Pittsboro, NC – Chatham County farms and agri-businesses are invited to join the Visit NC Farms App. The Visit NC Farms App connects the dots in communities across North Carolina. Using cell phone technology, residents and visitors can find farms closest…
By Tiffany Hancock Pittsboro, NC – Have you downloaded the Visit NC Farms App to your smartphone? Maybe you have never heard of the Visit NC Farms App. This app connects consumers with our local farmers and farm businesses. If…
Pittsboro, NC – Members of the public are invited to join the NC Cooperative Extension Chatham County Center in discussing livestock pests, specifically flies and fire ants, and control methods. Attendees receive two hours of D, K, N or X…
Raleigh, NC – Biologists with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission have received a concerning number of reports over the past few weeks of dead goldfinches and pine siskins in yards across the state. In response, biologists had multiple carcasses tested…
Pittsboro, NC – It is the beginning of a new month, which means Growing Chatham is now available. This month is full of new events, online webinars, Irish recipes, and remembering two special folks that gave their time and energy…
Pittsboro, NC – February has arrived, bringing a hint of winter weather with it as well as the February edition of Growing Chatham. Check out the newest addition to the Growing Chatham Newsletter, the Growing Chatham Podcast. For those who…
By Debbie Roos Pittsboro, NC – The weather forecasters are saying more rain is coming this week…and I don’t know about you but sometimes on these cold, dreary winter days it feels like spring will never arrive! Why not brighten…
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham Soil and Water Conservation District announces an opportunity to apply for cost share through the North Carolina Ag Cost Share Program (ACSP), Ag Water Resources Assistance Program (AgWRAP) and Community Conservation Assistance Program (CCAP). Last…
Pittsboro, NC – Roger Harris of South Chestnut Farm in Pittsboro, NC, is celebrating 10 years of certification with Certified Animal Welfare Approved by A Greener World (AGW), the leading animal welfare and sustainability label across North America. Roger Harris…
By Debbie Roos Pittsboro, NC – Pollinator Paradise is a Demonstration Garden created by the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center. Agriculture Agent Debbie Roos designed the garden to provide forage from early spring to late fall for pollinators…