UGA Cooperative Extension
Athens-Clarke County Extension Office:
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Events and Activities
- Farmers' Market Information
- The Athens Farmers' Market is held each Saturday morning from 8-noon at the Bishop Park Basketball courts. The market will end the 2009 season on November 14th with a closing celebration. The market consists of all local and sustainable produce and features a cooking demonstration. There is also live music each week. Please contact Amanda Tedrow at 706-613-3640 if you have questions about the market or visit the market web site at: www.athensfarmersmarket.net
Master Gardener Program
- State Master Gardener Program
- Athens Area Master Gardener Association
- Local Master Gardener Program
- The 2010 Master Gardener program will be held January through March of 2010 on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 8:45-11:15am. All classes are held at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia.
- 2010 Master Gardener Application
- For more information about the program please contact Amanda Tedrow at (706) 613-3640 or by email at atedrow@uga.edu
Master Naturalist Program
The Georgia Master Naturalist program is an Adult Environmental Education course developed by UGA Cooperative Extension and the Warnell School of Forest Resources for people who wish to be more informed about habitats, ecosystems, and the natural environments of our state. Classes are held yearly during April and May, during the day once a week for 9 consecutive weeks. This program is combination of lectures and outside hands-on learning through field studies and relevant resource materials. Most classes will be held at Flinchum’s Phoenix in Athens but there are also field trips within an hour drive of Athens. Topics include Ecology, Entomology, Herpetology, Human Impact, Water Issues and many others. For more information please contact Amanda Tedrow at (706) 613-3640 or atedrow@uga.edu
The 2010 Athens Area Master Naturalist program will be held on during the months of April and May. Classes will run from 9-4pm each day with lunch on your own. Applications for the 2010 program will be available January 15th. The fee for the 2010 program is $175.
Testing Services
Newsletters
Gardening Clinics/Seminars
A county agent or Master Gardener can come and talk with your group concerning various gardening topics. Please contact Amanda Tedrow at atedrow@uga.edu
Links of Interest
- Georgia Center for Urban Agriculture
- CAES Publications Search Page
- Georgia Department of Agriculture
- US Department of Agriculture
- The Landscape Line
Couldn't find what you were looking for? Need an answer to an agriculture or natural resource related question? Please contact Amanda Tedrow at (706)613-3640 or e-mail her at atedrow@uga.edu.
