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 Marion County Farmer's Market Opening The Marion County Farmer's Market will be opening June 3rd at 7:00 a.m. The market will be open on Tuesdays & Saturdays from 7:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. and on Thursday from 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. You must have a valid grower's permit to sell. The permits are available from the Marion County Extension Office. Farmer's Nutrition Program Training is available upon request. Renovations are currently underway and the market is located in the old Weston Fire Deparment.
 Soil Testing Procedures & Backyard Composting: Nelson Wynn, Regional Extension Agent will be conducting a workshop on soil testing procedures and backyard composting. The workshop will be September 11, 2008 from 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. To pre-register for the workshop contact the Marion County Extension Office at 205-921-3551. The class is free and open to the public.
The Georgia Beekeepers Association Presents: 2008 Fall Meeting on September 26 & 27 at the Rabun County Civic Center, 201 W. Savannah Street, Clayton, GA 30525. You do not have to be a Georgia Beekeeper member to attend. For more information and registration click here.
 Second Annual Seminar & Expo: The Marion County Cooperative Extension Office will be hosting the 2nd Annual Hunting Seminar & Expo on Thursday, September 25, 2008. The event will be held at 4:30 p.m. at the E.T. Sims Neighborhood Facilities Building, also know as the Hamilton Recreation Center. Several businesses, sporting and otherwise, will have booths set up at the event to distribute information and sell various goods and equipment. For more information on the expo call 205-921-3551. For information & vendors at the 2007 Hunting Expo (click here).
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 Horse Science Course: The REIN program that was scheduled for the fall of 2008 has been cancelled. The 2006 course still can be taken on line through the archived sessions. Send registration forms and payment information and indicate on the form that you will be taking the course on your own via the internet. Contact Cindy McCall, Ph.D., Professor and Extension Horse Specialist, Department of Animal Sciences, Upchurch Hall, Auburn University, AL 36849 or 334-844-1556 (phone) or 334-844-1519
 2008 Family Conference, October 15th & 16th: "Family Preparedness for Current & Emerging Epidemics" is the theme of the 2008 Annual Family Conference that will be held on October 15th at Alabama A&M University and October 16th in the North Hall of the Von Braun Center in downtown Huntsville, Alabama. This year family care professionals will learn about effective strategies to help families ease financial insecurities, safeguard against infectious diseases, and adopt healthier lifestyles. For more information on the conference click here.
Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition
October 14-16, 2008
Moultrie, Georgia
An ag based trade show that was started in 1978, the Sunbelt Expo has established itself as North America's Premier Farm Show. Whether you are a large acreage production farmer or a weekend lifestyle farmer the Expo is an event you don't want to miss. For more information click here.
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Know It & Grow It Hotline Is Now Available
You can reach experts in the field of horticulture with questions related to vegetables, flowers, lawns, shrubs, trees, insects, diseases, soil, fertilizer, and anything related to growing and gardening in the Alabama climate.
The Hotline is open Monday - Friday from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Call: 1-877-252-4769
About Marion County
Marion county was originally part of the Chickasaw Indian Nation. It was named for Gen. Frances Marion, the "swamp fox" of Revolutionary War fame. The county covers 743 square miles, but was once larger, containing all of what is now Lamar county, until 1866. Andrew Jackson's Old Military Road runs from Columbiana, Tenn., through Marion County, to Columbus, Miss.
In 1830, Marion County's population was 4,000. Today, approximately 30,000 people live in the rural county. Ninety-six percent of the population is white, 3.4 percent is black and .6 percent are hispanic or other. There are 15 educational outlets in the county. The majority of the county residents have at least completed 10th grade.
Timber, cattle, soybeans, and corn are the major agricultural crops grown in Marion County. Major industries include mobile homes, tapered roller bearings, reflective products, conveyor systems and furniture. Bear Creek Lake, Mule Day in Winfield and the Sam Murphy Wildlife Management Area attract tourists to Marion County.
The Marion County Extension Office has three full-time and 2 part-time employees and about 325 volunteers who help with various programs. Some of the more popular Extension programs in the county include TGIF, Nutrition Education Program, Crisis Intervention, Parenting Classes, Master Cattle Producers, and the Master Gardening program. More than 900 youth are involved in 4-H.
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