Blount County Educational Events

• ServSafe for Food Service/ Cottage Food Safety Certificate Course
• Eat Smart Be Active/Today’s Mom
• Master Gardeners
• Virtual Programming
• Invasive Plant Management
• Farm Financial Management
• Filing for Success Series
• Aquatic Weeds
• Tree Identification
• Successful Aging
• Personal Finance Programs
• Hometown Hospitality – Customer Service Training
• Restricted-Use Pesticide Licensing
• Local Growers Permits
• Senior Farmers Market Nutrition
• Nutrition Programs
• Healthy Living Programs
• Estate Planning
• Cotton Production Meetings
• Beef Cattle Production Meetings
• Equine Production Meetings
• Small Ruminant Production Meetings
• Hay Production Meetings
• Poultry Production Meetings
• Food Preparation
• Identity Theft Programs
• Plasticulture and Drip Irrigation
• High Tunnel Programs
• Gardening Programs
• Food Preservation
• Vegetable Production Meetings
• Fruit Production Meetings Voucher Program

Resource Areas Serving Blount County

4-H & Youth

• In-School Clubs
• Covered Bridge Community Club
• 5 Star Homeschool Club
• Sewing Club
• Chick Chain Club
• Junior Beef Club
• Outdoor Adventure Club
• Rabbit Club
• Shooting Sports Club
• Pig Squeal Club

Agriculture

• Home Grounds
• Commercial Ag
• Agronomic Crops
• Livestock and Poultry

Family & Health

• Food Safety & Quality
• Money Management
• Nutrition Education

Natural Resources

• Wildlife/Forestry
• Pond Management

Economic Development

• Workforce Development
• Job Skills
• Community Development

Ongoing Partnerships & Community Education Outreach

• Blount County Commission
• CAWACO RC&D
• Blount County Schools
• Oneonta City Schools
• Blount County Farmers Market
• Oneonta Public Library
• Blountsville Public Library
• Oneonta Senior Center
• Snead Senior Center
• Blount County–Oneonta Chamber of Commerce
• Blount County Cattlemen’s Association
• USDA–Natural Resources Conservation Service
• USDA–Farm Service Agency
• Blount County Water Conservation District
• Blount County Farmers Federation
• Blount County Education Foundation
• City of Oneonta
• Alabama Department of Public Health
• Alabama Department of Ag and Industries
• Alabama Forestry Commission
• Blount County Natural Resources Planning Committee
• Blount County Beekeepers
• Friends of the Locust Fork River
• Town of Susan Moore
• Town of Cleveland
• Town of Hayden
• Town of Allgood

Increasing Quality of Life for Alabamians with Research-Based Information

• 4-H’ers are four times more likely to give back to their communities and two times more likely to make healthy choices.

One Year by the Numbers

• 75 Soil Samples
• 103 Workforce Development Participants
• 993 Plant Agriculture Participants
• 98 Financial Management Participants
• 375 Animal Agriculture Participants
• 888 Natural Resource Participants
• 894 4-H’ers Enrolled

For More Information

• Blount County Extension
  • 1000 Lincoln Avenue Suite 405B
  • Oneonta, AL 35121
  • (205) 274-2129

Amy Burgess, County Extension Coordinator, Blount County

New March 2023, Blount County Annual Report, ACES-2714