Health Extension for Diabetes
A community-based diabetes education and support group.. Do you need help better managing your diabetes? Health Extension for Diabetes is for people who have been diagnosed with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes. The program provides participants with:
- diabetes education
- self management resources
- support to better manage diabetes and prevent complications
Group members meet for 1 hour every other week for 8 sessions to learn about diabetes with optional support group meetings in between to share successes, and challenges. For more details, contact EB Odom at eb_odom@ncsu.edu or 252-583-5161. For more information: www.hedncextension.org
Food Preservation
Food preservation classes....These classes explains everything you need to know about canning and food preservation from making jams and jellies to pickling cucumbers. These classes and resources are a trusted, go-to resource for safely making high-quality canned products.
Pressure Canner Testing...
Are you ready to start canning your final summer harvests? It is recommended to test your pressure gauge annually.
It is recommended to test your gauge annually if you pressure can with a dial gauge. This can be done right in the N.C. Cooperative Extension, Halifax County Center for FREE! All you need to do is contact EB Odom to schedule a gauge testing appointment. No need to haul in your whole canner, just bring in your lid with dial gauge. Our master dial gauge will test the accuracy of your National, Magic Seal, Maid of Honor, and Presto Pressure Canner dial gauges. It is not for All American canners.
Where: all classes will be held at Halifax County Extension Kitchen, 359 Ferrell Lane, Halifax, NC
If you have questions, please contact EB Odom, 252-583-5161, eb_odom@ncsu.edu
Home Preservation Classes 2026
Jams & Jellies - May 21, 2026
1:00-3:00pm
Join us for a hands-on workshop where we will turn fresh,
local strawberries into delicious, homemade jam and learn
how to safely process them with boiling water bath canning
method. Class fee: $10.00
Pressure Canning - June 24, 2026
1:00-3:00pm
Unlock the secret to preserving fresh, sweet summer corn.
In this hands-on workshop, you will learn how to pressure
can fresh sweet corn at home. Class fee: $10.00
Water Bath Canning - July 16, 2026
1:00-3:00pm
Transform your summer harvest into delicious, pantry
staple! In this hands-on workshop, you will learn how to
preserve homemade salsa using the boiling water bath
canning method. Class fee: $10.00
Food Safety
The Safe Plates Training and Educational Programs branch primarily serves to provide consistent, evidence-based programs targeted to specific audiences. Programs are designed incorporating the best available science in food safety and presented considering adult education and behavior theories https://halifax.ces.ncsu.edu/safe-plates-halifax/
What is Safe Plates?
Safe Plates is NC State Extension’s family of evidence-based food safety programming and resources for retail, community and home-based food safety.
May 2026
Class: May 11 & 12, 2026, 9:00 - 4:00 (Lunch on your own)
Exam: May 13, 2026 at 9:00am
Class Location Address:
Halifax County Cooperative Extension Center
359 Ferrell Lane, Halifax, NC
Registration Fee: $145.00
Register by April 24, 2026
August 2026
Class: August 10 & 11, 2026, 9:00 - 4:00 (Lunch on your own)
Exam: August 12, 2026 at 9:00am
Class Location Address:
Northampton County Cooperative Extension Center
9495 NC-Hwy 305, Jackson, NC
Registration Fee: $145.00
Register by July 27, 2026
November 2026
Class: November 16 & 17, 2026, 9:00 - 4:00 (Lunch on your own)
Exam: November 18, 2026 at 9:00am
Class Location Address:
Halifax County Cooperative Extension Center
359 Ferrell Lane, Halifax, NC
Registration Fee: $145.00
Register by November 2, 2026
