Get all the dirt on edible community, school and child care gardens, urban ag and growing greener, friendlier communities! Registration is open! How do you start a community garden—at church, at work, in your MORE »
Check out this Twitter Feed of jobs open right now in the field of Horticulture MORE »
Scholarships are available for student/ beginning professional/ K-12 educators to attend the 2015 Cullowhee Native Plant Conference, July 15-18, held on the campus of Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina. Individuals who MORE »
Getting Dirty with Durham County Extension Master Gardener Volunteers 1 hour radio broadcast which includes How the Durham county Master Gardeners are helping to make our community a better place; How to take MORE »
Winter Newsletter from the Department of Horticultural Science at NC State University Tis’ The Season – Poinsettia Season That Is Cercis Inheritance Study by David Roberts White House Garden Harvests NC State Sweet MORE »
American Community Gardening Association 2015 Conference Denver, Colorado August 13-16, 2015 Call for MORE » – from 
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Check out this 9 minute video on Poinsettias, Christmas Cactus, Christmas trees and more. Featuring Linda MORE » – from Community Gardens
Our partner Natural Learning Initiative has opened registration for its Growing In Place Symposium, March 5 in Raleigh. Erin White of Community Food Lab will speak about the role of design in creating diverse, healthy food systems, and there MORE » – from Community Gardens
AHA will host Dig In! again at Marbles Kids Museum on Saturday, March 7, 2015. Agenda and registration materials will be available in January. Plan to join us as we weave edible landscapes–community MORE » – from Community Gardens
http://extensiongardener.ces.ncsu.edu/extgardener-our-latest-issue/ Winter pruning: know when and where to cut - – Donna Teasley ‘Raulston Hardy’ viburnum, - – Shawn Banks Pawpaw - – Karen Neill Helping You Grow - – Amie Newsome Composting MORE »
Peter Hatch, Historian and Director of Gardens for 35 years at Thomas Jefferson’s Revolutionary Garden at Monticello When: Saturday, Jan 31, 2015 9:00am – 12:00pm Where: Pitt County Agricultural Center, 403 Government Circle, MORE »
Save the Date, 2015 ACGA Conference in Denver! August 13th-16th, in the Mile High City The 2015 conference will be held on the grounds of the beautiful Denver Botanic Gardens and will be MORE » – from Community Gardens
Everything you want to know about Poinsettias How to choose the right poinsettia for you? Decorating with poinsettias Growing poinsettias in the home/reflowering poinsettias Poinsettia history Poinsettias are not poisonous Poinsettia Open House, December MORE »
North Carolina Extension Master Gardener Volunteers (EMGVs) are launching an International Travel Study program with a trip to Costa Rica 2/20/2015 to 3/2/2015. EMGVs and other interested individual are welcome. A payment of $2,895 (does NOT include airfare) is due MORE »
Instead of disposing of yard trimmings and kitchen scraps, you can compost them in your own backyard. Composting is an easy, fascinating, and natural way to recycle. Compost can be made from most MORE »
Enjoy the Flavor, Color, and Texture That Flowers Can Bring to Food. “Choosing and Using Edible Flowers” by Cyndi Lauderdale and Lucy Bradley is available on-line for free. Full of guidance on how MORE »
Spotty showers have brought much needed rain to some gardens in the Piedmont but not enough for most. Many areas are several inches below normal rainfall amounts for this time of year, leaving MORE » – from Chatham County Center
The Extension Master Gardeners in Durham County have launched a radio show on WCOM 103.5 FM. The show, “Getting Dirty with Durham County Master Gardeners” can be heard at 2:00 pm on Tuesdays. This MORE »
July 17-19, 2014 Columbus, OH Throughout the past 20 years, the National Children & Youth Garden Symposium (NCYGS) has educated thousands of teachers who have, in turn, gone on to educate over a MORE »
Outstanding line-up of National Speakers; gorgeous tours; great food; and lots of fun. Open to the public! Register now, $170 till 7/1/2014; $280 at the door. Video Invitation. Learn MORE »
“Wineka column: Vision for ‘edible landscape’ comes together at Mount Vernon Community Garden“, Article and Images in SalisburyPost.com Brenda Chunn <chunnwood@aol.com> shares a list of summer/fall activities such as: Canning Peaches which will end MORE » – from Community Gardens
Interest in organic gardening is greater than ever but so is confusion over exactly how to accomplish it. How do you provide the nutrients plants need to survive? What can you do about MORE » – from Pender County Center
Horticulture as Therapy Power Point Thirty two slides that provide a brief introduction to therapeutic horticulture, programs in North Carolina, benefits, and links to more MORE » – from Therapeutic Horticulture
Ausveg, the Australian association that represents vegetable growers, says that community gardens pose a serious safety risk for the Australian horticulture sector. Pointing to a lack of quality assurance guidelines, and the potential MORE » – from Community Gardens
Please pass on to young people who might be interested as well as teachers and parents. Horticultural Science Summer Institute, July 6-11, 2014 High school-aged youth (rising sophomores, juniors and seniors) are invited to apply MORE »
Kerr Lake Extension Master Gardener Volunteers’ Symposium “Backyard Gardening: Getting Down to Basics” Saturday, March 8, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m Fellowship Hall of First Presbyterian Church, 222 Young St., Henderson, NC Optional Workshop : 1:30-3 MORE »
Fifth Annual Community Garden and Urban Ag Summit, March 8th, 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM Marbles Museum, Raleigh, NC Click on the image for all the details on the agenda, speakers, educational booths and an optional urban MORE »
The NCSU Gardening Portal has a new map of public gardens. * Click on a marker for detailed information about that garden. * Use the zoom tool on the left to focus in MORE »
We are a community-supported farm. We have activated more than 1,500 community members in support of this farm through farm projects, group workdays, farmstand sales and on-farm dinners. This type of support will MORE »
The NCSU Department of Horticultural Science has launched a quarterly on-line Newsletter Subscribe to see great horticulture images, learn about faculty and staff, find out about the latest research, extension and teaching as well MORE »
