Upcoming Events:
- Fun(gus) For Food– May 23, 2023 – Learn about mushroom production and build your own take home kit of oyster mushroom kits.
- Time 11:30am-1:00pm
- Cost: $15
- Location: Turner Lake Complex- 6185 Turner Lake Rd NW, Covington, GA 30014
- Urban Herbs – June 20, 2023- This hands-on class will allow you to develop an herb garden that can be kept in small places. Learn how to care, harvest and prepare dishes with these herbs.
- Time 11:30am-1:00pm
- Cost: $15
- Location: Turner Lake Complex- 6185 Turner Lake Rd NW, Covington, GA 30014
- Flowers as Food – July 25th, 2023- Understand how to install and harvest edible flowers. Increase the aesthetics of your yard and your overall health. Decorate with flowers and have hibiscus tea.
- Time 11:30am-1:00pm
- Cost: $15
- Location: Turner Lake Complex- 6185 Turner Lake Rd NW, Covington, GA 30014
Newton County Extension ANR Agent, Ashley Best, presents about home composting, benefits, and different composting structures.
This video covers how to plant an interesting flower container to add dimension and beauty to your back yard.
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When it comes to controlling crabgrass in a lawn, an ounce of prevention is really worth a pound of cure. Using a pre-emergence herbicide soon will be much easier than trying to kill the mature weed in your lawn this summer.
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Follow along with this presentation about how to install and maintain gardens that will leave you headache free.
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As many people are trying to get back to a more sustainable way of life, dairy goats are a great way to find your homestead roots. Unlike dairy cows who would require more land, feed and care, dairy goats are small, easy to handle, and easy to house. In this multi-part series of homesteading backyard…