N.C. Cooperative Extension - Carteret County Center
Agricultural Cooperatives
Why pick this one
N.C. Cooperative Extension - Carteret County Center provides research-based horticulture guidance, soil samples, and agriculture programs from its Morehead City office.
Best for
- Home gardeners needing research-based lawn, garden, pest, or plant guidance
- Carteret County residents seeking soil samples
- Small farms needing production and agricultural extension support
- Residents seeking pesticide safety or recertification education
- Youth ages 5–18 seeking agriculture, STEM, livestock, poultry, or leadership programs
- Residents interested in Extension Master Gardener volunteer training
Look elsewhere if
- Customers seeking emergency agricultural or landscaping services
- Customers needing commercial contractors for installation, repair, or maintenance work
- Customers seeking product sales rather than education, consultation, or extension programming
Specialties
- Consumer horticulture and field crops
- Small farm production
- Aquaculture
- Poultry agriculture
- Commercial vegetables and fruits
- Lawn and garden guidance
- Soil samples
- Pesticide safety and recertification
- 4-H youth development
Certifications
- N.C. Cooperative Extension
- NC State Extension Master Gardener℠ program
What makes them different
- Carteret County Center staff includes a County Extension Director and Extension Agent specializing in agriculture and horticulture
- The center offers research-based horticulture resources and Extension Master Gardener volunteer programming
- Carteret County 4-H serves youth ages 5–18 through agriculture, STEM, healthy living, and civic engagement activities
- The center connects Carteret County residents with area specialists in small farm production, aquaculture, poultry, forestry, and commercial vegetables and fruits
- The center lists soil samples, pesticide safety, and agricultural education among its available resources and programs
- Serves
- Morehead City, Newport, Beaufort
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 303 College Cir, Morehead City, NC 28557
- Phone
- +12522226352
- Website
- https://carteret.ces.ncsu.edu/
Services
- Agriculture and natural resources extension
- Horticulture education
- Lawn and garden education
- Family and consumer sciences programs
- Local foods education
- 4-H youth programs
- Extension Master Gardener volunteer education
- Agricultural and horticultural events and classes