2023 Marion County Educational Events

• Serve Safe for Food Service
• Cottage Food Law
• Virtual Programming
• Personal Finance Programs
• Hometown Hospitality Customer Service Training
• Restricted-Use Pesticide Licensing
• Local Growers Permits
• Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Voucher Program
• SNAP-Ed Nutrition Programs
• Healthy Living Programs
• Beef Cattle Production Meetings
• Food Preparation
• Identity Theft Programs
• Gardening Programs
• Food Preservation
• Vegetable Production Meetings
• Raised Bed Gardening
• Your Money Your Life Program
• Outdoor Expo
• Garden Expo
• Ag Expo

Resource Areas Serving Marion County

4-H & Youth

• In-School Clubs
• Summer Camp
• Pig Squeal
• Your Money Your Life
• Alabama Water Watch
• Youth Council
• RiverKids
• Summer Day Camps
• Chick Chain
• Shotgun Club

Agriculture

• Home Grounds
• Commercial Horticulture
• Agronomic Crops
• Animal Sciences & Forages
• Farm & Agribusiness

Family & Health

• Food Safety & Quality
• Money Management
• Nutrition Education

Natural Resources

• Wildlife/Forestry
• Pond Management

Community Development

• Workforce Development
• Job Skills
• Community Development

Ongoing Partnerships & Community Education Outreach

• Marion County Commission
• Northwest RC&D
• Marion County Schools
• 21st Century After School Programs
• Winfield City Schools
• Winfield Public Library
• Clyde Nix Public Library
• Marion County Chamber of Commerce
• Council on Aging
• Marion County EMA
• Marion County DHR
• Marion County Cattlemen’s Association
• Marion County Farmer’s Federation
• Marion County Soil & Water Conservation
• USDA – Natural Resources Conservation Service
• Alabama Forestry Commission
• Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
• Marion County Sheriff
• Marion County Farmers Cooperative
• USDA – Farm Service Agency
• Alabama Department of AG and Industries
• Bevill State Community College
• Hamilton Senior Center
• Winfield Senior Center
• Bear Creek Senior Center

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

• 92 Soil Samples
• 1,464 SNAP-Ed Program Participants
• 1,105 Youth Enrolled in 4-H
• 2,802 Youth Served Through 4-H
• 70 Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Voucher Applications
• 506 Adults Participated in Extension Programs

For More Information

• Marion County Extension
• 372 7th Ave SW Hamilton, AL 35570
• (205) 921-3551

Carla Lewis, County Extension Coordinator

New July 2024, Marion County Annual Report, ACES-2810