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Anaerobic Digester Systems for NC Farms
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Registration Open for FREE NC 4-H Summer CAMP OUT! 2020
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4-H Small Fruit Sale-CANCELED
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Spring Garden School Symposium
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Heirloom Plants and Seed Saving
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Rutherford County Fall Gardening Classes
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Rutherford County High Tunnel Production Workshop
Join us for a High Tunnel Production Workshop at the N.C. Cooperative Extension of Rutherford County on August 28, …
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 …
4-H Mini Garden Program
4-H Mini Garden Program for all youth ages 8-18. Youth grow their own garden at home. We supply the directions, …
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 …
Extension Master Gardener Volunteers Contribute Expertise, Experience, Talent and Time to the Extension Gardener Handbook Project
Extension Master Gardener℠ volunteers shouldered the lion’s share of hours on The North Carolina Extension Gardener Handbook project over the …
Your Essential Home Checklist for Keeping Cool This Summer
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