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Two oxen yoked side-by-side led by a person wearing a "MILK'S GOT GAME" shirt
Plan for Fun at the 2026 Chatham County Spring Ag Fest!

Published - December 15, 2025

From: Growing Small Farms
Fairy garde in a birdbath dish featuring a miniature arbor and greenhouse.
Plants for Fairy Gardens

Published - November 21, 2025

From: Extension Gardener
Customers lining up at the Growing Wild Nursery booth.
Photos from Extension’s Pollinator Workshop & Native Plant Sale

Published - September 29, 2025

From: Growing Small Farms
Green lynx female on spurred butterfly pea vine (Centrosema virginianum).
Late Summer 2025 Snapshots From Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Garden

Published - September 22, 2025

From: Growing Small Farms
Several clear plastic cups inverted over white plates containing dark organic material on a wooden table
Monitoring for Varroa Mites: More Information is Better

Published - September 12, 2025

From: Pollinators
Time to Count Insects in North Carolina on Friday August 22 and August 23 2025
Anyone Can Count Pollinators in North Carolina for the Great Southeast Pollinator Census

Published - August 13, 2025

From: Extension Gardener
Aerial view of a green roof
Planning a Green Roof? The Plant Toolbox Has You Covered

Published - May 13, 2025

From: Extension Gardener
Photograph of a branch of a blueberry plant with buds, open flowers, and newly forming berries.
Blueberry Pollination: The Role of Specialist Bees

Published - April 18, 2025

From: Pollinators
Child practicing lassoing a dummy steer while adults watch in a rodeo arena
Photos From the 2025 Chatham County Ag Fest

Published - April 15, 2025

From: Growing Small Farms
Screen shot with red arrow pointing to the Download Image button that displays below the photo.
Getting the Picture Just Got Easier

Published - March 27, 2025

From: Extension Gardener
Collage: kale, lettuce seedlings, strawberries on vine, baskets of cherry tomatoes
Growing Edible Plants Is Open for Enrollment

Published - March 24, 2025

From: Extension Gardener
Left image shows a rust colored dirt mound with a small bee in the middle. Right image is a wide shot of a nesting aggregation with many rust colored dirt mounds scattered among patchy grass.
Ground Nesting Bees - What to Look for and What Species to Expect

Published - March 5, 2025

From: Pollinators
Collage of 4 photos of orange azaleas, tomatoes, blanket flower, and turfgrass
Registration Is Open for Gardens, Lawns and Landscapes

Published - February 26, 2025

From: Extension Gardener
A photograph of a stem being split to reveal small bees inside
Winter Is a Great Time to Tidy Up Perennial Stems for Pollinator Habitat

Published - February 25, 2025

From: Pollinators
Leafcutter bee foraging on dwarf wild indigo in the spring.
Spring Chores in the Pollinator Garden

Published - February 21, 2025

From: Growing Small Farms
Green praying mantis grasping and feeding on a large black insect
Challenging the Conventional Wisdom About Praying Mantids

Published - February 21, 2025

From: Growing Small Farms
Three hollow dried plant stems with papery sheaths, close-up view
Provide Nesting Habitat for Native Bees Through Plant Stems in Your Garden

Published - February 21, 2025

From: Growing Small Farms
Banner reading: NIFA Invests $1.8M in Rapid Response to Extreme Weather Events (A1712)
New USDA Funding to Help Beekeepers in Flooded Areas

Published - February 13, 2025

From: Pollinators
Red maple flowers on bare branches against blue sky; text "Maple in Bloom" at top
What Should I Be Doing in My Apiary This Month? February

Published - February 5, 2025

From: Pollinators
Photo by Kenny Eliason on Unsplash
Bloom Your Way to Wellness: TH and Flower Arranging

Published - February 3, 2025

From: Therapeutic Horticulture
Shallot bulbs with feeding maggot larvae and a small adult fly
Growers: Start Scouting in February for the Allium Leafminer

Published - January 27, 2025

From: Growing Small Farms
graphic of pruned blueberry bushes
February Is a Great Time to Prune Blueberries!

Published - January 24, 2025

From: Growing Small Farms
Young Black Farmer with plants
USDA Outreach Meeting for Underserved Farmers and Landowners Tuesday January 28th

Published - January 15, 2025

From: Durham County Center
Close-up on a bouquet of variously colored roses.
The Plant Toolbox Is Coming Up Roses

Published - January 8, 2025

From: Extension Gardener
Monarch butterfly perched on a green leaf beside yellow wildflowers against a blue sky
Monarch Butterfly Proposed for Listing Under the US Endangered Species Act

Published - December 13, 2024

From: Growing Small Farms
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New Course in Therapeutic Hort Program Development Starts February 17!

Published - December 10, 2024

From: Extension Gardener
Hexagon logo with bee and text "B•E•E•S" and "BEEKEEPERS EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT SYSTEM"
2025 Online BEES School Starting in January

Published - December 6, 2024

From: Pollinators
A colored line drawing of maple leaves showing green and fall colors and pale underside.
Botanical Illustrations of Southeastern Trees and Shrubs

Published - December 2, 2024

From: Extension Gardener
Large potted cactus with glaucus, barrel-shaped body.
The Plant Toolbox Has Cacti

Published - November 6, 2024

From: Extension Gardener
Table of clubs/counties with responses, hives lost, sister counties; totals: 13 responses, 524 hives, 55 counties
Disaster Recovery for Beekeepers in WNC

Published - October 9, 2024

From: Pollinators
Honey bee feeding on a cluster of small yellow flowers
What Should I Be Doing in My Apiary This Month? October

Published - October 2, 2024

From: Pollinators
Wildflowers of the Atlantic Sutheast
Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast

Published - September 12, 2024

From: Extension Gardener
Homemade 3-compartment composting system. Photo: Lucy Bradley CC BY - 2.0
Composting 101

Published - September 10, 2024

From: Extension Gardener
Cover for Extension Gardener handbook
Quick Tips for Navigating the Online Version of the NC Extension Gardener Handbook

Published - September 1, 2024

From: Extension Gardener
Soil Science Class in the Field
Seven Reasons to Dig a Soils Career

Published - August 17, 2024

From: Extension Gardener
a trio of houseplants in front of a window.
The Plant Toolbox Is Your Houseplant Headquarters

Published - July 10, 2024

From: Extension Gardener
Bees on honeycomb.
Happy National Pollinators Week!

Published - June 20, 2024

From: Pollinators
Bumble bee on Carolina lupine.
View Recording of CCP Bumble Bee Conservation Webinar

Published - May 2, 2024

From: Growing Small Farms
Photo showing how a right-click brings up the Save Image As.... option.
Get the Picture... With the Plant Toolbox

Published - April 25, 2024

From: Extension Gardener
Hand Lens
Plant Identification Tools and Resources

Published - April 22, 2024

From: Extension Gardener
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