent Celine Richard included a tour of Sungold …

Cover crop planting: Buckwheat

Let's Discuss Cover Crops

Cover crops are plants grown in fields and gardens between “main crop” production. Cover crops typically provide benefits to …

Cover photo for 2023 Pawpaw Field Day in Forsyth County

2023 Pawpaw Field Day in Forsyth County

WHEN: Sept. 9, 2023, between 9:30 a.m.–3 p.m. WHERE: N.C. Cooperative Extension, Forsyth County Center, Winston Salem, NC Did you know that …

Windmill Acres East

Windmill Acres East

Neil and Karen Fishel are 3rd generation cattle farmers. Their farm driveway leads between two pastures of rolling green …

Cover photo for How to Grow Better Tomatoes

How to Grow Better Tomatoes

The lovely summer tomato, what could be better sliced thickly and served up on a sandwich or in a …

Cover photo for Maximizing High Tunnel Production

Maximizing High Tunnel Production

Join Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, Fair Share Farm and N.C. Cooperative Extension to take your high tunnel production to the …

row of young onion plants at Willow Ridge Farmstead

Willow Ridge Farmstead

Bordered in between the Muddy Creek and a residential neighborhood, Willow Ridge Farmstead is a new addition to Forsyth …

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4-H students hold chickens.

4-H Chicken Donation: Embryology to Harvesting

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Food Pantry Produce Markets

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Master Gardener Volunteers and Community / Home Gardens

This publication, part of the Farm to Food Bank Resource Guide, discusses using community and …

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Gleaning

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Introduction: Food Banks and Food Pantries

This publication, part of the Farm to Food Bank Resource Guide, describes food banks and …

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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 …

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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 …

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Vegetable Gardening: A Beginner's Guide

This publication provides information about planning and maintaining a home vegetable garden. Topics include site …

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