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Master Gardener Volunteer Class 2020
Extension Master Gardener℠ volunteer training is a 9-week course designed to enrich your horticultural knowledge so that you can …
Introduction to Beekeeping Meeting 2020
Date Halifax & Northampton Beekeepers Seminar Please join us on January 18, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Halifax …
2019 Wreath Making Workshop
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Pesticide Credit Class
If anyone is in need of pesticide credits, two classes will be available in Halifax & Northampton Counties. For …
Fire Ants Workshop
WHAT TO DO? Monday, March 19, 2018 6:30 p.m. – Halifax Community College Room 108 2 hours D, K, L, N, X …
Crapemyrtle Bark Scale Pest Alert!
Unfortunately Currituck County, NC has a confirmed identification of crapemyrtle bark scale. Samples were collected by Sarah Watts, Extension …
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