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Pick up fresh fruit and produce at the market this Saturday. Shop Local. Shop Healthy. Shop Fresh. Featuring local produce, homemade baked goods, seafood, meats, flowers and personal care products. MARKET HOURS OPEN on TUESDAYS and SATURDAYS TUESDAYS from 3:00PM to 6:00PM and SATURDAYS from 8:00AM to 1:00PM Effective Friday, June 26th CONCESSION STAND IS NOW OPEN ON SATURDAYS Featuring . . . Sandwiches, drinks and snacks. Stop by and check it out. Visit the Farmers Market WEBSITE to see a list of CURRENT VENDORS and WHAT they offer. To our valued visitors . . . Here's Who and What Will Be At the Market Thank you to all that have been visiting the market on Saturdays and following the important rules of hand washing, social distancing and a wearing mask. In response to COVID-19 our team has been working hard to find safe ways to offer our community the best local produce. Many vendors are offering pre-ordering, farm or off-site pickup! Curbside pickup is also available. Click on this VENDORS link for a current list of vendors and what they offer. Reach out to the vendors directly for pre-order options. Farmers Market During the Pandemic Strolling through colorful displays of fresh produce while wafting fragrances of fresh coffee and homemade personal care products linger in the air, along with tables of homemade baked goods and kettle corn, is all part of the weekly visit to the Nash County Farmers Market. Thankfully, the market remains open during the pandemic, one of the seemingly few familiar activities with our new normal. To help keep the market open, we ask that if you are planning to shop the market please take a moment and visit our website to understand the importance and protocol for market attendees. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. Tips for Shopping at Farmers Market Amidst COVID-19 Here's a short video that shares a little bit about being part of the solution. According to guidance from the NC Department of Health and Human Services, farmers markets fall under the same classification as grocery stores and are considered an important source of food for local communities. NCDA&CS expect farmers markets that choose to operate during the coronavirus outbreak are required to follow the same federal or state orders given to grocery stores. Read More EBT is accepted at the Farmers Market. Introducing Fresh Bucks! New! Fresh Bucks. Double Your Buying Power! Fresh Bucks* tokens are extra market dollars for SNAP/EBT users to spend on fresh Read More Thank you for supporting your local Farmers Market. To reach the NC Cooperative Extension, Nash County Center, please call 252.459.9810 Monday through Friday between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm or visit our website. Teens Ages 13 through 18 - Let's Talk! Social Change - Conversations for Teens Teens ages 13-18 come join your peers daily for a series of difficult conversations about race, cultural awareness, civic engagement, social justice, and YOUR role in taking action! Activities will be fun and interactive, but more importantly, this is a great opportunity to meet new people and share thoughts and ideas.There will also be an opportunity to join a Special Panel Discussion that will consist of dialogue between Read More July Virtual Programming Series Extention Extended Check out the topics that are scheduled to be covered: Financial Literacy: Teaching Your Teens Hemp Utilization and Ethnobotany, Regulation, Production, Harvest and Post-Harvest Soil Sampling LIFTing Health . . . and More FREE Online Workshop Shop Smart Save Money: Tips on Saving Money on Groceries Tuesday, July 28th 10:00 am to 11:00 am As food prices rise, it is more important than ever to save on groceries. This session provides simple tips to help you save money. This session will include information on: Creating a Food Budget, Simple Tips to Save Money, Planning Healthy Easy Meals, Coupons and More! This workshop will meet via Zoom on Tuesday, July 28, 2020, at 10 a.m. Read More Share the road. Be patient. Save lives. Sharing the Road With Local Farmers Driving in rural areas requires keeping alert for tractors and other farm vehicles. It's a busy time for our local farmers. Here’s a few tips to remember: - Do not pass on bridges, curves or double yellow lines - Wait for the farm equipment to pull over before passing - Watch for hand-signals from tractor cab - Farm equipment is only going a short distance - Relax and enjoy the view (tee hee!) New Extension Virtual Event Library With so many NC State Extension events turning to virtual or recorded sessions, we thought it might be useful to curate a library of all our Crop and Soil Sciences virtual resources. This historical reservoir of learning is now available on the Crop and Soil Sciences website under the Extension tab. It will be a living library, changing as events are added and updated. All recordings will continue to live in their original locations, but our new Virtual Event Library is a handy place to stay current on all the topics and presentations.Current Extension presentations or event topics include corn, hemp, small grains, Read More College of Agriculture and Life Sciences News The State of North Carolina Agriculture Thursday, July 16th at 9:00 am North Carolina’s agriculture and agribusiness industry remains a powerhouse, generating about one-sixth of the state’s income and jobs. Learn more about a recently released economic snapshot into the industry’s impact, and hear what farmers and others have to say about the state of the industry today. Listen to Podcast Take the Pledge! Count On Me NC NC State Extension, in partnership with NC Department of Health and Human Services, NC Restaurant and Lodging Association and Visit NC, is excited to be a part of Count On Me NC. The Count On Me NC program is focused on providing the necessary knowledge and information needed to manage COVID-19 within businesses as restrictions are relaxed. As part of the voluntary program there are free, online courses that provide a consistent approach based on state and national guidelines. The program is also Read More It only takes a few minutes - today and respond. Make Nash County COUNT! Every household will have the option of responding online, by mail, or by phone. Depending on how likely your area is to respond online, you'll receive either an invitation encouraging you to respond online or an invitation along with a paper questionnaire. Read More Here's How To Respond to the Census Stay updated and informed. COVID-19 Resources and Information News and Updates Everything is blooming- a perfect time to take a stroll through the Nash County Arboretum, an outdoor museum located at the Nash County Agriculture Center. The arboretum has been serving the local community since 2004. It boasts 11 different gardens that have all been designed, planted and maintained by Extension Master Gardener Volunteers. Come learn about our botanical collections. Read More Reconnecting You With the Food, Landscapes and Agriculture of North Carolina Whether it's exploring miles of fertile farmland and fresh produce at the farmers market, discovering flowers blooming in the backyard or nutritious foods for cooking in the kitchen, Homegrown has you covered. Read More Contact: NC Cooperative Extension Nash County Center 1006 Eastern Ave, Rm 102, Nashville, NC 27856 252-459-9810
Pick up fresh fruit and produce at the market this Saturday.
Shop Local. Shop Healthy. Shop Fresh.
Featuring local produce, homemade baked goods, seafood, meats,
flowers and personal care products.
MARKET HOURS
OPEN on TUESDAYS and SATURDAYS
TUESDAYS from 3:00PM to 6:00PM and SATURDAYS from 8:00AM to 1:00PM
Effective Friday, June 26th
CONCESSION STAND IS NOW OPEN ON SATURDAYS
Featuring . . . Sandwiches, drinks and snacks. Stop by and check it out.
Visit the Farmers Market WEBSITE to see a list of CURRENT VENDORS and WHAT they offer.
To our valued visitors . . .
Here's Who and What Will Be At the Market
Thank you to all that have been visiting the market on Saturdays and following the important rules of hand washing, social distancing and a wearing mask. In response to COVID-19 our team has been working hard to find safe ways to offer our community the best local produce. Many vendors are offering pre-ordering, farm or off-site pickup! Curbside pickup is also available. Click on this VENDORS link for a current list of vendors and what they offer. Reach out to the vendors directly for pre-order options.
Farmers Market During the Pandemic
Strolling through colorful displays of fresh produce while wafting fragrances of fresh coffee and homemade personal care products linger in the air, along with tables of homemade baked goods and kettle corn, is all part of the weekly visit to the Nash County Farmers Market. Thankfully, the market remains open during the pandemic, one of the seemingly few familiar activities with our new normal. To help keep the market open, we ask that if you are planning to shop the market please take a moment and visit our website to understand the importance and protocol for market attendees. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
Tips for Shopping at Farmers Market Amidst COVID-19
Here's a short video that shares a little bit about being part of the solution.
According to guidance from the NC Department of Health and Human Services, farmers markets fall under the same classification as grocery stores and are considered an important source of food for local communities. NCDA&CS expect farmers markets that choose to operate during the coronavirus outbreak are required to follow the same federal or state orders given to grocery stores. Read More
EBT is
accepted at
the Farmers Market.
Introducing Fresh Bucks!
New! Fresh Bucks. Double Your Buying Power!
Fresh Bucks* tokens are extra market dollars for SNAP/EBT users to spend on fresh Read More
Thank you for supporting your local Farmers Market.
To reach the NC Cooperative Extension, Nash County Center, please call
252.459.9810 Monday through Friday between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm or visit our website.
Teens Ages 13 through 18 - Let's Talk!
Social Change - Conversations for Teens
Teens ages 13-18 come join your peers daily for a series of difficult conversations about race, cultural awareness, civic engagement, social justice, and YOUR role in taking action! Activities will be fun and interactive, but more importantly, this is a great opportunity to meet new people and share thoughts and ideas.There will also be an opportunity to join a Special Panel Discussion that will consist of dialogue between Read More
July Virtual Programming Series
Extention Extended
Check out the topics that are scheduled to be covered:
FREE Online Workshop
Shop Smart Save Money:
Tips on Saving Money on Groceries
Tuesday, July 28th 10:00 am to 11:00 am
As food prices rise, it is more important than ever to save on groceries. This session provides simple tips to help you save money. This session will include information on: Creating a Food Budget, Simple Tips to Save Money, Planning Healthy Easy Meals, Coupons and More! This workshop will meet via Zoom on Tuesday, July 28, 2020, at 10 a.m. Read More
Share the road. Be patient. Save lives.
Sharing the Road With Local Farmers
Driving in rural areas requires keeping alert for tractors and other farm vehicles. It's a busy time for our local farmers. Here’s a few tips to remember:
- Do not pass on bridges, curves or double yellow lines
- Wait for the farm equipment to pull over before passing
- Watch for hand-signals from tractor cab
- Farm equipment is only going a short distance
- Relax and enjoy the view (tee hee!)
New Extension Virtual Event Library
With so many NC State Extension events turning to virtual or recorded sessions, we thought it might be useful to curate a library of all our Crop and Soil Sciences virtual resources. This historical reservoir of learning is now available on the Crop and Soil Sciences website under the Extension tab. It will be a living library, changing as events are added and updated. All recordings will continue to live in their original locations, but our new Virtual Event Library is a handy place to stay current on all the topics and presentations.Current Extension presentations or event topics include corn, hemp, small grains, Read More
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences News
The State of North Carolina Agriculture
Thursday, July 16th at 9:00 am
North Carolina’s agriculture and agribusiness industry remains a powerhouse, generating about one-sixth of the state’s income and jobs. Learn more about a recently released economic snapshot into the industry’s impact, and hear what farmers and others have to say about the state of the industry today. Listen to Podcast
Take the Pledge!
Count On Me NC
NC State Extension, in partnership with NC Department of Health and Human Services, NC Restaurant and Lodging Association and Visit NC, is excited to be a part of Count On Me NC. The Count On Me NC program is focused on providing the necessary knowledge and information needed to manage COVID-19 within businesses as restrictions are relaxed. As part of the voluntary program there are free, online courses that provide a consistent approach based on state and national guidelines. The program is also Read More
It only takes a few minutes - today and respond.
Make Nash County COUNT!
Every household will have the option of responding online, by mail, or by phone. Depending on how likely your area is to respond online, you'll receive either an invitation encouraging you to respond online or an invitation along with a paper questionnaire. Read More
Here's How To Respond to the Census
Stay updated and informed.
COVID-19 Resources and Information
News and Updates
Everything is blooming- a perfect time to take a stroll through the Nash County Arboretum, an outdoor museum located at the Nash County Agriculture Center. The arboretum has been serving the local community since 2004. It boasts 11 different gardens that have all been designed, planted and maintained by Extension Master Gardener Volunteers. Come learn about our botanical collections. Read More
Reconnecting You With the Food, Landscapes and Agriculture of North Carolina Whether it's exploring miles of fertile farmland and fresh produce at the farmers market, discovering flowers blooming in the backyard or nutritious foods for cooking in the kitchen, Homegrown has you covered. Read More
Contact: NC Cooperative Extension
Nash County Center
1006 Eastern Ave, Rm 102, Nashville, NC 27856
252-459-9810