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Saturday, July 4th, 2009

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North Carolina Cooperative Extension is based at North Carolina's two land-grant institutions, NC State University and NC A&T State University, in all 100 counties and on the Cherokee Reservation. We invite you to join us in Celebrating the NC 4-H CENTENNIAL during 2009 !! There will be events, programs, and fun all year long as we learn about the past, present, and future of NC 4-H! PLEASE Help us locate the 4-H ALUMNI living in our county. If you used to be in 4-H, in any state or county, please contact us so we can include you in our festivities and mailings!  jeanette_schuszler@ncsu.edu 4-H Summer Explorin' for youth ages 5-18 will begin in June.  If you are looking for an exciting summer for your children then 4-H summer activities are fun and educational. Check out the activities that will be going on! http://caldwell.ces.ncsu.edu/files/library/14/summer_explorin_final2009.pdf Caldwell County Center gives our county's residents easy access to the resources and expertise of NC State University and NC A&T State University. Through educational programs, publications, and events, Cooperative Extension agents deliver unbiased, research-based information to Caldwell County citizens. We can answer your questions on a wide array of topics. To find out how we can help you, browse our site or contact us by email or phone. More Featured Content »   Featured Content WECO Watershed Education The Watershed Education for Communties and Local Officials (WECO) program is dedicated to facilitating watershed planning at the local level in North Carolina. A program of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, WECO brings watershed stakeholders together to find collaborative solutions to water quality problems in their watershed. MORE Pesticide Safety Education Program The North Carolina Pesticide Safety Education Program's mission is to promote the responsible use of pesticides through educational resources and training. MORE More Events »   Events Winterfest!    July 6th, 2009 - July 8th, 2009 LENOIR, NC We'll celebrate winter! We will make gingerbread men and trees, snowflake cookies, and felt scarves! maybe some warm soup, too. ages 5-8 come from 9-11 on July 6 and 7/ ages 9 and up come from 1 to 3 on July 6 and 8/ fee is $12; Instructors 4-H staff and volunteers ... MORE Serpent Secrets    July 7th, 2009 @ 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM LENOIR, NC Find our where they live, what they eat, camouflage patterns, nesting habits, venomous/non-venomous characteristics, and how to protect yourself. Instructor: Melody bell Wilkes from "A Walk in the Woods" cost: $14 ages 5 and up ... MORE More News »   News Potato Fruit? Posted July 2nd, 2009 in Lawn & Garden I received an interesting call this week about potatoes having a tomato-like fruit growing from the vine. Occasionally gardeners find small, round, green, tomato-like fruit on their potato plants. These fruit are not the result of cross-pollination with tomatoes. They are the true fruit of the potato plant and are referred to as berries. These berries are produced when potato blooms are fertilized. All potato plants bloom, but most of the time the flowers just ... MORE Brown Patch in the Lawn Posted July 2nd, 2009 in Lawn & Garden This week we've fielded several calls about brown spots in home lawns. There are many potential causes of brown spots such as, improper fertilization, chemical injury, mower problems, dog or insect injury, localized dry spots, poor soil drainage, excessive thatch, competition from other plants, and buried objects. There is also a fungal disease that is fairly common which causes a disease called brown patch which, like the name implies, causes brown spots. Brown ... MORE

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