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Extension Food Drive 2025

The N.C. Cooperative Extension – Cherokee County Center is hosting the third annual Cherokee County Extension Food Drive from February 1 – March 31th, 2025. All donations will be donated to food…

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It is 4-H Plant Sale Time!

Cherokee County 4-H is conducting its annual plant and fruit tree sale. All proceeds will go to Cherokee County 4-H. As usual, the plants and trees will be of high quality and reasonably priced. The…

Donation Station Impacts Local Food Pantries

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Extension Donation Station this year. A special thank you to volunteers Denise Cintino (EMFV), Joan Miller, Joanne Schart (EMFV in training) and Angela…

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Western NC Farm Succession School

Attend the Western NC Farm Succession School and learn how to secure your farm’s future and leave a legacy for future generations. Topics will include Family Communication, Retirement, Long-Term Care…

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Buy Cool Socks and Help 4-H! Sale Extended

Cherokee County 4-H participates in many activities which require us to raise funds from time to time. Annually, we host our 4-H Plant Sale which supports our overall 4-H program. This year to help…

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New 4-H Club Coming Soon to Cherokee County!!

The 4-H Cooking, Crafting, & Community Club will be hosting an interest meeting on Monday, November 18th, at 6:00 p.m. at the Extension Education Annex, at 699 Conaheeta Street, Murphy, NC. This club…

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4-H Paper Clover Drive Starts November 29th

Since 2010, Tractor Supply has partnered with 4‑H to help create Opportunity4All and raise more than $20 million through the Paper Clover campaign. The success of these campaigns has impacted over…

Community Attends Venison Donation Informational Session

Jacob Adam, owner of Adam Farms Processing offered a tour of the facility as part of an informational session on the new Venison Donation program in Cherokee County, which launched September, 2024.…

Send Your Local Mountain State Fair Entries via the Pony Express

The Pony Express is a free service provided by the NC Mountain State Fair and the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Centers. The week before the fair, the Pony Express will be coming to the…

Egg-Cellent Egg Contest

The Egg-cellent Egg Contest is a fun competition for youth with a flock of chickens that are currently laying eggs. As part of the program, youth will submit up to 2 sets of 6 (half dozen) eggs in…