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Visit Our Website Due to Building Maintenance our office is temporarily located in downtown Nashville. Please visit us on the third floor of the Claude Mayo Administration Building located at 120 West Washington Street on the third floor in Suite 3031. Map Six Session Series Begins Tuesday, March 19th Registration Deadline March 15th Are you interested in learning more about eating the Mediterranean way? The Med Instead of Meds program will help you go Med by exploring 7 simple steps to eating the Med Way. The 7 steps are; Change your protein, swap your fats, eating more fruits & vegetables, snacking on nuts and seeds, making your grains whole, and rethinking your sweets. Participants Read More Empowering Youth and Families Program Begins Thursday, March 21st We are excited to announce the Empowering Youth and Families Program beginning March 21st. This program is comprised of 4 core elements which provide intensive relationship and communication education for families with a focus on providing research-based information about the impact and statistics related to opioid Read More Woman In Ag 2-Day Conference March 22-23, 2019 The conference is open to anyone interested in agriculture in the northeastern area of North Carolina and will be held on at the East Carolina Agricultural and Education Center in Rocky Mount. Read More Poultry Tour, Show and Auction Saturday, March 30th Registration Deadline March 22nd The BACKYARD COOP TOUR will feature a variety of chickens in coops tucked away in local backyards. Then that afternoon at the 4-H POULTRY SHOW & AUCTION you'll be able to watch local 4-H'ers (who have been learning to raise their chickens) show their birds. There will be a variety of chickens and an option to bid at a Read More Save the Date . . . Market Opens April 6th! We are please to introduce our new Nash County Farmers Market Manager, Maurine Brown. She has hit the ground running with exciting plans for the upcoming season. Make sure you stop by the Market on Opening Day - Saturday, April 6th to meet our new Manager! The Market will be open from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm on Saturdays through November. We are also planning to have the Market open on Tuesdays afternoons, beginning in June. Stay tuned for more details and events. Free Bluegrass Concert Saturday, March 30th at 6:00PM Nash County Farmers Market This year the Bluegrass Concert will feature Tommy Edwards and The Bluegrass Experience, one of North Carolina's most respected traditional music groups. Plus, free hotdogs, fixins and desserts. Bring your family and friends! Read More Nash County Farmers Market Opens April 6th 19th Annual Birdhouse Competition Saturday, April 6th JC Raulston Arboretum at NC State Open to adults and children. If you love the natural world and unique garden art, get out your sketch pad, pains and toolbox. The competition is a wonderful opportunity to raise awareness about Read More Save the Date Celebrating North Carolina 4-H Ever GREEN Saturday, April 6th Come join us as we Celebrate and Reconnect with the 4-H Family while we also honor Lifetime Achievement Awards, Hall of Fame, Family Legacy Awards and Partners of 4-H. We invite all 4-H Alumni, family, friends, volunteers and donors to attend. Read More Winter 2019 Extension Connections Newsletter Hot off the press! Check out what's been happening and what's coming up at NC Cooperative Extension, Nash County Center Newsletter Link Interested Joining 4-H? 4-H is one of the largest youth organization in the US with more than 7 million participants ages 5 through 18. It is a community of young people across America who have fun learning leadership, citizenship and life skills, making new friends and developing skills, to become tomorrows' Read More From exploring miles of fertile farmland and fresh produce at the farmers market to discovering flowers blooming in the backyard and nutritious foods cooking in the kitchen, Homegrown, a new educational video series from NC State Read More Nash County Arboretum, serving the local community since 2004, is an outdoor museum conveniently located at the Nash County Agriculture Center. These gardens have all been designed, planted and maintained by Extension Master Gardener Volunteers. Come take a stroll through to learn about our botanical collections - open 24-7 Read More Contact: NC Cooperative Extension Nash County Center 1006 Eastern Ave, Rm 102, Nashville, NC 27856 252-459-9810
Visit Our Website
Due to Building Maintenance our office is temporarily located in downtown Nashville.
Please visit us on the third floor of the Claude Mayo Administration Building
located at 120 West Washington Street on the third floor in Suite 3031.
Map
Six Session Series
Begins Tuesday,
March 19th
Registration Deadline March 15th
Are you interested in learning more about eating the Mediterranean way? The Med Instead of Meds program will help you go Med by exploring 7 simple steps to eating the Med Way. The 7 steps are; Change your protein, swap your fats, eating more fruits & vegetables, snacking on nuts and seeds, making your grains whole, and rethinking your sweets. Participants Read More
Empowering Youth and Families Program
Begins Thursday, March 21st
We are excited to announce the Empowering Youth and Families Program beginning March 21st. This program is comprised of 4 core elements which provide intensive relationship and communication education for families with a focus on providing research-based information about the impact and statistics related to opioid Read More
Woman In Ag 2-Day Conference
March 22-23, 2019
The conference is open to anyone interested in agriculture in the northeastern area of North Carolina and will be held on at the East Carolina Agricultural and Education Center in Rocky Mount. Read More
Poultry Tour, Show and Auction
Saturday, March 30th
Registration Deadline March 22nd
The BACKYARD COOP TOUR will feature a variety of chickens in coops tucked away in local backyards. Then that afternoon at the 4-H POULTRY SHOW & AUCTION you'll be able to watch local 4-H'ers (who have been learning to raise their chickens) show their birds. There will be a variety of chickens and an option to bid at a Read More
Save the Date . . .
Market Opens April 6th!
We are please to introduce our new Nash County Farmers Market Manager, Maurine Brown. She has hit the ground running with exciting plans for the upcoming season. Make sure you stop by the Market on Opening Day - Saturday, April 6th to meet our new Manager!
The Market will be open from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm on Saturdays through November. We are also planning to have the Market open on Tuesdays afternoons, beginning in June. Stay tuned for more details and events.
Free
Bluegrass Concert
at 6:00PM
Nash County Farmers Market
This year the Bluegrass Concert will feature Tommy Edwards and The Bluegrass Experience, one of North Carolina's most respected traditional music groups. Plus, free hotdogs, fixins and desserts. Bring your family and friends! Read More
Nash County Farmers Market Opens April 6th
19th Annual Birdhouse Competition
Saturday, April 6th
JC Raulston Arboretum at NC State
Open to adults and children. If you love the natural world and unique garden art, get out your sketch pad, pains and toolbox. The competition is a wonderful opportunity to raise awareness about Read More
Save the Date
Celebrating North Carolina 4-H
Ever GREEN
Come join us as we Celebrate and Reconnect with the 4-H Family while we also honor Lifetime Achievement Awards, Hall of Fame, Family Legacy Awards and Partners of 4-H. We invite all 4-H Alumni, family, friends, volunteers and donors to attend. Read More
Winter 2019
Extension Connections Newsletter
Hot off the press! Check out what's been happening and what's coming up at NC Cooperative Extension, Nash County Center
Newsletter Link
Interested Joining 4-H?
4-H is one of the largest youth organization in the US with more than 7 million participants ages 5 through 18. It is a community of young people across America who have fun learning leadership, citizenship and life skills, making new friends and developing skills, to become tomorrows' Read More
From exploring miles of fertile farmland and fresh produce at the farmers market to discovering flowers blooming in the backyard and nutritious foods cooking in the kitchen, Homegrown, a new educational video series from NC State Read More
Nash County Arboretum, serving the local community since 2004, is an outdoor museum conveniently located at the Nash County Agriculture Center. These gardens have all been designed, planted and maintained by Extension Master Gardener Volunteers. Come take a stroll through to learn about our botanical collections - open 24-7 Read More
Contact:
NC Cooperative Extension
Nash County Center
1006 Eastern Ave, Rm 102, Nashville, NC 27856
252-459-9810