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Bowl filled with strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, and asparagus

Spring 2026 Plant Sale Benefiting Youth Programming

Get your garden ready for the growing season! The Catawba County Cooperative Extension is pleased to announce our 2026 Spring Plant Sale. Whether you are looking to start a new fruit patch or expand…

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Lost Arts Program

Lost Arts Program Schedule 2026Meets 4th Thursdays of the month at the Extension Office at 6pm 1175 S. Brady Ave. Newton, NCDifferent speakers every monthMost of these programs are free but…

Local Food Festival June 24–27; Free farm tours and classes; registration link shown

Eat, Drink and Be Local Farm Tours and Classes June 24-27, 2024

We're offering several Farm Tours and Classes to celebrate Eat, Drink and Be Local Week June 22-27. These events are FREE but we encourage registration at Eat Drink and Be Local

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Catawba Valley Professional Landscaper Day

Catawba Valley Professional Landscaper DaySponsored by Killians HardwareFebruary 21, 2024NO REGISTRATION NEEDEDLOCATION: Catawba County Cooperative Extension1175 S Brady Ave Newton, NC…

NC State Extension Master Gardener volunteers pose together on a path near trees and stone bench

2024 NC State Extension Master Gardener℠ Program Registration Is Open

Register Here for the 2024 CourseShould I become a Master Gardener℠ volunteer? To help you decide if you should apply to become an NC State Extension Master Gardener℠ volunteer, ask yourself these…

Person wearing straw hat in a gardening shed with hanging trowels and "catawba" logo

Tips and Tidbits From the Tiny Toolshed -Fire Ant Control Strategy!

Watch this short video for help in the fire ant war on your property. Especially if you have tried to control them and they seem to just get worse!

Blueberry bush

2023 4-H Plant Sale Pick Up Dates

4-H Plant Sale Pick Up Dates The plant pick up days are almost here! We are excited that our plants will soon be delivered and ready for pick up. When: Wednesday, March 22 and Thursday, March 23 from…

Plants growing in rows in a garden.

Garden Irrigation- Drip Tape Demonstration and Installation Workshop

June 4, 9:00 amMeet us in the Teaching and Demonstration Garden at the Extension Office (1175 S Brady Ave, Newton) to learn how to install drip tape irrigation for your garden. This will be a…

Join the Master Gardener℠ volunteers for a morning of learning. Topics will include pollinators in the garden, herb gardening, soil sampling. May 7th 9:30 AM till noon.

Master Gardener Day - May 7

Join us Saturday, May 7 for a Morning of Learning with the Master Gardener Volunteers. 9:30 am - Noon at the Extension Office Demo Garden.

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Top 5 Reasons to Grow Vegetables in Containers This Fall

Have you been hindered by growing vegetables because you thought you didn’t have enough space? Small space, big space, no matter what amount of space you have, you can always grow fall vegetables in…