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Office Hours
8:00 am to 12:00 pm
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Closed for lunch 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
We are located at the corner of Cleveland Road and Callaway Drive a short distance off the Atlanta Highway. The entrance to the parking lot is on Callaway Drive.
Extension Serves the Entire Community
Athens-Clarke County Extension offers a wealth of information and services for residents of our county. Agents and trained support staff provide educational programs as well as a number of services. Our Agriculture and Natural Resources agent offers landscape and gardening information to residents, Master Gardener and other classes as well as water and soil testing and access to UGA informative publications. Our 4-H agent creates and organizes youth educational programs including competitive events which will assist young people to develop citizenship, leadership, responsibility and life skills through experiential learning. Our Family and Consumer Science agent offers and designs educational programs for the community needs, provides information you can trust on money, home, health, food and family and oversees the SNAP-Ed program which helps families on a budget learn to eat healthy.
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Athens-Clarke County Outdoor Watering Schedule
Due to improved conditions Athens-Clarke County has eased watering restrictions and the non-drought outdoor water use schedule is in effect. You may visit Athens-Clarke County Public Utilities for complete information regarding allowable schedules for uses of water outdoors. You may refer to the Georgia Environmental Protection Division for statewide outdoor water usage. Remember every drop counts.
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Feb 20 ServSafe Manager Certification UGA Extension provides the nationally recognized and accredited ServSafe® training for foodservice managers from the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF). Upon successful completion of the ServSafe® examination, the ServSafe® Food Protection Manager certificate will be issued by the NRAEF. Bogart, GA
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Mar 11 Green Thumb Lectures: Vegetable Gardening Please join us this month for March's class on Vegetable Gardening! This class is a part of Athens-Clarke County Extension's Green Thumb Lectures, our 2020 free monthly gardening class series. It will include an informative presentation on topics including general vegetable gardening guidelines for our area, what vegetables do best in different types of weather, when to plant, how to maintain, troubleshoot, and harvest your veggies. Gardeners of all experience levels are welcome. Bogart, GA
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Apr 8 Green Thumb Lectures: Attracting Birds to the Garden Please join us this month for April’s class on Attracting Birds to Your Garden! This class is a part of Athens-Clarke County Extension's Green Thumb Lectures, our 2020 free monthly gardening class series. It will include an informative presentation on topics including which trees, ornamentals and perennials contribute to a bird habitat, how to make an informed choice when choosing a feeder, seed and birdhouses, see what birds require to come, stay and raise their young. Gardeners of all experience levels are welcome. Bogart, GA
Do You Need a Speaker?
UGA Extension Athens-Clarke County agents and trained volunteers are available to present educational programs of interest to your group or organization. We offer programs tailored to fit your needs in a variety of topics including landscaping, home gardening, healthy lifestyles, nutrition, food safety, 4-H youth development and more. Our educators keep busy schedules so it is important to make a speaker request as early as possible to get a spot on our calendar. You may contact through the form below or consult our Contact Us page to access the contact information for a specific staff member. We look forward to working with you.
