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A large reddish-brown star-shaped leaf lying on green grass, with five pointed lobes and visible veins.

Leave the Leaves!

The Chatham County Center invites you to explore our official YouTube channel, where we publish new educational content monthly. In our latest installment of the "Digging Deeper" series, Extension…

Five tan, wart-capped Amanita mushrooms growing on a dark forest floor at night.

Growing Chatham: Fall Back into the Groove!

The September 2026 edition of the Growing Chatham Newsletter is now available, featuring updates for National Preparedness Month, fall lawn care essentials, and new openings for the Extension Master…

A list of early Chatham County families.

Your Last Name is WHAT?

Ever wonder about the history behind your last name? While some surnames seem self-explanatory, they often hide surprising origins. Take the name "Farmer," for example. You might assume it refers to…

The Plant Clinic is available to help answer your plant and gardening questions.

The Chatham Plant Clinic

Got a sick plant, a confusing soil report, or need expert landscape advice? The Extension Master Gardener℠ volunteers at the N.C. Cooperative Extension - Chatham County Center are here to help you…

Summer Holidays

Summer Holiday Closures

The Chatham County Center will be closed on Friday, June 19, 2026, for Juneteenth, and on Friday, July 3, 2026, in observance of Independence Day as the nation celebrates its 250th…

Chatham County Master Gardener, Brenda demonstrates on how to take a soil sample and submit it for testing.

Stop Guessing! The Right Way to Test Your Soil

Farmer James Cummings stands in his tobacco field holding a fertilizer sign on his Mount Pisgah Church Road farm in North Chatham, North Carolina, during the 1920s. This archival image documents early 20th-century agricultural advertising.

Chatham Roots: A History of Agriculture

A Multiflora rose plant with clusters of small white flowers featuring yellow centers. A green inchworm is arched along a leaf, and a spider is resting on one of the white petals. Multiflora rose is an invasive species in North Carolina.

May You Inch Your Way into Growing Chatham

May has a way of nudging us back outside. The days grow longer, the weather warms, and it finally feels right to swap long pants for shorts and head into the garden. It’s the season of planting,…

A cold and icy winter day in February.

Snuggle Up With Growing Chatham

Brrr! February 2026 has transformed North Carolina into a frosty wonderland, complete with chilly temps and winter antics! So, grab a steaming mug of hot cocoa and plunge into the warmth of Growing…

November edition Growing Chatham

November's Growing Chatham

We are fully immersed in the holiday season! October welcomed the trick-or-treaters, and now that November is here, it's time to indulge in Thanksgiving feasts. During the holidays, many of us tend…