Early Spring 2025 Snapshots From Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Garden
In late 2008, I planted a demonstration pollinator garden at Chatham Mills to provide forage from early spring to …
Debbie Roos
Extension Agent, Agriculture - Sustainable / Organic Production Chatham County Centerdebbie_roos@ncsu.eduStreet Address: 1192 US 64W Business
Suite 400
Pittsboro, NC 27312
Suite 400
Pittsboro, NC 27312
Mailing Address: 1192 US 64W Business
Suite 400
Pittsboro, NC 27312
Suite 400
Pittsboro, NC 27312
Job Description Local Foods Coordinator; sustainable/organic production for diversified small farms; commercial vegetable and fruit production; farmers' markets and direct marketing; beekeeping; pollinator conservation; forestry
Website growingsmallfarms.ces.ncsu.edu
Recent Posts by Debbie Roos
2025 Southeastern U.S. Vegetable Crop Handbook Is Now Online
The Southeastern Vegetable Extension Workers Group has just released the 26th edition of the Southeastern U.S. Vegetable Crop Handbook. …
Register Now for a Spring Tour of the Pollinator Paradise Garden!
Buttonbush, Carolina narrow-leaf phlox, wild indigo, eastern bluestar, and evening primrose. Photo by Debbie Roos. Spring tours of North Carolina …
Photos From the 2025 Chatham County Ag Fest
The 5th Annual Chatham County Spring Ag Fest on March 29, 2025, was a success with a great crowd and beautiful …
Spring Chores in the Pollinator Garden
Leafcutter bee foraging on dwarf wild indigo in the spring. Photo by Debbie Roos. Around late February things start kicking …
Challenging the Conventional Wisdom About Praying Mantids
Folks of all ages delight in finding praying mantids in the garden. These charismatic predators are large and easy …
Provide Nesting Habitat for Native Bees Through Plant Stems in Your Garden
By the time springtime rolls around many folks are itching to get back into their gardens and start cleaning …
Growers: Start Scouting in February for the Allium Leafminer
Allium leafminer. Photos by Debbie Roos. Last spring some growers in the North Carolina piedmont noticed unusual problems with their …