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Grow Your Own Salad Bowl Webinar

Limited space can not stop you from growing food. Start a salad bowl garden and grow your own salad. Join us via Zoom on Thursday, March 3rd at 12:00 Noon and learn how!Know where your food comes…

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2022 Foothills Specialty Crop Growers' Roundtable

The eighth annual Foothills Specialty Crop Growers’ Roundtable is scheduled for Friday, February 4, 2022 from 12:30 – 5:15 pm. The event will be held in person at the Surry County Government Service…

Change in Date of GRAPEVINE PRUNING WORKSHOP

Due to forecasted weather conditions for Friday, January 21, 2022, the "GRAPEVINE PRUNING WORKSHOP" has been postponed and rescheduled for Wednesday, February 16, 2022. All other details will remain…

Farmers Market Vendors Seeking Feedback

Farmers Market Vendors are preparing for the upcoming growing season and would like your help. The local farmers markets are located in Dobson, Elkin, and Mount Airy. If you have visited the markets…

At Home With ECA: Disaster Preparedness

The best way to survive a disaster and be able to quickly recover is to be prepared. There are a number of things that you can do to help prepare you and your family for a disaster.This workshop is…

Holiday Wreath Making

Join us on December 7, 2021, for a Holiday Wreath Making class. Participants will learn how to make a fresh evergreen wreath, a bow, and a few other decorating techniques. This is an in-person class.…

Lunch & Learn Series: The Basics of Making Great Garden Beds for Clay Soil

Join us for our December monthly Lunch and Learn Series. Growing vegetables, herbs, and small fruits in clay soil can be challenging. Join us as we discuss ways to ease your frustrations and grow…

New Way With ECA: Holidays Unwrapped

The holidays are supposed to be a time of family, togetherness, and joy, but you may feel overwhelmed and stressed with all there is to do. Holidays Unwrapped focuses on getting organized, planning…

Japanese Persimmon

Japanese persimmon is not the native persimmon. They are much like apples and are approximately the same size as an apple. Japanese persimmons can be eaten "crispy" in salads or eaten out-of-hand or…

Planting Wildflowers Lunch & Learn

What do you need to do to be successful at planting wildflowers? Plant wildflower seeds in mid-winter? Register for our November Lunch and Learn Webinar on November 4, 2021, at noon and see how it is…