September Well Owner Tip Sheet

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Decorating for Fall

Love the look of fall colored leaves and pumpkins? Bring some of these beautiful gifts of nature to the inside of your home.  Learn easy, inexpensive ways to transform your home to showcase some of our fall favorites.  

Join Alleghany County Cooperative Extension as we present "Decorating for Fall on a Budget" on Friday, October 7th from 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm at the Alleghany County Public Library.  Bring a bag lunch and a fun fall desert will be provided.  Please call the Library at 336-372-5573 to register.  This is a free program.

Edible Arrangement Workshop

Celebrate Fruit & Vegetable Month by learning to make your own edible arrangements on Thursday, September 22nd from 4:30—5:30 pm at the Alleghany Public Library.  

The cost for the workshop is $10 and includes everything you need to make your own arrangement to take home. 

During the class we will: *Learn the procedure for constructing a simple fruit masterpiece  *Select items for edible centerpieces  *Make edible flowers  *Determine how many servings of fruit you should eat each day  *Identify some benefits of increased fruit consumption

Class size is limited, so call 336-372-5573 to register by September 21st.

Family & Consumer Sciences Newsletter / August-October 2016

The August-October edition of the Alleghany County Family & Consumer Sciences Newsletter is now available online.

Click Here to read this informational newsletter.

Food Safety on the Farm

Mark your calendars for Thursday, May 26th, as there will be a GAP training in Surry County. This workshop is targeted to produce/fruit growers needing GAP (Good Agricultural Practices) Certification.

Particpating  growers will receive the information and tools needed to create their own plan of action food safety manual. There is NO fee for this training. Extension has partnered with Surry Community College and through the Surry Skill-Up Project (Tobacco Trust Fund), the workshop and materials for participants will be PAID. 

Class is limited to the first 20, so register early. If you have questions, call Wythe Morris or Joanna Radford at the Surry Extension office at 336.401.8025.  

Dining With Diabetes

Alleghany Cooperative Extension, partnering with Appalachian District Health Department and Alleghany Wellness Center, is presenting Dining with Diabetes.

This 4 week course is a series of classes that will be presented by nutrition professionals and will include food samplings, recipes and help with planning menus for individuals with diabetes.

The course will be held from 5 - 6:30pm at the Alleghany Wellness Center on Tuesdays, starting April 26th.  The cost of the course is $12 per person (covers all food costs for all 4 classes).

The registration deadline is Friday, April 22nd and class space is limited to 15 persons.  You mail register by mail or in person to Alleghany Cooperative Extension, P.O. Box 7, 90 S. Main Street, Sparta, NC 28675.  Checks are payable to Extension Fund.

If you have any questions or would like more information call 336-372-5597.

** You do not have to have a diabetes diagnosis to attend this course, you may have prediabetes or a family member with diabetes **

Small Farms Food Drive - benefiting Solid Rock Food Closet

Alleghany Cooperative Extension is participating in a statewide food drive that will benefit the Solid Rock Food Closet of Sparta.  We are participating in conjunction with the 30th Annual Small Farms Week celebration, March 20-26.

Sponsored by The Cooperative Extension Program at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Small Farms Week pays tribute to the state’s small-scale growers. By expanding the scope of this year’s observance to include a food drive, Cooperative Extension is hoping to acknowledges farmers’ contribution to the health and economy of North Carolina as well as bringing awareness to food insecurity across our county and state.

We are hoping to collect 125 cans by March 15 but we need your help!!!

If you have canned and non perishable items you would like to contribute, please bring them to 90 S Main St, 3rd floor.  There is a box set up for your donations.  Anything is appreciated.

If you have questions, please contact the office at 336-372-5597.