Gabrielle LaTora
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Discover the future of urban mushroom cultivation at the Spore to Store: Urban Mushroom Symposium 2025! Whether you are a researcher, grower, chef, or urban agriculture enthusiast, join us for a day of cutting-edge research presentation and practical cultivation and grower insights. Discover how scientific innovation is shaping the future of urban mushroom cultivation and…
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Are you a small-scale vegetable farmer or homesteader interested in food safety? This introductory course may be for you! The health benefits of eating fresh fruit and vegetables is well-supported by scientific evidence. However, an increasing (though still small) proportion of reported outbreaks of food-borne illness are traced to fresh produce. It’s crucial for farmers…
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Plants in the genus, Ligustrum, commonly called privet, are well-known ornamental plants in the southern garden. The ‘Sunshine’ cultivar has been bred for its golden-yellow foliage and tolerance to a variety of soil conditions and sunlight. ‘Swift Creek’ is known for its variegated, green-and-cream leaves. However, the original privet species that was used to breed…
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by Carole MacMullan, Fulton County Master Gardener Extension Volunteer This article is part of Garden Buzz, a series from Appen Media and the North Fulton Master Gardeners, where rotating columnists explore horticulture topics like herbs, insects, and wildlife conservation. Find all Garden Buzz articles here. In March 2020, Americans became keenly aware of a fast-spreading, globally…
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Are you a farmer or agricultural producer looking to up your game? Check out these upcoming programs in our area. Advanced Farm Financials Webinar from Good Agriculture Do you really know how your farm is performing? How’s that product selling? How much cash will you have this summer? Register today and find out how Good Agriculture helps farmers with that and…
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Fulton County Extension’s Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) team is hiring two full-time program assistants to help lead nutrition education programs for adults and teens in our county! These positions will work under the USDA’s Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP), which delivers nutrition education classes for low-income populations. The perfect candidate is someone…
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by Laura Vaccaro, Fulton County Master Gardener Extension Volunteer trainee This article is part of Garden Buzz, a series from Appen Media and the North Fulton Master Gardeners, where rotating columnists explore horticulture topics like herbs, insects, and wildlife conservation. Find all Garden Buzz articles here. Whether caring for a houseplant, arranging flowers or pruning rose…
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Join Trees Atlanta Thursday, January 16th from 12pm – 1pm for a virtual lunch & learn! Visit the event page to register and learn more. East Decatur Greenway’s Executive Director, Michele Ritan, will share the journey of the East Decatur Greenway from a blighted brownfield site into a vibrant community greenspace. Michele successfully engaged neighbors, university…
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For several years, Georgia scientists have been asking us to keep an eye out for spotted lanternflies. First sighted in Pennsylvania in 2014, these invasive planthopper insects have rapidly spread across 17 states, including Tennessee and North Carolina. On November 14th, the Georgia Department of Agriculture reported the first confirmed sighting of spotted lanternfly in…
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by Sarah Lawrence, Fulton County Master Gardener Extension Volunteer trainee Most of us hopefully know that our vegetable and herb plants need fertilizer to grow well and make produce and understand that organic matter is somehow involved here, like composting. Since I joined the MGEV program, a lot of friends have been forwarding me different…