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Grow bucket with cucumber plant

Community Bucket Brigade

Join us on March 7th for our Bucket Brigade! Plant a free take-home "Grow Bucket" and learn first steps to growing your own fresh produce from our Extension Master Gardener℠ volunteers!

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Horticulture Grant - Onslow Public Schools

The Extension Master Gardener Volunteers of Onslow County (EMGV) is sponsoring a Horticulture Grant Program designed to encourage teachers to go beyond the basic curriculum by offering creative and…

Three Master Gardener volunteers at info table labeled "Extension Master Gardeners."

Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Training 2025

The Extension Master Gardener℠ volunteers of Onslow County are community members who have a passion for gardening and helping others. They receive extensive training through the Cooperative Extension…

Adult and children kneel in a garden bed digging soil with hand tools

2025 Budding Botanist Summer Program

2025 Budding Botanists Summer Program Ages 8-12 will learn basics of horticulture and how to use what they have grown! Topics will include plant propagation, composting, pollinators, and edible…

Vegetable garden

May 2025 Gardening Classes

Read Below for May 2025 Gardening Classes & Events:Composting Basics Class

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Bucket Brigade 2025

Join us to get a FREE portable garden! Plant a take-home garden (perfect for small spaces) – with Extension Master Gardener℠ volunteers. Info & freebies by many community groups. Hotdogs &…

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Homesteading 101

Learn how to start your homestead journey with this 2-part program! We will focus on the foundations of growing fruits and vegetables, preserving your harvest, & raising livestock. You can sign…

Vegetable garden

March 2025 Gardening Classes

Spring Vegetable Gardening Class Join us to plan your spring vegetable garden! Date: Wednesday, March 12th Time: 4 - 5 pm Where? Swansboro Branch Library Address: 1460 W Corbett Ave, Swansboro, NC…

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Tree Pruning Workshop * Date Change - February 1st, 2025

Join us for a hands-on pruning workshop in the Discovery Gardens! ***EVENT POSTPONED TO FEBRUARY 1st. If you are already registered you will stay registered but if you are unable to attend please…

Soil Testing Updates

Soil Testing Updates!

The last day to turn in your samples for free testing is November 24th, 2025. If samples are turned in after that date there will be a $4 charge per sample. You can either bring a check to go with…