What's in season in North Carolina and Where You Can Find It

What's in season in North Carolina?  

Apples, Cabbage, Chestnuts, Collards, 

Leafy Greens, Peanuts, Pecans, Sweet 

Potatoes, Swiss Chard, Winter Squash

Find out the best local places to buy them locally here!

Check the full year of availability for fruits and veggies in NC here. 

From Beginner to Master Gardener, Piedmont Triad Gardening Workshops Will Help You GROW Your Garden and Your Skills!

From beginner to Master Gardener,  the Piedmont Triad has much to offer!  There are FREE workshops galore... read further to find more information.  There are several plant sales... you won't want to miss PJC Botanical Gardens, with unique plants not found elsewhere and Old Salem's T. Bagge Merchant & Garden Shop, with plants that are as local as you can get.  

Paul J. Ciener Botanical Garden is having their 

Semi-Annual Fall Plant Sale

October 6 from 8am-2pm.  

Plants sold are unique 

and are often not found at local garden centers.

See a full list of plants for sale here. 

Good news - all plants at T. Bagge Merchant & Garden Shop (626 South Main Street in Old Salem) have been discounted 50% off!

This is a perfect time to plant perennials, shrubs and fruit trees. They still have plenty of Figs, Catawba Grapes, Carolina sweet shrubs and much more. Please stop by to fill that one place in your yard that needs something for the spring. These plants will be gone soon!

Old Salem has Fall Gardening Workshops!

All events are free and last approximately one hour.

“Today’s Special--Chestnuts”

Saturday, Oct. 6, 10 a.m., Free
Location: Single Brothers Workshop, 10 West Academy Street
Learn about the American Chestnut tree, the blight-resistant Dustan Hybrid, and High Rock Farm Chestnut Orchard.  Sample chestnut flour cake.  Roast fresh chestnuts! Presented by Richard Teague, owner of High Rock Farm, Rockingham County.  High Rock Farm products will be for sale.  Limited Space.

Cooking with HerbsThursday, Oct. 11, noon (bring lunch), Free
Location: Frank L. Horton Center, 924 S. Main Street
Add herbs for flavor and nutrition—learn how much to use, when to add, which to use, fresh or dried.  Presented by Elizabeth Morgan, Herbalist and Owner of Dandelion Soap & Herb Shop, Walkertown.  Dandelion Soap & Herb products will be for sale.

Wildlife-Friendly LandscapesThursday, Nov. 8, noon (bring lunch), Free
Location: Frank L. Horton Center, 924 S. Main Street
Create and manage an environment around your home that welcomes and supports wildlife, especially birds.  Presented by Craig Mauney, Consumer Horticulture--Lawn and Garden, Master Gardner Volunteer Program, Director of Arboretum at Tanglewood.

Cooking with LavenderSaturday, Nov. 10, 10 a.m., Free
Location: Single Brothers’ Workshop, 10 West Academy Street
Bring lavender into your kitchen as a seasoning, for vinegars and marinades, to flavor conserves, liqueurs and jellies, for cookies and ice creams, to decorate cakes, and much more!  Presented by Sandra Sarlinga, Manager of Sunshine Lavender Farm, Orange County.  Sunshine Lavender Farm products will be for sale.

Gifts from Herb HarvestSaturday, Nov. 17 10 a.m., Free
Location: Single Brothers’ Workshop, 10 West Academy Street
Learn a multitude of creative uses for herbs—from baskets and arrangements to candles and aroma fragrance.  Presented by Elizabeth Morgan, Herbalist and Owner of Dandelion Soap & Herb Shop, Walkertown.  Dandelion Soap and Herb Shop products will be for sale.

This list compiled from Old Salem's website here.   
Registration is required, please go to their website for full event and registration information.




Lectures given by your county Cooperative Extension Agents and trained Master Gardener Volunteers are taking place in all ten of the public libraries.  Registration is required, click on the picture below for registration information.