Month: March 2023

Hampton County 4-H Places Little Library in McMillan Park

March 13, 2023

Hampton County 4-H Club Little Library in McMillan Park has agriculture and other books.

Congratulations to Michelle Altman

March 9, 2023

On March 1st, Rural Health and Nutrition Agent Michelle Altman started her New Extension Area Health Coordinator position at Savannah Valley.  As an Extension Associate, she will no longer be at the Hampton County Extension office.  Michelle’s office is now at the Clemson Extension Edisto Research and Education Center in Blackville. The Clemson Extension Service Rural […]

Managing Annual Clovers for Natural Reseeding In Wildlife Food Plots: Will it Work?

March 9, 2023

Marion Barnes, Clemson Extension Colleton, and Hampton Counties As the name suggests, annual clovers require planting each year or re-established depending on their reseeding ability. Natural reseeding is not without risk and is dependent on numerous environmental conditions. A clover variety’s reseeding potential depends on good stands, hard seed percentage and quality, browsing pressure in […]

Reusable Grocery Bags

March 6, 2023

Christine Patrick, County Extension EFNEP Agent Research shows that cloth shopping bags need to be cleaned regularly to keep them from becoming breeding grounds for germs. Researchers at the University of Arizona and Loma Linda University in California tested reusable bags from 84 people entering grocery stores. While they did not find any harmful bacteria, […]

We’re All Upstream

March 3, 2023

Becky Davis, Savannah Valley Water Resources Agent Spring is just around the corner and pond owners may find that weeds are already starting to emerge. If not managed early they can become a bigger problem as the temperatures rise. One question that an owner may have is, “why do the weeds keep coming back year […]

Meet Our New Rural Health Agent- Tiffine Forester

March 3, 2023

Tiffine Forester was born in Hampton, SC, with a degree in Social Work.  She currently serves as a Town Council City member in her community.  Tiffine previously worked as Social Service Director at Pruitt Health Care. She enjoys spending time with family & friends, networking, shopping, and traveling.  Currently, Tiffine is the new Rural Health […]

Bamberg 4-H Healthy Habits Team Attends Summit

March 3, 2023

Shannon B. Herndon, County Extension 4-H Agent Bamberg County 4-H Members attended South Carolina 4-H Healthy Lifestyles Summit at the Center for Advanced Technical Studies in Chapin in January. The four-member team learned culinary arts skills from local chefs, culinary arts students from the Center and Clemson University Department of Food, Nutrition and Packaging Science, […]

2023 National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences

March 2, 2023

Jevencia Hill, Rural Health and Nutrition Agent Colleton and Hampton Counties Rural Health and Nutrition Agent will serve as the 2023 National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (NEAFCS) Affiliate Vice President Member Resources representative for the South Carolina Cooperative Extension members. The NEAFCS dedicates to educating and identifying Extension professionals who impact the […]

Gardening Program 2023

March 1, 2023

      Felicia C. Cunningham, Senior Extension/4-H Agent                                                                      Royal Live Oaks Academy – Gardening Program 2023   (Garden Kits) School Gardening for SC Educators is a self-paced, online course developed by Clemson Extension Horticulture and 4-H Youth Development Agents. Participants will learn the basic horticulture skills to start and maintain a school garden. This […]