Pollinator Garden Workshop
Curious about how to support pollinators in your yard or community? Join Anelle Ammons for this extended workshop where …
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Scholarships Available to Area Horticulture Students
The Caldwell County Nursery Association will award $500 scholarships to deserving students enrolling in a horticulture program at a North Carolina college …
"Congregations: How Does Your Garden Grow?" Forum
An open forum entitled “Congregations: How Does Your Garden Grow?” will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January …
NC Agritunity 2019
Feb. 9, 2019 8:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. Free Educational Conference and Trade Show for Small and Beginning Farmers Iredell Cooperative Extension 444 Bristol Dr. Statesville, …
Market Gardener Class 2019
Market Gardener Course 2019 March 9th, 23th April 6th, 20th Saturdays 10-2 p.m. Small Farms Demonstration Site 4918 Hickory -Lincolnton Hwy Cost $100 To register call …
Agricultural Disaster Relief Program Extends Deadline to December 20
N.C. Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services has announced that the N.C. General Assembly has voted to extend the …
Tree Cleanup and Chainsaw Safety Class
Training for disaster recovery tree cleanup safety covering OSHA regulations, insect bites and stings, electrical/electrocution hazards, hand and power …
Storm Damage Relief for Standing Forage - Application Deadline December 10
Pasture-based livestock producers within eligible counties with damage to standing forage as a result of Hurricane Florence and/or Tropical …
Winter Weather Disaster Preparation
Winter snow might be headed our way! Remember, it’s never too early to prepare for a natural disaster. Here …
Additional Counties May Be Eligible for Agricultural Disaster Assistance
Farmers urged to sign up by the Dec. 10 deadline (View original announcement on NCDA&CS website) Farmers with damage from Tropical …
Killians Hardware Spring Pro-Day
Agenda 8 a.m. – Quick & Dirty Spring Marketing Katie Elzer-Peters – Owner, The Garden of Words, LLC 9 a.m. – Young …
North Carolina Youth Legislative Assembly
Are you 14-18? Looking for civic engagement opportunities? Want to know more about NC government? Consider applying to the North …
Storm Damage Relief Program Update for Pastures
Three new programs will be available specifically to help farmers that had damage to pastures from the effects of …
2018 Farm-City Banquet
November 20, 2018, $15 Tuesday, 6-9 p.m., doors at 5:30 p.m. Catawba County Country Club 1154 Country Club Rd., Newton, NC 28658 Tickets …
N.C. Cooperative Extension Mini Course
Free program! For the first time the N.C. Cooperative Extension, Catawba County Center is offering its own mini course! This five-week …
Reap the Rewards of Repeat Bloomers
What if you could have the classic flowers of spring all summer long? Plant scientists throughout the world use …
2019 Market Gardener Class
Registration is now open for this hands on class for anyone wanting to sell their produce. To register please …
State of Emergency Declared for Catawba County
The Catawba County Board of Commissioners has declared a state of emergency due to incoming weather. See the Catawba …
Learn More Using the Resources Below
- Catawba County Volunteer Ag District Program
- Small Business
- State and Federal Government Resources
- Tourism
- Volunteer Organizations
Catawba County Local Food
EXTENSION COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (ECA)
- 2012 Allen Frye ECA Fair Booth
- 2012 We Can Do It ECA Fair Booth 1st Place
- Blackburn 2012 Fair Booth
- Camisole Project
- Catawba Angels
- Catawba County Extension & Community Associations
- ECA Clubs Online Brochure
- Winter Fest 2012
Information Portals
- Community Development
- Composting
- Military Outreach
- NC Community Gardens
- NC Cooperative Extension Disaster Information Center
- Tourism Extension
More Extension Programs at NC State University
National eXtension Resources
- Agricultural and Food Law
- Community Planning and Zoning
- Cooperatives
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Entrepreneurship
Partnerships and Organizations
- Catawba County's Partners & Organizations
- Industry Expansion Solutions
- NC Drought Management Advisory Council
- Small Business and Technology Development Center
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