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Creating a Healthy Home Step 5: Get Rid of Pests
Household pests like insects and rodents sometimes find their way into our homes. Common insect pests are cockroaches, flies …
Creating a Healthy Home Step 4: Keep Your Home Maintained
Keeping your house or apartment well maintained is important for keeping your home healthy and safe. If you are …
Become an Extension Master Gardener Volunteer
Have you wanted to gain more knowledge and skills in gardening and horticulture? The Extension Master Gardener℠ volunteer program …
Creating a Safe and Healthy Home Step 3: Eliminate Moisture, Keep it Dry
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Creating a Healthy Home Step 2: Contaminant Free
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June is National Healthy Homes Month: 5 Minutes to a Healthier Home
June is National Healthy Homes Month. This year’s theme is 5 Minutes to a Healthier Home. This them focuses …
June 2019 is National Health Homes Month
In the U.S. today, people spend close to 90% of their time indoors. National Healthy Homes Month (NHHM), created …
Creating a Healthy Home Step 1: Clean
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Something very exciting when you work in the health field is seeing how interested people are becoming in taking …
Extension in the Kitchen Recipe: Mediterranean Tuna Salad
May is Med Month!! We can all improve our health by eating the Mediterranean way which includes lots of …
Pesticide Disposal Day April 13, 2019
WHEN: April 13, 2019, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. WHERE: Stanly County Agri-Civic Center WHO: Farmers, Gardeners, and Homeowners WHAT: Any pesticides (insecticide, herbicide, fungicide, etc.) Please …
Eating Seasonally and Locally
A Budget-Friendly Guide to Eating Fresh, Local, Produce. Dr. Alice Ammerman, professor in the Gillings School’s Department of Nutrition has recently …
Empowering Youth & Families
Join our Empowering Youth & Families Program to gain 18 new tools to strengthen your family while also teaching …
Local Food Drive!
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Golden Shoe Event
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Community Gardening 101 - a 30 Min Video
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