Colbert County-Alabama Extension

Our summer workshops are officially in full bloom!🌱🦋🐝

Farmers Market Season is HERE! Find all the tasty experiences of summer at an Alabama farmers market near you!

Reasons to shop at your local Farmer's Market:

Support local farmers and small businesses.
Buy fresh, locally grown foods.
Eat more seasonal fruits and vegetables.
Connect with your community.
Learn healthy cooking and gardening tips.
Strengthen Alabama’s local food system.

Learn more here: www.aces.edu/go/TasteSummer

Don’t Messi around. Help us kick hunger and meet our GOOOOOALLLLL!

The scales are officially open for Alabama Extension’s Grow More, Give More 250 Pound Challenge. From Memorial Day through Labor Day, gardeners across Alabama are stepping up to grow a little extra and give a little extra to people in need.

This statewide challenge celebrates America’s 250th anniversary by encouraging every Alabama county to donate at least 250 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables to local food pantries, neighbors, community kitchens, and organizations serving others.

​Whether its tomatoes, squash, peppers, cucumbers, or strawberries—every pound makes a difference. Let’s work together to kick hunger!

Learn more and track your donations at https://www.aces.edu/go/6385

Ready to grow something new this fall?

Alabama Extension Master Gardener Internship applications open June 1! This program is a great way to build your knowledge of plants, connect with others in your community, and share what you learn through volunteer service.

Fall classes run August 13 through November 7—don’t miss your chance to get involved.

Learn more about the program here: https://www.aces.edu/go/3283
You may contact Makahla Holloway, Home Grounds Regional Extension agent, at 251-423-9415.

How to Become an Alabama Extension Master Gardener Volunteer - Alabama Cooperative Extension System The Alabama Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program is an educational volunteer-recruitment program offered through the Alabama Cooperative Extension System. Volunteers work with Extension to bring the latest horticultural information to their communities.