Sign up starts soon for Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program
MARION COUNTY — Qualifying seniors should mark their calendars and prepare now to submit their application starting in mid-January for the Farmers Market Nutrition Program.
Marion County Extension Office
Extension Open House set for Thursday, Oct. 9
The staff of the Marion County Extension Office are shown, from left, Extension Agent – Home Horticulture Makahla Holloway; Administrative Support Associate Deana Warner; Extension Agent – Alabama 4H Rebecca Danley; County Extension Director Carla Lewis; SNAP Educator Josh Berryhill; and Extension Agent – SNAP-Ed Ginger Eatman. Not shown is TES Administrative Support Judi Headrick.
HAMILTON — Marion County Extension is excited to host our Extension Week Open House on Thursday, Oct. 9, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Marion County Extension Office.
Please stop by the office located at 372 Seventh Avenue Southwest in Hamilton to meet our staff and enjoy some refreshments. Attendees will also have a chance to be entered for a door prize drawing at the end of the day.
STEM in the Garden: Educators dig into learning at Planting Roots Farm
BRILLIANT — On Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, more than 80 attendees from Marion, Walker and Franklin counties, including 40 educators, administrators, Extension personnel and community members, gathered at Planting Roots Farm in Brilliant for the first-ever in-person STEM in the Garden Teacher Training Workshop held in Marion County.
Are you a farmer? Know a farmer?
If you are a farmer in Marion County, the Marion County Extension Office wants your information for a special section in the Journal-Record called “Thank a Farmer” due out around Labor Day.
Extension plans first Marion County Garden Expo
HAMILTON — The Marion County Extension Office partnered with Northwest Alabama RC&D will host its first Garden Expo on Oct. 10, from 4-7 p.m. at Bevill State Community College in Hamilton. This event is free to the public. Doors will open at 3:15 for contest entries and Expo registration.
Marion County Ag Expo event presented to 10th graders
Pictured are, bottom row, left to right, Greg Carter, Lauranne James (executive director Northwest RC&D Council), Ronald Madrigal, Rick Pate (commissioner of agriculture and industries in Alabama), Isaac Burleson, David Sims, Gary Weatherly and Ginger Eatman (SNAP-Ed educator). Top row, left to right, Jared Carter (programs director AMRV RC&D Council), Katie Thomas (executive director, Alabama Association of RC&D Council), Vanessa King, Wade Hill (USDA district conservationist), Brett Miller, Sawyer Thompson, Hunter Garrard, Brent Shaw, Carla Lewis (Marion County CEC), and Rebecca Danley (Marion County 4-H FREA).
HAMILTON — The Marion County Extension Office partnered with Northwest RC&D, USDA, NRCS and Live Well Alabama to develop the Marion County Ag Expo.
The event took place on Friday, Jan. 20, at the Bevill State Community Center in Hamilton.
Fresh fruits and vegetables for seniors
Special to the
Journal Record
The Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) is a federally funded program administered by the Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries, Farmers Market Authority Section.
The SFMNP provides eligible seniors with $30 in vouchers to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables from certified farmers at farmers markets and farm stands in the state of Alabama.
Food benefits are available on a first come, first serve basis until available funds are committed. Don’t delay, complete an application today!
Invasive species workshop on May 18
The Marion County Extension Office will be hosting an Invasive Species Workshop on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at the Hamilton Parks & Rec. Building to provided training for landowners, loggers and foresters.
This workshop will take place both indoors and outside. Attendees will learn about worker protection standards, herbicide labels, application methods, invasive plant identification and their control options. After the inside portion, we will transition outside for demonstrations on calibrating sprayers, hack-and-squirt and basal bark application techniques.
Free county extension parenting classes begin Feb. 6
HAMILTON - The Marion County Extension Office will be hosting free parenting classes in Hamilton during the month of February.
“Principles of Parenting” classes will begin Thursday, Feb. 6, at 10 a.m. at the Marion County Extension Office located in the Courthouse Annex, at 372 7th Avenue Southwest in Hamilton, across from the E.T. Sims Neighbor Facilities Building.
The classes will be held on Tuesdays during the month of February from 9 - 11 a.m.