Month: September 2021

Colleton County 4-H Club Uses Their Hands To Larger Service When Colleton County 4-H Club members chose a service project for 2020 little did they know that COVID would alter their plans. Youth in the club donated items to create “Welcome” boxes for new babies and moms who needed a little love and assistance. Each […]

Colleton County Schools have participated in the SC School Gardens Program for several years. This year, 4-H had the opportunity to work with local merchants to provide the plants for the first fall planting. When 4-H Agent, Dawn Stuckey reached out to H & D Supermarket they were ready to assist. Mrs. Idella Robertson, owner […]

Marion Barnes, Senior County Extension Agent Each year since 1944, the third week of September has been recognized as National Farm Safety & Health Week. This recognition was initiated by the National Safety Council and has been proclaimed by each sitting U.S. President since Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the first document. National Farm Safety and […]

Christine Patrick We all know that cleanliness in the kitchen is crucial for the prevention of foodborne illness. Constant cleaning and sanitation of counters, appliances, and utensils is a requirement. While most of us are good at keeping the obvious kitchen items clean, there may be germs lurking in places that you haven’t thought about. […]

Be Well Informed is a program developed by a team of Water Resources agents that provides information to well owners about best management practices for maintaining their well and protecting the water source. Approximately 20% of South Carolina residents rely on wells to provide drinking water in their homes. The water that supplies the well […]

Forestry agent Janet Steele recently looked at a stand of planted loblolly pine in Orangeburg County.  The landowner called because many of his trees were covered in orange growth.  Janet had never seen anything like it before and sent it to the plant diagnostic lab.  It is a green algae, Trentepohlia.  It has an orange color […]

Clarendon County 4-H Jr. WHEP champions Congratulations to the Clarendon County 4-H Jr. WHEP Team for being named Grand Champion in the 2021 SC State 4-H Jr. WHEP Contest. The team was made up of 3 participants, Wilson Tisdale (age 9), Blake White (age12), and Blake Proffit (age 12). WHEP stands for Wildlife Habitat Education […]

Christine Patrick IT’S EASY TO BE NUTS ABOUT PLAIN OL’ PECANS Who isn’t nuts about pecans? Straight out of the shell raw, buttered and toasted, made into butter pecan ice cream or baked into that sweet Southern delicacy known as pecan pie Pecans are powerfully palette pleasing. European settlers were introduced to the pecan by […]

Christine Patrick SAVING MONEY ON GROCERIES There are two ways to save money on your groceries: buy less or pay less. “Buying less” always sounds like you have to diminish your lifestyle. And “spending less” sounds like you have to go into the supermarket with a bag full of coupons. True, these are ways to […]