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Preparing Insect and Plant Disease Samples4-H Clothing Drive: Donations Needed
National 4-H Week: Clothing Drive Flyer Join us this year for a county-wide community service project to celebrate National 4-H week. As 4-H’ers we learn that citizenship, giving back, and making our world MORE »
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DONATIONS NEEDED Join us for two county-wide 4-H service projects. As our pledge reminds us, let's show Mecklenburg County "community", our "county, and our "world" that we care. Please consider donating and giving back either shoes or clothes for our clothing drive. All items greatly needed and deeply appreciated. Click on individual flyers for more information and for drop off locations.
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Mecklenburg 4-H Gives
Back
DONATIONS NEEDED Join us for two county-wide 4-H service projects. As our pledge reminds us, let's show Mecklenburg County "community", our "county, and our "world" that we care. Please consider donating and giving back either shoes or clothes for our clothing drive. All items greatly needed and deeply appreciated. Click on individual flyers for more information and for drop off locations.
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Hands-On Pumpkin
Carving & Decorating
Join Family Consumer Sciences, 4-H, & Horticulture for a collaborative family program. On October 12th, participants will enjoy carving and/or decorating their own pumpkin. This event falls on a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools half day and would make a great fall fellowship event for the family!
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2016 Extension
Volunteer Appreciation Event
Please save the date, Thursday, October 20th, 2016 for our second annual Extension Volunteer Appreciation event. Details and official save the dates will be released closer to the event. We are excited to recognize our invaluable volunteers for another year of successful Extension outreach. We can't wait to see you there!
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Mecklenburg 4-H Gives
Back
DONATIONS NEEDED Join us for two county-wide 4-H service projects. As our pledge reminds us, let's show Mecklenburg County "community", our "county, and our "world" that we care. Please consider donating and giving back either shoes or clothes for our clothing drive. All items greatly needed and deeply appreciated. Click on individual flyers for more information and for drop off locations.
READ THE REST »
Hands-On Pumpkin
Carving & Decorating
Join Family Consumer Sciences, 4-H, & Horticulture for a collaborative family program. On October 12th, participants will enjoy carving and/or decorating their own pumpkin. This event falls on a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools half day and would make a great fall fellowship event for the family!
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Getting Dirty in Your Garden, Extension Master Gardener Radio Show and Podcast-Interview-East Chapel Hill HS Pollinator Garden popular
Three students at East Chapel Hill High School, Brooke, Julia and Danielle, and Environmental Science Teacher, Mr. Edward Kaybay, share their experience starting a pollinator garden at their school. Listen to the interview MORE » – from 
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Extension Gardener Fall 2016 Newsletter Available now! popular
Click HERE for the latest Newsletter! Articles include: Spooktacular Plants Chalkbark maple Butterhead and leaf lettuces Soil testing for sustainable nutrient management and much MORE » – from Extension Gardener
Mecklenburg County 4-H wants your gently used shoes!
Mecklenburg County 4-H teams up with World Wear project to raise funds to support local programs and to help those in Third World Countries! What is World Wear Project? One of our missions MORE »
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Join 4-H for a collaborative event with our Family & Consumer Sciences and Horticulture program areas. This program, a part of the Sustainable Living Series, will be held on October 12th (CMS half MORE »
Back-to-School with 4-H popular
Click to enlarge and print this year’s “Back to School with 4-H” brochure. This guide can be for personal at home use, printed and given in the classroom as a handout, or picked MORE »
Mecklenburg Nickels For Know-How: Referendum Announcement
The Mecklenburg County Nickels for Know-How Referendum will be held on Tuesday, November 1, 2016. Nelson McCaskill, County Extension Director, said two polling places have been established in the County. The polling locations MORE »
Be an Engineer- Participate in the Drone Discovery Challenge
Do you want to be an Engineer? Would you like to work on and Engineering and Design team of peers to build your own Drone? Join us for 4-H Drone Discovery here in MORE »
Getting Dirty in Your Garden Extension Master Gardener Radio Show and Podcast-Interview of Matt Luks-Jurutka popular
Be inspired to visit the the Japanese Garden in the Asiatic Arboretum of the the Sarah P. Duke Gardens. Charles Murphy interviews Matt Luks-Jurutka, Assistant Horticulturist at the Asiatic Arboretum. TRANSCRIPT JOHNSON This MORE » – from Extension Gardener
National Youth Science Day 2016
Youth to Explore Drones in World’s Largest Youth-Led Engineering Design Challenge WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 18, 2016) — Drones are revolutionizing the way we work and play, whether you are a filmmaker looking for MORE »
National Youth Science Day 2016
It’s that time of year again! 4-H National Youth Science Day – Drone Discovery Description: What is NYSD? 4‑H National Youth Science Day (NYSD) is the world’s largest youth-led science experiment. Every year MORE »
Interview with Bobby Ward shares insight into life of J. C. Raulston – Getting Dirty in Your Garden Extension Master Gardener Radio Show and Podcast popular
Bobby Ward, author of Chlorophyll in his Veins, J. C. Raulston Horticultural Ambassador, shares his insight into the life of J. C. Raulston. The exhibit, “Plan and Plant for a Better World” will MORE » – from Extension Gardener
NC Extension Master Gardener Annual Report popular
Thank you to NC Extension Master Gardener Volunteers who made a tremendous contribution in 2015 By the Numbers: 4,140 volunteers 945,083 Face to Face Contacts Total Value of Service, In-Kind and Cash Donations = MORE » – from Extension Gardener
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Plant Propagation – from Seeds to CuttingsWed Sep 28, 2016
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Where:
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Where:
Mecklenburg County Cooperative Extension, 1418 Armory Dr, Charlotte, NC 28204, United States
— 2 days away4-H NYSD 2016- Drone DiscoveryWed Oct 5, 2016
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Where:
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Where:
Sugaw Creek Public Library
— 1 week awayNYSD 2016-Drone DiscoveryThu Oct 6, 2016
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM Where:
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM Where:
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library - Beatties Ford Road Regional, 2412 Beatties Ford Rd, Charlotte, NC 28216, USA
— 1 week awayHands-on Pumpkin Carving and Decorating Wed Oct 12, 2016
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM Where:
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM Where:
Mecklenburg County Cooperative Extension, 1418 Armory Dr, Charlotte, NC 28204, United States
— 2 weeks awayBringing Nature Inside for the HolidaysWed Nov 9, 2016
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Where:
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Where:
Mecklenburg County Cooperative Extension, 1418 Armory Dr, Charlotte, NC 28204, United States
— 1 month awaySavvy Wreaths and Green Gifts Wed Dec 7, 2016
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM Where:
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM Where:
Mecklenburg County Cooperative Extension, 1418 Armory Dr, Charlotte, NC 28204, United States
— 2 months away
