Filtering by tag: Stokes County

farm school photo

CANCELED: 2025 Northern Piedmont, NC Farm School

The 2025 Northern Piedmont Farm School has been cancelled for 2025. Another session will be scheduled in the future or you may opt to participate at a different location. Are you an aspiring farmer?…

No image

Stokes County Farm Featured on NC Farm Link

Watch the video below to learn how Stokes County Farm Owner, Calvin Covington, connected with aspiring sheep farmers, Gerald and Ali Conrad, through the NC Farm Link program. They now raise sheep…

fresh farmers market produce

The Walnut Cove Farmers Market Is Returning June 1st!

N.C. Cooperative Extension, Stokes County Center is happy to announce that the Walnut Cove Farmers Market is reopening June 1st, 2023! Last year we had a wonderful season full of delicious food,…

happy home environments event 2021

Happy Home Environments: Virtual Lunch-and-Learn Series

Starting next week, N.C. Cooperative Extension of Stokes County and Caswell County will host a virtual lunch-and-learn series on how to have a happier and healthier home. For five weeks we will…

packing lunches 101

Back to School: Food Safe Lunches

The main thing to remember when packing a school lunch is to keep hot foods hot and cold foods cold. This can be done with a thermos to maintain high temperatures or an ice pack to keep temperatures…

simple salsa recipe

Simple Salsa Recipe

This recipe is a great way to use in-season tomatoes! Salsa is a very versatile recipe. You can increase or decrease any of the ingredients to make it fit your personal taste.Tomatoes: I prefer fresh…

august 2021 meet-up hike

August 2021 Meet-Up Hike

Explore our local trails with us! King Parks and Recreation is offering a series of hiking meet-ups once a month from June - November. N.C. Cooperative Extension of Stokes County will also provide…

Tomato Facts flyer showing tomatoes, nutrition bullets, storage tips, and "NC Cooperative Extension" logo

Tomato Facts

Tomatoes are the third most popular vegetable in the U.S. Botanically, tomatoes are a fruit, but nutritionally they are considered a vegetable.Tomatoes are a good source of vitamin A, vitamin C, and…

County Fair banner and sign over carnival with ferris wheel, food stands, fireworks

Friday Spotlight: 2021 Stokes County Agricultural Fair

The King American Legion will be hosting the 70th Stokes County Agricultural Fair. The Fair dates for 2021 are September 14–18 at the American Legion Fair Grounds. Due to COVID-19, the 2020 Stokes…

Bee perched on dark-centered yellow coneflower in a field of similar flowers

Friday Spotlight: Stokes Soil and Water Conservation District

Written by McKayla Sawyers, Stokes County District Soil/Watershed ConservationistThe Stokes Soil and Water Conservation District administers and supports local, state, and federal programs that…