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News From Mecklenburg County Center

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

Get Moving With Gardening!

February 17, 2026

Spring Plant Sale

February 10, 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

February 9, 2026

Young yellow baby chicks on a poultry farm.

Embryology Spring 2026

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

January 20, 2026

Middle school gardener watering in native plant seedlings

Introduction to Therapeutic Horticulture: Register Now for April!

January 19, 2026

Commercial Grower mtg 2026

Mecklenburg County Grower Information Session

January 12, 2026

2025 Report to the people

2025 Report to the People

January 12, 2026

USDA announces January 15 national batching deadline for major NRCS conservation programs

NRCS Conservation Program Updates for NC Farmers

January 4, 2026

Connecting Producers and Consumers through Local Food Education

Lunch and Learn: Connecting Producers and Consumers Through Local Food

December 15, 2025

Hydroponics system

December DIY Hydroponics Classes

December 1, 2025

North Carolina Small Grain Growers Association

Small Grain Farmers Invited to Vote: 2025 Assessment Referendum

November 24, 2025

Child holding a heifer in a barn; text "4-H Dairy Heifer Program 2026 CALENDAR"

4-H Dairy Heifer Program Calendar Fundraiser

November 13, 2025

DHHS Updates About SNAP (November 2025 SNAP Benefits Suspended)

November 3, 2025

Mecklenburg County Farmland Preservation, Voluntary Agricultural District

Preserving Our Farms: Mecklenburg County Adopts Voluntary Agricultural District Ordinance

November 3, 2025

nc farm school

2026 NC Farm School South Central

October 27, 2025

Abstract rural landscape with farm house. Vector illustration, wheat fields and meadows. Harvest time.

We Want to Hear From You! Agriculture Needs Assessment

October 27, 2025

Conference room with attendees seated at round tables listening to a presenter at front

Join Us for the 2025 NC Produce Safety Professionals Conference!

October 16, 2025

table scape with holiday foods

Holiday Food Budgeting & Food Safety Lunch and Learn

October 14, 2025

Farm to Fable: Separating Farm and Food Facts from Fiction

Virtual Lunch and Learn: Separating Farm and Food Facts From Fiction

October 14, 2025

Stack of blue booklets titled "Food Safety Guide" and "Manual de la Inocuidad Alimentaria (Food Safety)"

Food Safety Frontline Training in Union County

September 18, 2025

Educator Opportunities with 4-H: two train-the-trainer sessions; Sign up on Eventbrite

4-H Educator Opportunities This Fall

September 12, 2025

Join Mecklenburg County 4‑H for STEM Adventures this fall; STEM Nights Oct 10, 13, 30 5:30–7pm

4-H STEM Nights This Fall!

September 12, 2025

A man in a field of greens holds a box of produce.

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) - a Shared Harvest

September 11, 2025

Seed Starting 102 flyer

From Seed to Plant: Transplanting Your Seedlings

September 11, 2025

Two presenters at studio desk with fruit and snacks; banner reads "BACK TO SCHOOL NUTRITION TIPS"

Back to School Nutrition: Tips From N.C. Cooperative Extension in Mecklenburg County

September 5, 2025

Two green combines harvesting a rectangular patch of standing corn in a harvested field

Head Scab and Vomitoxin Prevention Starts Now

August 27, 2025

A hunting stand alongside trees and a field.

Virginia-North Carolina Woods & Wildlife Conference

August 25, 2025

Wooden crate of assorted vegetables with stenciled text "EAT LOCAL"

The Consumer's Role in the Local Food System

August 19, 2025

A flyer for a six part lunch and learn connecting producers and consumers.

Fall Lunch and Learn Series: Connecting Producers and Consumers Through Local Food Education

August 15, 2025

Green 4-H Clover with the words Beyond Ready stacked on top of each other to the right.

Announcing the 2025 National 4-H Trip Winners

August 8, 2025

Cool Season Seed Starting Class Flyer

9/11/25 | Cool Season Seed Starting Class

August 6, 2025

Camera in someone's hands

Dr. Kim Ingold 4-H Photography Contest - 2025

July 30, 2025

Mecklenburg County Pollinator Count Party

8/22/25 | Mecklenburg County Pollinator County Party

July 15, 2025

Success With Growing Cover Crops

7/23/25 | Success With Growing Cover Crops

July 14, 2025

Plant Sale Saturday September 27, 9:00-2:00 while supplies last.

Fall Plant Sale

July 14, 2025

Get to Know the Insects! Free insect identification webinar — July 10, 2025, 1–3 P.M., Zoom

Insect Identification Webinar Is Set to Help You Count in the Great Southeast Pollinator Census

June 26, 2025

Great Southeast Pollinator Census webinar - Aug 14, 2025, 1-3 p.m.

Registration Is Open for the 2025 Knowledge Is Pollinator Power: A Census Pep Rally

June 26, 2025

Green 4-H Clover with the words Beyond Ready stacked on top of each other to the right.

North Carolina 4-H Celebrates a Successful District Presentation Competition Season

June 25, 2025

usda agricultural marketing service

7/15/25 | Tax Education for Growing Small Businesses Webinar

June 24, 2025

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