Foothills Farm Tour
Rutherford County Cooperative Extension and Polk County Agricultural Development are partnering to bring you the first ever NC Foothills …
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4-H Mini Garden Program
4-H Mini Garden Program for all youth ages 8-18. When: May 7, 2019, from 6–7 p.m. Where: N.C. Cooperative Extension, Rutherford County …
2019 Spring and Summer Gardening Classes
Register at least one week in advance by calling the N.C. Cooperative Extension of Rutherford County office at (828) …
Pesticide Collection Day Wednesday March 20, 2019
Rutherford County N.C. North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, in cooperation with the N.C. Cooperative Extension of Rutherford …
Periodical Cicada Hatch Expected in Western North Carolina in 2017
This is an article I wrote for the Spring 2017 edition of Nursery and Landscape Notes published by the North Carolina …
Extension Master Gardener Volunteers
Rutherford County is one of the 73 counties across North Carolina offering the Master Gardener Volunteer Program. Our trained …
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