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The Best Christmas Gift
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2020 Macon County Fair Cancelled
Here in Macon County, The Macon County Fair is an event that we all look forward to in September. …
A Guide to Choosing the Best Apple for Preserving
Fall is in the air! Shorter days, cool, crisp mornings and APPLES. Local orchards are bustling with folks wanting …
Short on Canning Supplies? Freezing Is a Quick, Easy Alternative
If you are the type of person who plans ahead, having your ducks in a row and ready for …
Where Are the Canning Jars? Is It 1975 All Over Again?
I hold cloudy memories of the 1970s. I remember that decade being aesthetically challenged, but what I most clearly …
New Family & Consumer Science Agent Joins Clay & Macon County
N.C. Cooperative Extension in Macon and Clay Counties are happy to introduce our new Family and Consumer Science Agent, …
Sunflowers Bring Happiness
No flower can lift someone’s spirits quite like sunflowers. Sunflowers are bright and cheery and known as the flower …
July Is National Blueberry Month
Hot summer days mean blueberries are ripe and ready to be picked. Summer is the best time of year …
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