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- Cartersville Farmer's Market: Saturdays (8am - noon), May through September
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- ServSafe Certification Classes
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- Growing & Mowing in Bartow County
Diagnostic Services
- Soil Testing
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- Weed Identification
- Insect Identification
- Nematode Assays
- Plant Diseases
- Radon Testing
- Turfgrass Disorders
- Tree Disorders
- Wildlife Identification
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For more information on Bartow County agriculture programs and testing services, visit the Agriculture & Natural Resources page.
Upcoming Events
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Oct 10 Union/Towns Master Naturalist Program Series 2 The Master Naturalist Program covers natural resource topics such as native plants, invasive species, birds, tree ID, watershed management, mushrooms, pollinators and more. This Master Naturalist training is broken up into spring and fall series. To be a certified Master Naturalist, attendance in in both series is required. Classes will be on Thursdays. Cost is $150 for each series.
- Blairsville, GA - (68.0 Miles)
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Oct 10 Journeyman Farmer Certificate Program Step 2: Small Fruit & Vegetable Production- Oconee and Barrow County Extension The Journeyman Farmer Certificate Program provides a comprehensive training program for beginning farmers. The Journeyman Farmer Certificate Program is focused on those who are interested in starting a farm business or those who have recently begun farming and want to improve their operation. It is comprised of three steps. Oconee County and Barrow County Extensions will be offering Step 2: Small Fruit & vegetable Production. Step 2: Small Fruit & Vegetable Production is a seven week training developed in partnership with Georgia Organics and the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association. Topics include: soil health and fertility, soil amendments and fertilizers, cover crops, crop rotations, pest management, crop selection, crop propagation, equipment, post-harvest handling, food safety, and marketing.
- Watkinsville, GA - (86.0 Miles)
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Oct 14 Oconee County Bat Festival Come learn about Georgia's bats at Oconee County's first ever bat festival! We'll have activities, games, contests, and talks by bat experts from UGA and Georgia Department of Natura Resources. Admission is free, so bring the whole family to learn about our native flying friends. We'll even have a bat costume contest, so make sure to come decked out in your best bat outfits!
- Watkinsville, GA - (86.0 Miles)
Extension News
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Helene Relief Efforts The University of Georgia community has rallied in the wake of Hurricane Helene, coming together to address damage done to campus facilities while also lending a helping hand to friends and neighbors hit hardest by the storm.
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D.W. Brooks Lecturer CAES will honor six University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and Cooperative Extension faculty who have excelled in service to the land-grant mission at UGA during D.W. Brooks Lecture and Awards events.
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Caroline Hinton Caroline Hinton gets students excited about experiential learning
