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Local Foods
The Wilkes County Center Local Foods contact is Courtney Tevepaugh.
Beyond Veggies: Growing Food for Preschoolers
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Virtual Pollinator Field Day June 22
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Late May Blooms in Pollinator Paradise
Pollinator Paradise is a Demonstration Garden created by the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center. Agriculture Agent Debbie …
“Relationship Building Is Key”: Lisa Gonzalez and the EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems Project
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Early May Blooms in Pollinator Paradise
Pollinator Paradise is a Demonstration Garden created by the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center. Agriculture Agent Debbie …
How to Make Fermented Pickles
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Learn More Using the Resources Below
- Area Farm Direct Producers
- Keeping Garden Chickens in North Carolina
- Wilkes (and Surrounding Area) Farm Direct Producers
Market Chef Recipes
- APPLE PEANUT BUTTER STACKER
- BLUBERRY RICOTTA BRUSHETTA
- CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI MUFFINS
- CORN & ZUCCHINI QUESADILLAS
- CORN AND BLACK BEAN WRAP
- EASY STRAWBERRY SALSA
- FARMERS MARKET EGGPLANT CROSTINI
- GREEK ZUCCHINI FRITTERS
- GREEN SMOOTHIE
- PEACH SALSA
- PEACH-ROSEMARY JAM
- PEANUT BUTTER OATMEAL ENERGY BITES
- STRAWBERRY SPINACH SALAD
- SUMMER SQUASH SOUP
- SWEET POTATO AND APPLE SOUP
- TOMATO BRUSCHETTA RECIPE
- TZATZIKI SAUCE - GREEK CUCUMBER YOGURT SAUCE
- TZATZIKI WITH PITA CHIPS
- VINEGAR AND VINIAGRETTES
- WHOLE WHEAT ZUCCHINI PANCAKES
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
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