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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…
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by Robin Pollack, 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. Growing herbs can be a year-round affair in the South, not…
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Do you live in the Sandy Springs or Roswell area and want to garden in a community of likeminded plant people? Join our North Fulton Community Garden! Just call the North Fulton Extension office at 404-613-7670 or email northfulton.extension@uga.edu to apply. The North Fulton Community Garden is perfect for new and experienced gardeners alike. We’ve…
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by Robin Pollack, 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. A lot of people think that the end of the summer…