Hoke Articles
What is 4-H?
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4-H is a fun program where you get to “Learn by Doing.” Everyone is invited to join! 4-H has special activities for you. 4-H offers something to match everyone’s interests. Best of all, membership is free.This is the best news of all. 4-H costs nothing to join, and you are not required to purchase a uniform. Member expenses are minimal and determined
What Is A Family?
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When we think about a family we often picture two parents; mom and dad; and children. But today the reality is that there are many families with only one parent raising the child(ren). Family is where a child learns about his world and how to act in it. Extended family members may provide support, love, and basic needs such as food, shelter
Web Site Holds Answers to Life's Questions
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A groundbreaking new Web site, eXtension.org, promises to be a gateway to answering all of life’s questions – from patenting, to saving and investing, entrepreneurship and vegetable gardens.eXtension experts are the brains behind eXtesion.org where curious minds can find a range of information including how to calculate their retirement readiness score, tips to easing credit card debt, how to grow the best tomatoes on the block or ways to set a schedule for
Picking Local Berries - Great Way to Beat the Recession Blues
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The strawberry crop is ripening quickly! Finally we’re getting some sunny weather! Nearly a week of cool, wet weather has had the effect of slowing the crop down, but not as much as you might think! The real issue in the field this year is the “lack of U-pick customers.” Normally, in a recession economy (the
Woolly Aphids
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The extension office has experienced a large number of calls asking about those little white fuzzy critters on their trees and shrubs. Those little critters are known as woolly aphids. These particular aphids occur on many hardwood and coniferous tree and shrub species in North Carolina, including Maple, Elm, Apple, Pear, Pine, Spruce, and Hawthorn. They are small 1/8 inch in length; pear shaped insects and are often covered with white waxy strands. The wax
Hoke County Volunteers Honored
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The annual County of Hoke/City of Raeford Volunteer Appreciation Dinner was held Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at West Hoke Middle School Cafeteria. Volunteers were recognized and honored with dinner, certificates and plaques.Keith Walters, County Extension Director with the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, welcomed everyone. James Leach, Chairman of the Hoke County Board of Commissioners, John K. McNeill III, Mayor, City of Raeford and Rosa McAllister-McRae, Chairman of Hoke County School Board brought
Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
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There are no magic fixes to tick problems but there are measures (both chemical and non-chemical) that you can use to reduce tick infestations around your property and to protect yourself and your family.PetsPets that spend all or part of their time outdoors need to be protected for their own safety and also so that they don't serve as a local reservoir for ticks. There are already enough potential sources out there
Children and Stress
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What is stress? Stress can be anything that affects a person’s life that causes them to change how they think or do something. It is normal for stress to be in our life as it is related to both happy and sad events. We usually think that stress affects only adults. It is often a result of things that
Growing a Fall Vegetable Garden
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You may think that August is a terrible time to be thinking about planting a vegetable garden; but if you want to harvest late plantings of cool weather vegetables, now is the time to get these seeds in the ground.WHAT TO PLANT - In general, vegetables that grow best in cool weather are leafy greens, root crops and various members
Eating Behaviors
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Feeding your child is not just about providing the nourishment that he needs. It helps him to learn what to expect from the world. Will their needs be met consistently? Will they receive support needed from boundaries and encouragement?The way that we as parents feed our children when they are infants will help them to develop opinions about food and eating. If they