Catawba County Gardening Programs
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The Catawba County Cooperative Extension Gardening Program provides technical support and educational training for beginning and experienced vegetable production and lawn/landscape management. We provide daily consultation to the public regarding general questions through media articles, monthly newsletters, phone calls, e-mails, and walk-in questions.
Are you motivated to grow more of your own food but don’t know where to start. This primer article will point you in the right direction.
Full of useful info and links – Vegetable Gardening Resource
Check out this interactive website that teaches plant physiology – really fun!
This link will take you to the EMGV Online Education Google calendar.
Educational Programming
Gardening Answers to Your Questions
Extension Master Gardener℠ Volunteer Course
An intensive 12 week course for volunteer gardeners to serve the community.
2023 Master Gardener Class is FULL. Registration for the 2024 class will open Oct 1st, 2023.
On-Line Resources
Annual Garden Calendar for Catawba County
Webinar Recordings on Fascinating Topics
Do you want to grow more of your own food?
Homesteader and Market Gardener Resources
Project Homestead – Grow Your Own Food on Less than 1 Acre in Catawba County
Homesteading – Eat a Salad From Your Garden Everyday
Homesteading: Grow Your Own Food – Planting Schedule
Homesteading – Manage Weeds While Building Soils
Homesteading – Choosing the Right Varieties
Read more at: https://catawba.ces.ncsu.edu/homesteading-grow-your-own-food-on-less-than-1-acre/homesteading-eat-a-salad-from-your-garden-everyday/
Program Vision: to improve community resiliency, health and general well-being with: increased outdoor activity, increased vegetable and fruit production, and increased consumption of locally grown produce.
Program Goal: to provide educational and technical assistance for the public to establish new gardens, expand existing gardens, increase outdoor activity, and increase consumption of locally grown produce as part of the goals developed in the Catawba County Farm and Food Sustainability Plan and the Catawba County Community Health Assessment.
For more information on the Master Gardener program, contact Adam Smith at 828-465-8240.
