Working Arts

The Person County Cooperative Exension Service is hosting their annual Working Arts event on February 15 and 16th at the Person County Office Building. There are a variety of classes to choose from. The registration fee is $15 and the fees for the specific classes vary. Classes are first come, first serve so sign up now. Please complete the registration form completely and make your check payable to Person County ECA and return it by January 13th.

Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less

On Wednesday evenings, January 18th - April 18th from 5:20pm - 6:45pm at the Person County FEMA Shelter, you can participate in this proven weight loss program; Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less. For only $40, you will get 15 weeks of weekly weigh ins and group support; educational messages and tips based on proven strategies for effective weight loss; a full color magazine containing helpful tips, exercise ideas and recipes; journals for tracking your progress; a 2011 edition of a calorie counting resource; weekly door prizes and 45 minutes of Zumba, the latest hit craze of exercise workouts, with Cindy Martin, a certified Zumba instructor. The registration form and check made payable to "Person County" is due by Tuesday, January 17th.

Beekeeping Class

The Person County Beekeepers Association is hosting a beginning beekeeping class starting January 19th at the Person County Office Building. It will be held every Thursday for 10 weeks from 7pm - 9pm. This course is designed for beginners and is also a great refresher for current beekeepers to enhance their general beekeeping skills. This course has it all including a hands-on beekeeping field day upon the conclusion of the course. Pre-registration is recommended as space is limited. Cost is $35 per person which includes the course materials, a one year membership to PCBA and the 1st Lessons in Beekeeping book. To reserve a spot, contact the Extension Office at 336-599-1195 or send your name, address and telephone number and email to debbie_harrelson@ncsu.edu

Forage Conference

The North Carolina Forage & Grassland Council in Conjunction with the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service will be hosting a series of winter conferences with one to be held January 25th from 12:30 -7:00pm in Greensboro at the Guilford County Agricultural Center located at 3309 Burlington Road. Ray Archuleta, a Natural Resources Conservation Service Agronomist will be this year’s speaker. He will be discussing Healthy Soils Reduce Chemical Inputs on Grazing and Cropping Systems.  Additionally, Mickey Bowman will also be the featured local producer at the Greensboro location and will be talking about Managing Forages to Lower Production Costs.  A Local Producer Panel will be discussing Dealing with High Input Costs and answering audience questions. This producer panel is always an audience favorite. Additional dates and locations include Kenansville on January 24th and Morganton on January 26th.  The cost is $15 for NC Forage and Grassland Council members, $25 for non-members & $10 for Students. For more information, give me a call at 336-599-1195. Registration from is available here.

Give Your Heart A Healthy Beat

This is a series of 13 lunchtime sessions designed to help you make heart healthy changes in your eating and physical activity habits. It will be held Tuesdays at 12:10pm - 12:50pm from February 28th - May 22nd at the Person County Extension Office. This series is designed to help you assess your risk factors for heart disease and stroke and give you tips on how you might reduce your personal risks. A $25.00 registration fee covers the cost of blood work at the beginning and end of the series and program materials. Please download the schedule, complete the registration form, and mail with check made payable to "Person County" by February 22nd.

Northern Piedmont Specialty Crops School

The 2012 Northern Piedmont Specialty Crops School will be held on Friday, March 2 at the Person County Extension Center. The school is designed to explore the art and science of growing and marketing specialty crops, and will feature many ideas for specialty crop growers to be successful in their ventures. Speakers include David Vernon of Century Farm Orchards in Reidsville; Theresa Nartea, an Extension Marketing Specialist at Virginia State University; and the afternoon will feature brand-new local direct-market growers. The cost of the one-day school is $25 for the first person and $15 for an additional family member or business associate, which includes lunch. In order to register, complete the registration brochure.