North Carolina Cooperative Extension- Pitt County

Health is about more than just the foods we eat or how much we exercise. True wellness is about creating balance in all areas of life! Challenge: Choose an activity you can do for 30 minutes a day to improve your health!

Today from 10 am to 2 pm at the Pitt County Agriculture Center, we will be collecting and safely disposing of pesticides at our biennial Pesticide Collection Day. Anyone with old, unused, and unwanted pesticide products (herbicides, insecticides, or fungicides) for farm, landscape, or home use can bring those products to this event for safe disposal. Products must be properly labeled so that they can be identified.

We will not be able to accept fertilizer, oil, gasoline, cleaning products, or any other non-pesticide chemicals at this event. Please comment below or call 252-902-1704 if you have any questions.

Pesticide Collection Day in Pitt County - Pitt County Center | N.C. Cooperative Extension Do you have pesticides at your home or farm that you no longer need or use? If your answer is ‘yes,’ then you will be interested in the Pitt County Pesticide Collection Day on Thursday, June 4, 2026…

This morning, we hosted a group of at NC State staff and faculty participating in the Connecting in NC (CINC) tour through the Office of Outreach and Engagement. We toured the Pitt County Arboretum and our staff shared examples of outreach initiatives and partnerships in Pitt County.

Please give a warm welcome to our 2026 summer student interns, Anné Proaño and Macaria Mewborn! Anné is a rising senior at East Carolina University and is with us through the NC State Extension intern program, and Macaria is a rising sophomore at NC A&T State University and joins us through the NC A&T Extension intern programs.

Both will be with us through July and will work closely with our agents and staff in a variety of ways during the summer, helping to support our mission of sharing research-based information and resources focusing on Agriculture, Food and Nutrition, and Youth Development with Pitt County residents. We look forward to being part of their learning and development journey!

Join us for a hands-on workshop where we will turn fresh, local strawberries into delicious, homemade jam and learn how to safely process them with boiling water bath canning method. Space is limited. Click the link below for flavorful strawberry recipes!

It's Strawberry Season! - Pitt County Center | N.C. Cooperative Extension Strawberries are not only a sure sign of spring, but also a very nutritious food. One cup of strawberries has only 53 calories, while providing 3 grams of fiber and 97 mg of vitamin C, more than 1.5…

We were absolutely delighted to be part of this project and appreciate the collaborative efforts of our Pitt County, NC partners at the Making Pitt Fit Community Garden, Cultural Arts and Recreation, Pitt County Schools, and the 1st grade teachers and students at Wintergreen Elementary School.

Way to go Jamie!

The Ultimate Crowd-Pleaser: Easy Fruit Salad! - EFNEP - Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program | NC State Extension Eating well shouldn't feel like a strain on your wallet. That's a core part of our EFNEP mission and a message that Jamie Carlson, Pitt County EFNEP Educator, shares with every participant. Jamie is…

Pitt County agriculture expert warns against impulse Easter chick purchases With Easter quickly approaching, some families may consider buying baby chicks as holiday gifts.