Mecklenburg County Center

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Upcoming Sustainable Living Series Workshops:
Oh, The Places you can grow!

Want to learn how to get your students excited about dirt and gardening? Looking for more ways to spice up your science class? Well let us show you, all the places you can Grow! Science activities to get your students excited about gardening and science in your classroom!
Announcing the New Extension Master Food Volunteer program!
 
The Mecklenburg County Cooperative Extension Service Family & Consumer Sciences program is seeking 10 - 15 interested community members to volunteer as a part of the new Master Food Volunteer (MFV) pilot program with fourteen other counties from across the state. The MFV program, similar to the highly recognized Extension MasterGardener Volunteer (EMGV) program, is designed to provide volunteers the opportunity to support Family & Consumer Sciences (FCS) agents with food-related programming. 
In addition to assisting the FCS Extension Agent, the program will provide citizens with the opportunity to develop skills and knowledge in: 
  • Leadership 
  • Community Engagement
  • Local Foods
  • Food Literacy
  • and more!
Citizens completing the program will earn a certificate of completion, the title of Extension Master FoodVolunteer, and be among the first participants in a statewide network offood volunteers!