Chatham County Extension Master Gardener Volunteers will be hosting an all day Herb Symposium September 20, 2024 at the Ag and Conference building in Pittsboro. Registration will open at 8 AM and the symposium will officially end at 4 PM with shopping available until 5PM. Henrietta Cummings and Brie ArthurContinue Reading
Chatham County Farmland Preservation Program Farm Transition Workshop Farmland transition and estate planning is the most important step you can take to preserve your farm for your heirs and future generations. The Chatham County Farmland Preservation Program with Cedar Grove Law Firm is offering a free farmland transition and estateContinue Reading
Coolwater Cowboy Church and Stockyard Cowboy Church will have their annual Kids Round-Up Event at the Pittsboro Agricultural Center located 1192 U.S. Hwy 64 West Business in Pittsboro. The event will be behind the main building in the livestock area. Admission is a canned food donation for the Baptist Children’sContinue Reading
Gaines Steer is offering his 25th annual Biointensive {sustainable} Vegetable Workshop on Saturday, May 4 from 3-5pm at the home and studio of Billy Cummings and Colleen Black-Semelka. This free workshop is ideal for beginner gardeners who are open to old-fashioned garden techniques, combined with third-world practices taught by Gaines’Continue Reading
Growing Chatham goes great with a bowl of hot soup on cold February days! Enjoy a bowl of hot soup while Reading Growing Chatham, Listening to the Growing Chatham Podcast,or Watching Growing Chatham.Both will warm your heart and soul!Find out more in this month’s Growing Chatham!https://express.adobe.com/page/88zLb1w79Iifa/ NC State UniversityContinue Reading
I bought a beautiful small tree from Phillips Farm. I don’t know what kind of pine it is, but it smells wonderful. Very Fresh too. I went to their stand on 64 W. – towards Siler City on the left. From: Bronwyn Watson Sent: Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 05:54:13 PM ESTSubject: Christmas TreesContinue Reading
CHATHAM COUNTY CENTER The November 2022 Growing Chatham is Now Available! November 2022 There is always something to be thankful for in Growing Chatham! Read more to find out! – https://express.adobe.com/page/HhvctROLpkqBL/ NC State University and N.C. A&T State University work in tandem, along with federal, state and local governments, toContinue Reading
Local rescue Turtle Pants Farm would love to have your pumpkins after Halloween & Thanksgiving. Jeremi will feed them to her pumpkin- loving rescued animals. Message or email me and I can pick them up & deliver them to the farm From: Olivia Bergner Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2022Continue Reading
Kara Dudley’s report is most welcome, as is the Trust Fund. Thanks so much to the Ag Advisory Board, County Commissioners, Soil and Water staff and Board, and Cooperative Extension. The Extension service and Soil and Water have been helpful to me personally for 60 years of learning how toContinue Reading
I recently bought some mums from Hannah. She is a teenager who has grown these from seed, and sells them to help pay for her car. She has all sorts of colors, and they start at $6 for a nice sized pot. I bought several and sent several friends toContinue Reading
Did they pay for the rental of the location? And yes it is OUR Chatham County Agricultural center closer to Pittsboro then to Siler City (some of us do remember it was to be located midway.)Ann Z. From: Sarah Ann Zimmerman Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2022 at 05:23:56 PM EDTSubject:Continue Reading
Friends of the Lower Haw will be holding another invasive species removal day. We are holding an invasive plant removal workday with State Parks biologists on Saturday, June 18th from 8:30 am to 12:00 noon in the Bynum Mill area. Invasive plant workdays typically involve identifying and removing non-native plantsContinue Reading
CHATHAM COUNTY CENTER Growing Chatham, June 2022 Edition Have fun in the sun while you read Growing Chatham! Share Growing Chatham with your friends and family! Facebook Twitter NC State University and N.C. A&T State University work in tandem, along with federal, state and local governments, to form a strategic partnershipContinue Reading
The Friends of the Lower Haw will be holding an invasive species removal day. WHO: Volunteers 19 and older. Youth volunteers 12 to 18 can participate as well if accompanied by adult. WHEN: Saturday, May 7th at 9:30 am WHERE: Lower Haw State Natural Area, directions below Meet in Bynum at theContinue Reading
Local students who enroll before February 1 will be entered for a chance to win bees and equipment! The Chatham County Beekeepers Association (CCBA) launches an online beekeeping school on February 1. Pre-enrollment is open! CCBA’s most experienced and skilled members, including Certified and Master beekeepers, came together to createContinue Reading