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Category: COOPERATIVE EXTENSION

2023 UMass Garden Calendars Have Arrived

The 2023 UMASS Garden Calendar is now available for purchase through the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension. The featured article this year is Gardens, Landscapes, Carbon & Climate Change. To help […]

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From Excess to Access: Join Cape Cod’s Food Rescue Efforts

Grown by the community, for the community, the Everyone Eats Cultural Community Garden at Faith Assembly of God Church in Hyannis grows excess produce of cardoon, savory, eggplant, jalapenos, cucumbers, […]

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Protect Your Family and First Responders from Household Hazardous Waste and Unwanted Medications. 

Cooperative Extension is here to help you keep our families and environment safe from unused or unwanted toxic chemicals and medications, with a few simple steps.   Prescriptions and Medications  October […]

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Stink Bugs: Uninvited Housemates 

I was approaching my front door recently and noticed a group of western conifer seed bugs, a relative of stinkbugs by my front door.  It reminded me that fall is […]

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Barnstable County Celebrates National 4-H Week

IT IS NATIONAL 4-H WEEK!!! 4-H is a place where all youth are welcome and can succeed. To Barnstable County 4-H volunteers past and present, your passion and tireless commitment […]

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Are you prepared? You should be. Sometimes, nature doesn’t call first. Find your Extension Preparedness Checklist for ways you can prepare your home and family for major storms.

Plan Ahead, Be Prepared to Weather Storms and Disasters

Storms on Cape Cod can range from hurricane winds, to freezing rain and ice, to blinding wind-driven snow that can last several days. In addition to precipitation, storm surges can […]

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The Master Gardeners Association of Cape Cod Presents:

Mark your calendar for a colorful and informative fall symposium on Saturday, October 1 at 8:30 a.m, held at the Harwich Community Center. The keynote speaker Andy Brand, director of […]

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Drought Impacts 2022

Learn about the latest condition affecting the Cape. The Cape Cod Cooperative Extension weather station in Barnstable recorded a mere 0.35 inches of precipitation for the entire month of July.  […]

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2023 Master Gardener Application Now Available

The Master Gardener Association of Cape Cod program is a cooperative effort between community volunteers (Master Gardeners) and Cape Cod Cooperative Extension staff to provide science-based gardening and horticultural information […]

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