Extension Master Food Volunteer
Are you passionate about cooking, nutrition, health, or just simply – food? If you answered yes to any of …
Food Safety & Processing
Join Our Mediterranean Cooking Class August 27, 2019
Protein Power – a major component of the Med way of eating learn healthy ways to prepare beef, poultry, …
Rutherford County Friends of Ag Breakfast
Join us monthly for our Friends of Ag Breakfast! Breakfast is held every second Wednesday at 7 a.m., January through …
Hydroponics and Growing Indoors
Learn to grow healthy fruits and vegetables indoors! When: August 20, 2019, at 10 a.m. Where: Rutherford County Library Hydroponics and Growing …
Mediterranean Cooking Class, July 25, 2019
Topic: Eat more Fruits and Vegetables When: July 25, 2019, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Where: 193 Callahan Koon Road, …
Home Food Preservation/ August 15th Class has been Canelled
N.C. Cooperative Extension of Rutherford County will conduct a series of home food preservation workshops this summer for anyone …
Kitchen Science Youth Age 12-19
Learn culinary skills by exploring the science behind the magic of baking. To register call 828-287-6010 or email cynthia_robbins@ncsu.edu. All …
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