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
Fruit Plant Sale
As a fundraiser for the office we are selling a variety of fruit plants including blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, muscadines, and figs. There is a variety of each type of fruit with descriptions in the following brochure. All plants are in one-gallon pots and are $9.00 each. Orders are due by October 26th and must be picked up on November 6th from 10:00 am until 7:00 pm.
Vegetable Gardening Series
Athens Area Master Gardener Association, Clarke County Cooperative Extension and Athens Tech are teaming up to provide a series of classes on vegetable gardening.
There are 9 classes total with a different topic each night. Classes are Thursday nights beginning September 17th through November 12th and will be from 6:00-7:30pm at the Athens Tech campus. Each class is $15 each or you can register for the series at a reduced rate of $99.
For a complete list of topics and the registration form, please view the flyer below:
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 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
Ask an Expert
Couldn't find what you were looking for? Need an answer to an agriculture or natural resource related question? Listed below are three options that are available to help find the right answer to your question.
- To ask a question now and receive an answer by e-mail, follow the Ask an Expert link here.
- To contact our Agriculture Agent, Amanda Tedrow directly, e-mail her at atedrow@uga.edu
- To ask a question by phone, please call Amanda Tedrow at (706) 613-3640
