Home and Garden Show

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On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.

  • The Vance County Regional Farmers Market is open on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 8am-1pm.
  • Start planning your fall garden on paper now. Locate sources of transplants and seeds.
  • When buying grass seed in bulk. Check the germination % on the bag you want a minimum of at least 90% germination rate.
  • Get your copy of Carolina Lawns if you plan to renovate your lawn.
  • Be on the lookout for yellow legged hornet. If you see one, kill it and contact Cooperative Extension.
  • Check your garden for weeds that may start.
  • When canning and freezing vegetables, contact Cooperative Extension for updated information.
  • Keep rain gauges cleaned after every rain and record the amount of rain in your garden journal.
  • Continue your fruit spray program according to product directions.
  • Harvest early in the day and get vegetables under refrigeration as soon as possible.
  • Get your vegetable publications from Cooperative Extension.
  • Check houseplants, dust weekly with a soft cloth.
  • Check storage areas for mice.

The Vance County Cooperative Extension Building is located at 305 Young St, Henderson, NC 27536

The Vance County Regional Farmers Market is located at 210 Southpark Dr., Henderson, NC 27536

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Cooperative Extension with Wayne Rowland: Spotted Lanternfly

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Wayne Rowland, on the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report:

Spotted Lanternfly can be devastating to grape vines.

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Who: Good News Recovery

What: Weekly Meetings

When: Every Friday night starting August 21st from 6:30pm-8pm

Where: Salvation Army of Henderson, 2292 Ross Mill Rd, Henderson, NC 27537

Why: To offer a safe, confidential, and Christ-Centered environment where people facing similar hurts, habits, and life struggles can experience acceptance, encouragement, and hope.

Additional Details: For more information contact Sherry Inscoe at (252) 266-2835 or goodnewslinkup@gmail.com

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Who: Brick Power Team

What: Chicken Plate Sale Fundraiser

When: August 22nd at 12 noon

Where: At the Brick Building beside the Freedom Life Church of God, 1001 Martin Creek Rd, Henderson, NC 27537

Additional Details: Pick up plates will be $12 which will have chicken, boil potatoes, string beans and bread. Eat in plates will be $14 and will have chicken, boil potatoes, string beans and a cold drink or water and bread. Dessert may be available also. Tickets will be available to purchase at Freedom Life Church and other people will be selling them. For more information contact Harry Orr at (252) 432-4196 or horr2553@yahoo.com

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Who: The Golden Girls of the Big Ruin Creek Missionary Baptist Church

What: Anniversary Celebration

When: Sunday, August 23rd at 3pm

Where: Big Ruin Creek Missionary Baptist Church, 16 Big Ruin Creek Ln, Henderson, NC

Additional Details: For more information contact Dorothy Wimbush at (252) 425-7366 or dorothy_wim49@yahoo.com. The speakers will be Mrs. Evenly Alston, Rev. Audreyette Small, Tasha Pierce and others. Rev. Elaine Alston will be the worship leader

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Who: Central Children’s Home of Oxford, NC

What: Cross Country Festival. There are cross country races open for all ages, as well as a collegiate invitational race. Additionally, there will be a 50/50 raffle drawing supporting the Central Children’s Home of North Carolina.

When: Saturday, September 26

Where: All events will take place on the grounds of the Central Children’s home at 211 W. Antioch Drive, Oxford, NC

Additional Details: For a complete schedule, visit their website at centralchildrenshomecrosscountryfestival.org

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Who: Henderson High School Class of 1971

What: 55th High School Class Reunion

When: October 17th

Additional Details: Please email your contact information to bulldoghhs71@gmail.com. You will then be sent more information regarding the weekend as well as a registration form. Otherwise, for more information contact Pat Frazier at (252) 430-9539

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Who: First United Methodist Church of Henderson

What: Tag Sale

When: Every Tuesday and Thursday from 11AM-1PM. Please enter through the Church Office entrance, and a volunteer will guide you through several rooms of the Tag Sale.

Where: First United Methodist Church of Henderson, 114 Church St., Henderson, NC 27536

Why: All Proceeds from the Tag Sale ministry go to support the missions of the United Women in Faith. These missions include the following: Hand-in-Hand, Soup Kitchen, Pinkston Street Elementary Weekend Packs, Area Christians Together in Service (ACTS), the Boys & Girls Club, Lifeline, Community Partners of Hope, Good Neighbor Fund, YMCA Children’s Programs, NC Conference Missions, Methodist Home for Children, and the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR).

Additional Details: Contact FUMC of Henderson at (252) 438-8791 for more information or if a shopping time beyond these hours is needed.

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Cooperative Extension with Jamon Glover: SFI New Series Promos

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Jamon Glover, on the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report:

We take a break from our new series called the Theory of 7’s and we talk about the Supporting Father Involvement Initiatives and Events that you should keep on your calendar in the future.

Listen live at 100.1 FM / 1450 AM / or on the live stream at WIZS.com at 11:50 a.m. Mon, Tues & Thurs.

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Home and Garden Show

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On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.

  • The Vance County Regional Farmers Market is open on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 8am-1pm.
  • The Fall Vegetable Garden will take place on Monday, August 17th at 6:30pm at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market.
  • Start planning your fall garden on paper now. Locate sources of transplants and seeds.
  • Start preparing for lawn renovation 1, soil test 2, and purchase a variety of seeds needed.
  • Get your copy of Carolina Lawns if you plan to renovate your lawn.
  • Be on the lookout for yellow legged hornet. If you see one, kill it and contact Cooperative Extension.
  • Do not let weeds mature to seed.
  • When canning and freezing vegetables, contact Cooperative Extension for updated information.
  • Keep rain gauges cleaned after every rain and record the amount of rain in your garden journal.
  • Continue your fruit spray program according to product directions.
  • Harvest early in the day and get vegetables under refrigeration as soon as possible.
  • Get your vegetable publications from Cooperative Extension.
  • Check houseplants, dust weekly with a soft cloth.
  • Check storage areas for mice.

The Vance County Cooperative Extension Building is located at 305 Young St, Henderson, NC 27536

The Vance County Regional Farmers Market is located at 210 Southpark Dr., Henderson, NC 27536

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Cooperative Extension with Michael Ellington: Young Farmers Program

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Applications are being accepted now for high students who are interested in participating in a Young Farmers Program that will introduce them to farming over the course of 12 weeks that includes some traditional classroom time, some hands-on time with the soil and learning about what farming in the 21st century can look like.

N.C. Cooperative Extension Agent Michael Ellington said tomorrow’s farmers may not resemble the traditional image we think of when we think of someone who plants, cultivates, harvests and sells farm products.

Over the next couple of decades, Vance County could expect to lose as much as 45 percent of farmland to residential development, Ellington said.

And with the average age of a farmer right at 58 years, it’s an aging profession.

The Young Farmers Program is designed to help young people curious about agriculture explore the possibilities of a farming career.

The program includes a look at the entire agriculture system, and participants will learn about soil health, farm economics and more before taking that knowledge and working with it – literally.

They’ll spend some hands-on time in the community garden at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market, cultivate their plants and even have a chance to sell their crops.

Ellington said there will be a mentorship piece that pairs participants with local producers to foster a greater understanding for farming and all its benefits.

Tomorrow’s farmers are going to be innovators, Ellington said. “They’re going to be growing more in smaller spaces, hyper-local producers that are serving their own neighbors first. They’re probably going to be early adopters of cutting-edge technology to maximize efficiency and greater yield and profit.

Whether you decide to keep chickens in the backyard and sell eggs or use raised beds for vegetables instead of planting acres of row crops, Ellington said there is no single pathway – or wrong pathway – into the industry of agriculture.

Farmers often express a great deal of job satisfaction, purpose and a real sense of pride that isn’t found in many careers or livelihoods.

Ellington said the Young Farmers Program will help keep that excitement and momentum alive by investing in youth who will inherit this area.

Please contact the Vance County Cooperative Extension office at 252.438. 8188 to learn more.

Visit go.ncsu.edu/youngfarmers to learn more about registering for this program

Extension Technician Wayne Rowland is leading a fall vegetable workshop on Aug. 17. Learn more at https://vance.ces.ncsu.edu/event/eb/15491/

 

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Cooperative Extension with Wayne Rowland: Collards

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Wayne Rowland, on the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report:

Collards can be easily grown in the fall garden.Cooperative Extension has excellent publications on how to grow collards.

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Cooperative Extension with Jamon Glover: The Guidance Counselor

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Jamon Glover, on the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report:

We continue our new series called the Theory of 7’s. This is a fatherhood framework for raising children, one stage at a time. We move on to a very important age group, ages seven to age fourteen.

Listen live at 100.1 FM / 1450 AM / or on the live stream at WIZS.com at 11:50 a.m. Mon, Tues & Thurs.

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Home and Garden Show

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On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.

  • The Vance County Regional Farmers Market is open on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 8am-1pm.
  • The Vance-Warren Beekeepers Association will meet on Monday, August 10th at 7pm at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market.
  • The Fall Vegetable Garden will take place on Monday, August 17th at 6:30pm at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market.
  • Start planning your fall garden on paper now. Locate sources of transplants, seed.
  • Start preparing for lawn renovation 1, soil test 2, and purchase a variety of seeds needed.
  • Now would be a great time to take soil samples if you are planning a lawn renovation.
  • Take out any vegetable plants that have finished production. Compost if not showing signs of disease.
  • Do not let weeds mature to seed.
  • When canning and freezing vegetables, contact Cooperative Extension for updated information.
  • Keep rain gauges cleaned after every rain and record the amount of rain in your garden journal.
  • Continue your fruit spray program according to product directions.
  • Harvest early in the day and get vegetables under refrigeration as soon as possible.
  • Get your vegetable publications from Cooperative Extension.
  • Check houseplants dust weekly with a soft cloth.
  • Check storage areas for mice.

The Vance County Cooperative Extension Building is located at 305 Young St, Henderson, NC 27536

The Vance County Regional Farmers Market is located at 210 Southpark Dr., Henderson, NC 27536

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Cooperative Extension with Michael Ellington: Relationships Matter

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Michael Ellington, on the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report:

This segment explores why Extension is so involved with the Vance County Regional Farmers Market.
Young Farmers application

Listen live at 100.1 FM / 1450 AM / or on the live stream at WIZS.com at 11:50 a.m. Mon, Tues & Thurs.

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