Mecklenburg County Center | N.C. Cooperative Extension

Spring Plant Sale

Published - February 10, 2026 Read

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 Read

Second Annual Love Your Local - a celebration of Local Foods

Published - April 6, 2026 Read

News From Mecklenburg County Center

Photo of tractor in row crops. Bottom of photo captioned 'national ag day'

March 24th is National Ag Day!

Published - March 24, 2026

Potted leafy herbs and lettuce in white containers on a sunny windowsill

Get Moving With Gardening!

Published - February 17, 2026

Home gardening seedling growing tray plant propagation for summer indoor garden. Woman using garden tools inside apartment.

DIY: Seed Starting 101— 2/27 & 3/6

Published - February 9, 2026

Young yellow baby chicks on a poultry farm.

Embryology Spring 2026

Published - January 30, 2026

NC Cooperative Extension Small Farm Resource Roundup flyer; free webinar Feb 18 2PM; registration QR

Free Small Farm Resource Webinar: Feb 18th at 2pm

Published - January 20, 2026

From: NC FarmLink

Middle school gardener watering in native plant seedlings

Introduction to Therapeutic Horticulture: Register Now for April!

Published - January 19, 2026

From: Therapeutic Horticulture

Mecklenburg County Grower Information Session

Published - January 12, 2026

2025 Report to the People

Published - January 12, 2026

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Upcoming Events

Apr 08

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Container Gardening Wednesday | Apr 08 | 1:30 PM — 3:30 PM CM Library-21105 Catawba Ave, Cornelius, NC 28031

Apr 09

Meck Moves - Growing Houseplants

Thursday | Apr 09 | 5:30 PM — 7:30 PM 2425 Lester Street, Charlotte, NC 28208

Apr 09

MeckMoves - Growing House Plants Thursday | Apr 09 | 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM 2415 Lester St, Charlotte, NC 28208, USA

Apr 11

Mecklenburg Co Extension Master Gardener Plant Sale Saturday | Apr 11 | 9:00 AM — 1:00 PM 2415 Lester St, Charlotte, NC 28208, USA

Apr 13

Mecklenburg County Teacher Training: Embryology

Monday | Apr 13 | 4:30 PM — 6:00 PM 2415 Lester Street, Charlotte, NC 28208

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News From NC State Extension

A yellow Eastern Tiger Swallowtail on a purple coneflower

Want to support pollinators? Plant pollinator habitat!

Published - April 8, 2026

From: Pollinators

Circular illustration showing three crops (a small plant, corn, and a broadleaf plant) above ground with an extensive shared root system below the soil, symbolizing plant health and underlying causes. The design is labeled “Root Cause Reports, NC 2025"

Tobacco is now on Root Cause Reports

Published - April 8, 2026

From: Tobacco Growers Information

Crop Sense written in red letters over a cotton field with bolls, and NC Cooperative Extension written on the bottom right

Crop Sense Podcast: Early Tobacco Disease Management

Published - April 8, 2026

From: Tobacco Growers Information

Two women standing in an indoor riding arena holding a 4‑H award plaque

2026 Candace Norman Service Award Applications Open

Published - April 8, 2026

From: Equine Husbandry

New Spray Drone Resources: Event Recordings & Swath Testing Webinar

Published - April 7, 2026

From: Digital Agriculture

Operation S.A.F.E. Pattern Testing Fly-In

Published - April 7, 2026

From: Digital Agriculture

Dr. Dara Bloom receiving an award from Dr. David Monks at the NCSU Outreach and Engagement Awards Ceremony

NC State Celebrates Dr. Dara Bloom: A Career Dedicated to Transforming Local Food Systems

Published - April 6, 2026

From: Local Food

AWIS Alert: Frost Night Ahead

Published - April 6, 2026

From: Strawberry Growers Information

A Durham community member counts pollinators and records the number counted in a verdant demonstration garden for the 2025 Great Southeast Pollinator Census .

See How Pollinator Census Participation Makes a Difference in the 2025 Annual Report

Published - April 6, 2026

From: Extension Master Gardener Volunteers

Cultivating the Market: A Conversation with Jean Brownfield

Published - April 6, 2026

From: Local Food

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