
Strawberries and Seafood Recipes / The Produce Lady Posted by Megan Bame The N.C. Strawberry Project in partnership with Johnson & Wales University in Charlotte included three cook-offs where students brought forth their most creative strawberry dishes. As I looked over the recipes, it quickly became apparent that my palette was amateur, at best, because [...]

Spring greetings to our loyal readers of The Produce Lady blog! While we’ve noticed that older blog posts continue to be viewed, you may have noticed a lack of new blog posts on this site. Actually, we’ve been busy posting, but we’ve relocated the blog (including older posts) to our newly revised website, www.theproducelady.org. It’s the [...]

Having trouble viewing page ? — Click Here – Use Scroll bars to see more The face of The Produce Lady program is Brenda Sutton, N.C. Cooperative Extension director in Rockingham County. Brenda grew up on a farm in eastern Wake County and developed a love for good, home-grown food as a child. Good quality, [...]

What does spring mean to you? Perhaps its green grass, sunny daffodils, baby chicks, chirping birds or rain showers followed by rainbows. In the United States, the first day of spring is determined by the vernal equinox (usually March 20). The equinox marks the day where, based on the earth’s position relative to the sun, [...]

. Having trouble viewing page click HERE Use Scroll Bars to see more . The face of The Produce Lady program is Brenda Sutton, N.C. Cooperative Extension director in Rockingham County. Brenda grew up on a farm in eastern Wake County and developed a love for good, home-grown food as a child. Good quality, local [...]

The Produce Lady interviews Dr. Mary Ann Lila, director of N.C. State’s Plants for Human Health Instiute at the N.C. Research Campus in Kannapolis, to learn about the exciting new developments in blueberry research and discuss how to incorporate blueberries in healthy dishes. The face of The Produce Lady program is Brenda Sutton, N.C. [...]

. Having trouble viewing page click HERE Use Scroll Bars to see more . The face of The Produce Lady program is Brenda Sutton, N.C. Cooperative Extension director in Rockingham County. Brenda grew up on a farm in eastern Wake County and developed a love for good, home-grown food as a child. Good quality, local [...]

The new year offers us an opportunity to start fresh and take another step toward better health. For many folks, that step may be losing weight, eating healthier, exercising or a combination of all the above. A worthy cause to be sure, but as Time Magazine pointed out earlier this year, dieting is one of [...]

Having Trouble Viewing ? Click Here To Open In New Window Use Scroll Bars To View More The face of The Produce Lady program is Brenda Sutton, N.C. Cooperative Extension director in Rockingham County. Brenda grew up on a farm in eastern Wake County and developed a love for good, home-grown food as a child. [...]

If you grew up in North Carolina and your mother or your grandmother has been a major influence in your life, then you will want a copy of Ordinary Women, Extraordinary Service. The coffee table book chronicles the history of home demonstration, extension home economics and the family and consumer sciences program, as it is [...]