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Edgecombe County Extension Open House

Come out and meet your County Extension staff. We will host an Open House event on Wednesday, October 8, 2025 from 4-6pm at the Carmon Auditorium in Tarboro. Come learn about all Cooperative…

Fall Comfort Foods

As the mornings start to have a slight chill in the air, and the leaves are starting to turn colors, and fall to the ground we are easily reminded that a new season is upon us. We are entering into…

SUMMER COOKOUTS BASIC FOOD SAFETY: Maintain hygiene; limit 41°F–135°F; cook to temp; clean surfaces

Summer Cookout Safety

It is summer! Some things that come to mind when I hear the word summer are; pool, beach, no school, hot, gardening, fresh fruits and vegetables, and cookouts. Cookouts are a tradition of summer to…

Hand placing peeled tomatoes into glass mason jar for canning

2025 Home Food Preservation Classes

Join us for a series of home food preservation classes that will include learning to can sweet spreads, a salsa class, and how to pressure can. Canning is an art and a fun skill to learn.…

Mason jars of canned fruit with text "Save the Dates" for 2025 food preservation workshops

2025 Home Food Preservation Classes - Save the Dates

It will be canning season again very soon. Please save these dates for our upcoming home food preservation programs. Each program will be offered twice. We will offer a daytime and an evening…

2023 Home Food Preservation Classes

The days are getting longer and the temperature is rising and gardens are being planted. Now is the time to begin thinking about how you are going to preserve the abundance of produce you will have…

Bread Baking 101 flyer showing loaves and hands kneading dough; Thursday, October 13, 2022

Bread Baking 101 Workshop

Have you ever wanted to make homemade bread but felt as if it was too hard to do? Then this is the class for you. Come to the Bread Baking 101 class and learn the basics of bread baking through hands…

Roasted stuffed turkey on platter; text reads "Only the turkey should be stuffed" and "Avoid holiday weight gain!"

2021 Eat Smart Move More...Maintain, Don't Gain! Holiday Challenge: Only the Turkey Should Be Stuffed

Maintain, don’t gain this holiday season! Join the 15th annual Holiday Challenge and N.C. Cooperative Extension in Edgecombe County for information and encouragement to help you maintain your weight…