Subject: Beyond Rain Barrels workshop Time: 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM Location: AGITC/North Shelby Library: 5521 Cahaba Valley Road, B'ham AL 35242 Calendar: ACES Home Grounds, Gardens & Home Pests
Subject: State 4-H Forestry Invitational Time: 1:00 PM - 1:00 AM Location: AU School of Forestry & Wildlife Sciences/Chewacla Park Calendar: ACES 4-H & Youth Development
Subject: State 4-H Forestry Invitational Time: 1:00 PM - 1:00 AM Location: AU School of Forestry & Wildlife Sciences/Chewacla Park Calendar: ACES 4-H & Youth Development
The 2012 4-H Clover Classroom will be held throughout the month of July. For more information, click here or contact 4-H Agent Assistant, Chris Thomas, or County Extension Coordinator, Lee Ann Clark, at the St. Clair County Extension office at (205) 338-9416. To download a registration form, click here. Parents must complete a youth consent/health form and mail in along with the registration form in order for their child to participate. Click here to download and print the consent form. Be sure to click on the 4-H Clover Classroom logo above to see a slide show of workshops held over the past years.
2012 St. Clair County Veterans & Military Families Resource Fair The St. Clair County Extension office is proud to partner with the St. Clair County Military Assistance Personal Support (M.A.P.S.) program to offer the 2012 St. Clair County Veterans and Military Families Resource Fair on Thursday, May 17, 2012 from 9:00 a.m.--2:00 p.m. at the Pell City Civic Center. For more information please contact Lee Ann Clark, County Extension Coordinator, at 205-338-9416. Click here to download the community partner letter and click here to download a registration form. Click here to download the flyer.
St. Clair County Farmers Market Grand Opening Scheduled The St. Clair County Farmers Market grand opening is scheduled for Wednesday, May 30th from 2--5:30 p.m. It will be set-up in the lot in front of Mary's Mini Warehouses on Hwy 231 North, just past the Pell City Post Office. A Strawberry Festival will also be held on Saturday, May 12th from 7 a.m.--12 p.m. in the same location.
Master Gardener Class Scheduled for September A Master Gardener class will be offered this fall at the St. Clair County Extension office. There is a class limit of 20. A committee of Master Gardeners will screen interested applicants. There is a $115 registration fee, which will not be collected until potential applicants have been chosen. This fee is to cover cost of materials and refreshments. Click here to learn more about the Master Gardener program and to download an Master Gardener volunteer application. For more information, please contact Regional Extension Agent, Charles Pinkston, at (205) 338-9416.
If you are 45 years old or older and want to learn how to use the computer and navigate the internet, please call Kathleen Monaghan, peer coach, at the St. Clair County Extension office at (205) 338-9416. The program is FREE and Monday & Tuesday appointments are currently available. This program is made possible through a continued partnership with the Middle Alabama Area Agency on Aging and is a national community service initiative which is intended to reduce the digital divide among older adults.
(Click on the AL EDEN logo to visit the Extension Disaster Education Network)
Home Gardening Information Available
Free Soil Sample Boxes available at the St. Clair County Extension Office. Cost to have analyzed is $7/per sample.
Master Gardener/Horticulture Hotline #1-877-252-4769 Call toll-free, choose menu #5 for our area. Available Monday-Thursday, beginning April 4th, from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Contact an Expert. Regional Extension Agents Charles Pinkston and Sallie Lee are available to answer your home horticulture, home garden, and home pest management questions. They can be reached by phone at (205) 338-9416 or by email.
Free publications available at the St. Clair County Extension office, located on the lower level of the St. Clair County Courthouse in Pell City, and on this website. Just click the Publications link at the top of this page and type in what you are searching for.
Looking for U-Pick Operations & Farmers Markets in St. Clair County? Click here to visit the Alabama Farmers Market Authority website for more information about what's available here in St. Clair County.
Extension Offers FREE Newsletter Subscribe today to receive the Extension Newsletter, a FREE bi-monthly newsletter published by the Alabama Cooperative Extension System's St. Clair County office. It contains timely, research-based information on issues directly related to St. Clair County families. Information about Extension program events and activities is also included. To be placed on our newsletter mailing list, please call the St. Clair County Extension office at (205) 338-9416 or email your name and address to County Extension Coordinator, Lee Ann Clark. The newsletter is also available electronically. Click here to see current and past issues.
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About St. Clair County
St. Clair County was created in November of 1818 by the Alabama Territorial Legislature. It was named for General Arthur St. Clair who came to America from Scotland as an ensign in the British Navy. The county seat was incorporated and given the name Ashville, to honor John Ash. In 1836, a portion of St. Clair County was divided to establish Cherokee and DeKalb counties. After the Civil War in 1866, a northeast section of the county was used to create Etowah County.
Current population is 83,593 with 88.2 percent white, 8.6 percent black, and 2.1 percent hispanic and other. The county has twenty-five educational outlets which include eleven elementary schools, seven middle schools, seven high schools, and one community college.
Beef cattle, hay, tomatoes, poultry and sod are major agricultural crops. Major industries include Avondale Mills and Chandler Mountain tomato fields.
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