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College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Urban Programs

Community and school gardens

Extension resources can help you learn how to start and maintain a community or school garden, from planning and building the garden itself to choosing what to plant and how to grow it successfully to properly caring for garden tools. Read our community and school gardens publications or visit the School Garden Resources website.

Protecting pollinators

Without pollinators like hummingbirds, bees, ants, butterflies, wasps, and many others, our favorite fruits and vegetables would never make it to our tables. Pollinator populations are decreasing. Research from UGA is helping to identify not only the reasons behind the decline, but also what homeowners can do to help them. Learn more about protecting pollinators.

Controlling pests

UGA Extension provides resources to keep people and their homes safe from the pests that prey on them, and to help create clean and healthy human environments. See available pest-related programs, services and resources.

Home gardening

Interest in home gardening continues to grow as people realize the nutritional and economic benefits of home-grown produce Learn how to augment your family's food selection right from your own backyard. View our fruits and vegetables information.

Lawn care and landscaping

UGA Extension provides advice about caring for and protecting lawns and landscapes from pests and disease, and helps both homeowners and lawn care professionals ensure that their grass is always greener. Learn more about lawn care and landscaping or read our lawn and garden publications.


The Center for Urban Agriculture in Griffin, Georgia, provides intellectual leadership through research, teaching and Extension to sustain urban ecosystems, enhance economic development and improve the quality of life in urban settings.

Urban programs and events, trainings, certification opportunities and support from UGA Cooperative Extension agents is provided through the center in order to improve agriculture's impact in urban areas.

Center for Urban Agriculture

Urban Ag News

Using the Fulton Fresh Mobile Market truck, Eric McIntosh and Shirley Dodd get ready to hand out free produce bags to attendees of a nutrition class at St. Mark AME Church on June 18. The area is considered a “food desert” because there are no grocery stores. (Photo by Miguel Martinez/AJC) CAES News
Fulton Fresh Mobile Market brings free vegetables to food deserts 07/22/24 Jim Gaines
The parking lot at St. Mark AME Church on Campbellton Road began to fill up well before 10 a.m. Tuesday. The Fulton Fresh Mobile Market, a white box truck with “Follow me to freshness” painted on the side, was already parked outside as people filed into a large room in the church basement. About 100 people, mostly older adults, came for the presentation and a bag of fresh food. Only half a dozen raised their hands when asked if it was their first visit to Fulton Fresh Mobile Market.
Graduates of Universidad Nacional de Agricultura become leaders at the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences CAES News
Strengthening U.S.-Honduras agricultural ties 07/02/24 Emily Cabrera
Driving down a bumpy road in rural Honduras, Rolando Orellana looks out at the countryside dotted with freely roaming cattle, citrus trees and workers tending fields of crops. Orellana, who has spent the last 23 years in the United States, said Honduras will always be home in his heart. It's where he was raised, helping his father grow coffee, and where his family still lives.
UGA Extension in metro Atlanta CAES News
UGA nourishes communities in metro Atlanta 01/29/24 Emily Cabrera
In the ever-growing metropolis of Atlanta, an invisible challenge persists for many residents — food insecurity. Defined as having limited or uncertain access to adequate, nutritious food, the reasons behind this challenge are complex and multifaceted. With dedicated efforts to address this pressing issue, the University of Georgia has boots on the ground offering a combination of education and community engagement, nourishing both bodies and communities in the process.
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