Agriculture & Natural Resources
Athens Area Master Gardener Extension Volunteer Program
Athens-Clarke County Master Composter Program
Athens-Clarke County Master Naturalist Program
Athens Area Master Gardener Association

Green Thumb Lecture Series
From February through November, Athens-Clarke County Extension offers free monthly gardening classes. These classes normally take place at the Extension office on the designated dates from 6-7:30 pm. Intended for gardeners of all experience and skill levels, the monthly classes will cover a variety of topics such as seasonal vegetable gardening, composting, beekeeping, and more.
Our 2022 Green Thumb Lectures have begun!
To view upcoming Green Thumb Lectures and to register, please visit accgov.com/gardening.
Archived Sessions - We would like to invite you to view recordings of our previous online sessions. You may access these classes from the links below:
- Shade Gardening with an Athens-Area Master Gardener
- Caring for Houseplants
- Invasive Plant Management with Athens Land Trust
- Gardening For Pollinators with an Athens-Area Master Gardener
- Drought Tolerant Gardening with an Athens-Area Master Gardener
- Herb Gardening with an Athens-Area Master Gardener
- Landscaping with Native Plants with an Athens-Area Master Gardener
- Soil Health with Laura Ney
- Beekeeping with the President of the Eastern Piedmont Beekeepers Association
- Fall Vegetable Gardening with an Athens-Area Master Gardener
- Getting Along with Garden Bugs with Help from an Athens-Area Master Gardener
- Composting with the Athens-Clarke County Solid Waste Director
- Vegetable Gardening with an Athens-Area Master Gardener

Shades of Green Newsletter
Shades of Green is a monthly newsletter in electronic format produced by the Athens-Clarke County Cooperative Extension "from gardeners to gardeners". The newsletter offers information specific to local gardeners, including: seasonal articles, gardening tips, and a schedule of events of interest. Submission of questions, as well as the sharing of photos and information is encouraged. You may call (706) 613-3640, or email cmisseri@uga.edu or lney@uga.edu for additional information, or to be added to the mailing list.
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- November 2020
Testing Services and Links of Interest
- Testing services offered by UGA
- Instructions for taking sample for soil testing
- Soil testing information
- Household water quality publications
- CAES publications search page
- Georgia Center for Urban Agriculture
- Georgia Department of Agriculture
- US Department of Agriculture
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Cari MisseriAgriculture & Natural ResourcesAthens-Clarke County Extension ANR Educatorcmisseri@uga.edu706-613-3640
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Laura NeyAgriculture & Natural ResourcesCounty Agentlney@uga.edu706-613-3640