Worried the Holidays Will Weigh You Down?
Eat Smart, Move More… Maintain, don’t gain! Take the Holiday Challenge! A drawing will be held on January 17, 2020, …
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Homemade Fruit Rolls
Fruit leathers are homemade fruit rolls. They are a tasty, chewy, dried fruit product. Fruit leathers are made by …
Tasty Thanksgiving Desserts Workshop November 19, 2019
Happy Thanksgiving! Let’s celebrate the pumpkin and make Thanksgiving desserts out of pumpkin. North Carolina Cooperative Extension of Franklin County will …
Hurricane Dorian Information - Food and Water Safety
The Department of Health and Human Services is working to have D-SNAP available quickly if a presidential individual assistance …
Be Safe and Have What You Need to Evacuate
Is your family prepared to deal with a hurricane? Are you ready to evacuate quickly if needed? Now is …
North Carolina 4-H Team Competes at Nationals
This has been a great year for our 4-H’ers in the Wildlife Habitat Education Program! We had five counties and …
Well Water Testing for Radon
Franklin County Environmental Health Services provides water testing for radon, Uranium, and gross alpha/ beta contaminates. Below are links to …
May Family and Consumer Science News
National Women’s Health Week – May 12 – 18 During National Women’s Health Week each year, millions of women take …
May is Mediterranean Diet Month
Happy International Mediterranean Diet Month A great time to start eating the Med way! What is Med Month? May is …
March Is National Nutrition Month
National Nutrition Month, celebrated in March of each year, is the perfect time to reflect and think about ways …
Mississippi State Develops Smartphone App to Test Lumber
From Mississippi State University, Written by Alaina Dismukes STARKVILLE, Miss.—Determining the stiffest piece of lumber is now easier with a new …
2018 Impacts - Franklin County Center
The following 2018 Outcome and Impacts video and flyer is a representation showing the number of educational events and …
Know It - Control It
Blood Pressure Management Program February is American Heart Month so why not get Heart Healthy! N.C. Cooperative Extension, Franklin County Center …
Foundations of Farming in Franklin County
BY: Pat Walker Franklin County Farmers’ Market Manager I was asked a few months ago by a beloved lady in our …
Cooking Healthy Nutritious Meals With EFNEP
The Expanded Food & Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) is a program offered by the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Franklin …
Think Food Safety When the Power is Out
Hurricane Michael made landfall earlier today in Florida and is quickly speeding along a track with takes it directly …
Fraud Alert - Hurricane Home Cleanup
NC Emergency Management recently posted a message warning residents that individuals are posing as NCVOAD Crisis Cleanup representatives. NCVOAD …
Food Safety When the Power Is Out
As of this morning, there are over 650,000 households in North Carolina without power. With the loss of power …
Decision-Making Guidelines for Storm-Damaged Trees
When storms damage woodlands and shade trees, woodland owners and homeowners have many questions about what to do with …
Is Your Home Hurricane Ready?
While Hurricane Florence is moving closer to land, there is still time to perform simple actions to get your …
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