Produce for sale at a Farmers Market.

More Reasons to Grow Your Own Food or Buy Local!

Clay County Center — Published - July 7, 2026 Read
A yellow-legged hornet

Invasive Yellow-legged Hornet Confirmed in North Carolina

Growing Small Farms — Published - July 28, 2026 Read
GSEPC logo and sunflower with 2 bees

The Great Southeast Pollinator Census in Mecklenburg County

Published - July 10, 2026 Read

News From Mecklenburg County Center

Queenie, the pollinator, buzzes by yarrow in the demonstration garden at Freedom Park.
Queenie Has Landed at Freedom Park in the Demonstration Garden

Published - June 8, 2026

Tray of brown peat cups with seedlings, a shovel, one pair of gardening gloves.
Horticulture Summer Workshops

Published - June 1, 2026

Mecklenburg County 4-Hers at Teen Retreat 2026
2026 4-H Summer Workshops

Published - May 26, 2026

Charlotte Water reservoir and water infrastructure
Mandatory Water Restrictions Begin May 15

Published - May 8, 2026

A person wearing a hat, kneels to harvest produce in a staked row of vegetables.
Mecklenburg County Strengthens Support for Agriculture Through New Voluntary Agricultural District Program

Published - April 13, 2026

4-H Activity Day 2026
2026 4-H County Activity Day

Published - April 10, 2026

Photo of black and white butterfly on an orange flower with a bee and a flying insect in the foreground.
City of Charlotte Pollinator Habitats and Naturalistic Landscaping campaign

Published - April 6, 2026

Love Your Local
Second Annual Love Your Local - a celebration of Local Foods

Published - April 6, 2026

All News From Mecklenburg County Center

Upcoming Events

4-H Sparks Workshop: Astronomy – Look to the Stars Thursday | Jul 30 | 4:30 PM — 6:00 PM 2415 Lester St, Charlotte, NC 28208, USA
Ask a Master Gardener Saturday | Aug 01 | 8:00 AM — 12:00 PM Davidson Farmers Market
Ask a Master Gardener Saturday | Aug 01 | 8:00 AM — 12:00 PM Cotswold Farmers Market
National Farmers Market Week Sun Aug 02 — Sat Aug 08
Food Preservation Series: Water Bath Canning Register with Eventbrite Tuesday | Aug 04 | 6:00 PM — 8:00 PM 2415 Lester Street, Charlotte, NC 28208
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News From NC State Extension

Flier for the WNC Regional Ginseng Update meeting on September 18, 2026 in Asheville, NC
WNC Regional Ginseng Update

Published - July 27, 2026

From: New Crops & Organics
Flier for Appalachian Forest Farmer Coalition and NC State University Extension Forest Farming Office Hours. Held on September 11 and November 13, 2026 from 12 to 1:30 PM EST. Q&A, resources, and conversation about forest farming. Held on Zoom.
Fall Forest Farming Office Hours

Published - July 27, 2026

From: New Crops & Organics
Flier: Forest farming office hours summer 2026. Join the Appalachian Forest Farmer Coalition and NC State University for this virtual Q&A session via Zoom. May 8, June 12, and Aug 7 from 12:1:30 pm EST. Register: https://ncsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/W86x
Summer Forest Farming Office Hours

Published - July 27, 2026

From: New Crops & Organics
Mix of native blooming plants for pollinators
Save the Date for Pollinator Habitat Workshop & Native Plant Sale

Published - July 26, 2026

From: Growing Small Farms
Pitcher fills basin with water
Register Now for TH1: Intro to Therapeutic Horticulture

Published - July 24, 2026

From: Therapeutic Horticulture
From left to right, chinch bug (small, winged insect) life stages, nymph through adult in increasing size.
Got Chinch Bugs? We Need Your Help!

Published - July 23, 2026

From: TurfFiles
Scatter plot showing the distribution of 4,955 SNPs across chromosomes 1 to 9, with genomic positions on the x-axis and chromosome numbers on the y-axis.
Center Update: Applying Genomic Selection Techniques to the NC State Turfgrass Breeding Program

Published - July 22, 2026

From: TurfFiles
Drawing of a horse and handler
2026 Artistic Expression & Creative Writing Winners

Published - July 20, 2026

From: Equine Husbandry
Cyclospora oocyst
Update on Cyclosporiasis Cases and Information

Published - July 17, 2026

From: NC Fresh Produce Safety
Kaleidoscope logo displayed next to the 4-H clover emblem, separated by an "X" symbol, representing the partnership between Kaleidoscope and North Carolina 4-H for the online project record system.
NC 4-H Introduces New Online System for Project Records

Published - July 17, 2026

From: North Carolina 4-H
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