{"id":412,"date":"2026-07-27T09:05:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T13:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cultivatewalton\/?page_id=412"},"modified":"2026-10-14T10:09:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T14:09:13","slug":"elg-garden","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cultivatewalton\/garden-gallery\/elg-garden","title":{"rendered":"Experiential Learning Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Begun in 2024, our Experiential Learning Garden serves as a living classroom where participants can engage in every stage of the growing process\u2014from composting and seed starting to harvesting and food preparation. This multi-phase project is designed to create a permanent outdoor classroom and demonstration garden serving residents of all ages and abilities. The goal of the Walton County Experiential Learning Garden is to provide an inclusive, hands-on educational environment where residents can learn about horticulture, nutrition, environmental stewardship, pollinator conservation, and sustainable food production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Demonstration Gardens<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--caes-shadow-4)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-caes-fac-basic-card\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cultivatewalton\/files\/2026\/09\/ELGPollinator.JJ_.2026.03-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Butterfly on flowering plant.\" class=\"wp-image-54\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cultivatewalton\/files\/2026\/09\/ELGPollinator.JJ_.2026.03-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cultivatewalton\/files\/2026\/09\/ELGPollinator.JJ_.2026.03-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cultivatewalton\/files\/2026\/09\/ELGPollinator.JJ_.2026.03-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cultivatewalton\/files\/2026\/09\/ELGPollinator.JJ_.2026.03-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cultivatewalton\/files\/2026\/09\/ELGPollinator.JJ_.2026.03.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cultivatewalton\/garden-gallery\/elg-pollinator\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"402\">Pollinator Garden<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--caes-shadow-4)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cultivatewalton\/files\/2026\/09\/ELGPollinator.JJ_.2026.01-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Pollinator Flowers in Bloom.\" class=\"wp-image-50\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cultivatewalton\/files\/2026\/09\/ELGPollinator.JJ_.2026.01-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cultivatewalton\/files\/2026\/09\/ELGPollinator.JJ_.2026.01-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cultivatewalton\/files\/2026\/09\/ELGPollinator.JJ_.2026.01-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cultivatewalton\/files\/2026\/09\/ELGPollinator.JJ_.2026.01-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cultivatewalton\/files\/2026\/09\/ELGPollinator.JJ_.2026.01.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cultivatewalton\/garden-gallery\/elg-shade\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"406\">Shade Garden<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--caes-shadow-4)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cultivatewalton\/files\/2026\/09\/ELG.compost.Rasiedbeds.01-1024x576.png\" alt=\"On the left is the compost bin. End of summer raised beds.\" class=\"wp-image-358\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cultivatewalton\/files\/2026\/09\/ELG.compost.Rasiedbeds.01-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cultivatewalton\/files\/2026\/09\/ELG.compost.Rasiedbeds.01-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cultivatewalton\/files\/2026\/09\/ELG.compost.Rasiedbeds.01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cultivatewalton\/files\/2026\/09\/ELG.compost.Rasiedbeds.01-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cultivatewalton\/files\/2026\/09\/ELG.compost.Rasiedbeds.01.png 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cultivatewalton\/garden-gallery\/elg-vegetable\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"410\">Vegetable Garden<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Begun in 2024, our Experiential Learning Garden serves as a living classroom where participants can engage in every stage of the growing process\u2014from composting and seed starting to harvesting and food preparation. 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