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The Gift that Keeps on Giving

Journey into the world of North Carolina Christmas trees to discover how NC State helps farmers grow and sell these seasonal delights.

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'Tis the Season!

From serving safe family feasts to supporting friends and neighbors with your holiday shopping, we'll help you make the most of this merry season!

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How to Care for Your Poinsettia 

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Supporting Local Businesses During the Holidays 

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Caring for Your Christmas Tree 

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How to Safely Prep Your Holiday Pies 

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Safely Storing Your Holiday Meal Leftovers 

Learn and Explore

Discover the latest findings for the kitchen, garden and farm right here. We’ll share tasty, nutritious recipes and safe food prep tips; show you what’s in season and how it’s grown; and help you learn where your food comes from and what it takes to feed North Carolina.

In the Garden

From growing your own produce to composting your kitchen scraps, we’ll take you through the finer points of putting your green thumb to good use. Go ahead, get your hands dirty.

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How to Care for Your Poinsettia

As you set out to pick the perfect poinsettias for your home, let our experts share a few tips to help you choose and keep a healthy plant... It's our gift to you! 

Growing Bright and Beautiful Daylilies

Daylilies are popular perennial flowers known for their vivid colors. They’re resilient, easy to grow and will brighten any garden bed — lets get started! 

Vermicompost Makes Your Garden Grow

You may already know about composting and how you can recycle organic items like foods or leaves into a rich soil. But you may be missing out on a special ingredient: worms! 

In the Kitchen

Join us in the kitchen as we share nutritious recipes, expert cooking advice and food preservation tips to help you make the most of all our state offers.  

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Buying and Thawing Your Thanksgiving Turkey

Get ready for cozy family gatherings, Aunt Myrtle’s cranberry relish, a big ol’ turkey and...salmonella? Not if we can help it! Learn how to buy and thaw your prize poultry for a safe Thanksgiving feast. 

Rainbow Pita Pockets

Eating healthy on the go can be a snap with this quick, easy recipe for a portable, nutritious and kid-friendly snack! 

Healthy Toss Up Snack for Kids

Looking for a healthy, grab-and-go snack that the kids can help with? The Toss Up Snack is a great way to make snack prep a family affair! 

On the Farm

We have a rich agricultural history in North Carolina, and the typical family farm is growing and changing all the time! Come with us as we meet some of the folks who are ensuring our food’s future.

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N.C. Christmas Trees: The Gift that Keeps on Giving

Journey into the world of North Carolina Christmas trees to discover how NC State helps farmers grow, harvest and sell these seasonal delights. 

Inside Scoop: How Ice Cream is Made

A swirl of creativity, a sprinkle of trial and error, and a splash of technical innovation. A few chunks of cookie dough help, too. Get the inside scoop on how this ridiculously delicious dessert is developed! 

“I Love Farming”: Extension and the Small Farmer

North Carolina is home to more than 40,000 farms, which contribute to our $91.8 billion agriculture industry. Many of these farms are small, family-owned operations like Tater Hill Farm.