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The Carteret County Center Local Foods contact is Shawn Banks.
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Aquaponics Short-Course
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Join Us for 2019 NC Farm School Down East!
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Problem With Tomatoes
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2015 Revised Worker Protection Standard Respirator Requirements
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Training Materials for Worker Protection Updates
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Citizen Science Program Needs Your Help Observing the Weather!
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Free Disposal of Unwanted Pesticides
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Delay Pruning Until Late Winter
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County Extension Director Wins Awards for Programing
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What Are the Patterns of Why Honey Bee Colonies Are Dying in the US?
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Is a Virus From Tobacco Killing All of the Honey Bees?
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Learn More Using the Resources Below
- Cartert Local Foods Network
- Local Farmer Produce Stands
- Local Seafood, Carteret Catch
- Sound Harvest & Garden Blog; up to date news & photos
Carteret Backyard Foods
- Beneficial Garden Insects
- Blackberries for the Home Garden
- Cucumbers - Downy Mildew
- Herbicide carryover in Hay, Manure, Compost and Grass Clippings
- Keeping Backyard Chickens
- Organic Control of Squash pests
- Squash Vine Borer and Squash Bug
- Tomato Plants - Late Blight
- Tomato Plants - Saving Heirloom Tomato Seeds
- Tomato Plants - Wilt Diseases
- Tomatoes, Home Garden
- Vegetable Fact Sheets
- Vegetable Variety Ratings By Gardeners
Home Fruit Trees
Information Portals
- Local Food -- a Flagship Program for North Carolina Cooperative Extension
- NC Community Gardens
- NC Fresh Produce Safety
Key Local Food Topics
- Local Food System Supply Chain
- NC Organizations and State Partners
- Nutrition and Health
- Strong Communities
- Youth, Families and Communities
Publications, Information, and News
- From Farm to Fork: A Guide to Building North Carolina's Sustainable Local Food Economy
- Growing Small Farms - NCCE Chatham County Center
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