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OCTOBER 2020

News from NC Cooperative Extension, Currituck

Currituck Fall Fair Highlights

The Fall Family Fun: An Online Fair Event is in full swing. New content has been added each week on each of our fair pages. Registrants to the fair are able to attend a live interactive virtual experience, held each Tuesday at noon. These live experiences highlight new content and fair award winners. The virtual fair is a very simple website with new content added for you each week.

You can register to receive weekly updates on the new content and events at: https://currituckfallfair.eventbrite.com. Registration and events are entirely free!

Just like any county or state fair, a highlight of this event is local contests. New this week is the "Best Dressed Veggie" contest. This contest will give you a chance to show your creative flair by "dressing up" vegetables or other foods. Upcoming deadlines for other contests include:

Cut Flower Bouquet Contest - Voting due by Oct. 5th!

Virtual Talent Contest - Submissions due by Oct. 12th

Largest Watermelon/Pumpkin

Contests - Submissions due by Oct. 23rd

Hay bale Decorating Contest - Submissions due by Oct. 31st

Handmade & Homegrown Contest - Submissions due by Nov. 6th

New updates will launch each Friday. Visit our page to take a peek and don't forget to register!

4-H

National 4-H Week

National 4-H week is October 4-10, 2020. The state 4-H office in North Carolina has planned a week full of events to highlight the organization. Events are free but some do require registration in advance. Join in and don't forget tag @CurrituckCES and let us know what Currituck 4-H has meant to you. Use the hashtag #Currituck4H .

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Agriculture

Worms

What does 2020 have to offer us next? From COVID-19 to murder hornets, this year has been full of challenges and media headlines. Most recently, images and articles have come out on the invasive hammerhead worm.

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Family & Consumer Sciences

On Demand Classes

N.C. Cooperative Extension, Currituck County Center is holding a series of FREE virtual home food preservation classes that you can watch at your convenience. Each class requires pre-registration to receive the YouTube link and class materials. Review the class offerings below to find out which class or classes you would like to view.

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