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Stephanie Stevenson, FCS Agent, teaching Introduction to Home Food Preservation.

Upcoming 2026 FCS Programming for Carteret County

Our Family and Consumer Sciences Agent, Stephanie Stevenson is happy to announce the following nutrition and food safety programming for the first half of 2026 at the Carteret County Center! Check…

Pansies in the ground

Mums, Pansies and Violas Brighten the Landscape

Mums, pansies and violas seem to be everywhere right now. Mums only bloom for about a week or two and then they are done. However, some of the mums that can be purchased now can be planted in the…

Household Hazardous Waste Collection Flier

Rescheduled Household Hazardous Waste Collection NOW 11/15/25

Put Saturday, November 15, 2025, on your calendar! If you have old pesticides, paint, batteries, cooking oil, drain openers, or automotive fluids this is when you can dispose of them 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at…

Ornamental Cabbage in Pot

Adding to a Colorful Landscape

It’s difficult to imagine tearing out those summer annuals that are doing so well and will last up until we have a hard freeze, but now is the time to consider pulling out the old summer color and…

Raking fall leaves

Don't Shade the Grass Out

As the leaves fall from the trees they must land somewhere. Often that will be on the lawn. Leaves left on the lawn too long will shade the grass out, even killing it if they aren’t removed. It’s…

Sweetgum tree leaves

Colorful Tree Leaves in Many Colors

October is a month of color. Tree leaves change colors and begin to fall. Summer annuals get changed out for fall and winter color. All around the yard and garden the colors are changing with some…

Mums (Chrysanthemum)

Plants for a Colorful Fall

Fall is upon us, and while fall leaf color may not be as spectacular here on the coast as it is in the mountains where all the leaves seem to change at the same time, setting the mountains ablaze…

Woody Weeds in Azaleas

Clearing Woody Weeds From Azaleas

Welcome to another Extension Gardener on the Crystal Coast video, presented by Shawn Banks, County Extension Director and Extension Agent, Agriculture-Horticulture.Learn how to remove woody weeds…

Urban setting with garden

Survey Participation Needed - Planting Design

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Fun Food Friday Series!

Fun Food Friday!Come join us for one, two or three Fridays of food fun! Each class is two hours long, hands-on, and ends with tasty samples you make yourself. We’ll use safe, tested recipes and show…