Martin County Center: Home & Family

Are you a plant killer? Watch this episode of "In the Garden with Bryce Lane" to learn to keep plants alive: [more]
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Avoid foodborne illness this holiday season by following these Extension tips from #NCSU and Kansas State Univ: [more]
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For much of NC, Thanksgiving is a great time to plant spring-flowering bulbs. See Extension at #NCSU tips: [more]

Home & Family

The foundation of our society is the family. Many of Extension's programs provide families with research-based answers to their day-to-day challenges. Extension is ready with answers on controlling household insects, protecting well-water, managing a family budget, helping families improve their eating habits, or dealing with the special concerns related to early childhood, parenting, or aging.

To provide families with solutions they need to address the struggling economy, the NC State University Family and Consumer Sciences program faculty have created "Take Control," a series of fact sheets on a variety of topics related to the economy including tips on saving money, talking to children about the economy, shopping for healthy foods on a tight budget, avoiding home foreclosure and many other timely topics.
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	Martin County Farm Heritage Day December 5th, 2009 @ 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Williamston, NC
	All of us, even the most entrenched city dweller, have a farm heritage. And it does not matter if you are a meat eater or a strict vegetarian. It is the soil that sustains our bodies and farmers are the tillers of the soil. If not for those facts, there would be no one here to have a heritage. So we celebrate our farm heritage with a Farm Heritage Day. It is an opportunity ... MORE

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Tips to Gather Your Family Around the Dinner Table
Posted May 10th, 2007 in Home & Family

What family isn’t on the go? Being active can be invigorating but don’t let it be a detriment to your family’s health. Meal times are important, particularly when studies show that only 30 percent of youths are eating the recommended servings of fruits, vegetables, breads, meats and milk. Here are tips from a recent Extension’s Successful Family newsletter to help your family. * Make Time for Meals. Establish a family dinner schedule. Set aside ... MORE