Shopping for Produce During Quarantine!
Make sure you get your daily serving of fruits and vegetables during this time and enjoy a tasty recipe! Shopping …
Health & Nutrition
Extension offers a wealth of educational programs that help people make healthier, better-informed decisions and grow our economy. Programs cover a variety of areas from local foods and food safety to gardening and environmental efforts.
Extension Master Food Volunteer 2020 Applications Are Now Open
Do you enjoy cooking, eating, local food work, or just simply – food? If you answered yes to any …
Healthy Tidbits News
Check out the November/December 2017 edition of Healthy Tidbits Newsletter. Find healthy holiday recipes, diabetes updates and upcoming events. …
Holiday Ideas: Foods & Crafts
Come join us for healthy holiday recipes, fun and easy decorating and gift ideas. Get a jump on holiday …
Learn More Using the Resources Below
- Family and Consumer Sciences Program
- Food Safety
- Local Food
- NC Cooperative Extension Disaster Information Center
- NC Fresh Produce Safety
- Steps to Health: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education
- Therapeutic Horticulture
More Extension Programs at NC State University
Newsletters
- 2017 Nov. Dec. Healthy Tidbits
- 2018 Jan/Feb FCS Newsletter: Healthy Tidbits
- Jan/Feb 2016 FCS Newsletter: Healthy Tidbits
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