2023 Limestone County Educational Events

• ServSafe for Food Service
• Master Gardeners
• Gardening Programs
• Local Growers Permits
• Cotton Production Meeting
• Row Crops Field Day
• Precision Ag Conference
• Food Preservation
• Food Preparation
• Identity Theft Programs
• Financial Management and Budgeting Classes
• Understanding Credit and Credit Scores Classes
• Private Pesticide License Training and Certification
• Raised Bed Gardening
• Today’s Mom: Pregnant Women and Teen Education
• Eating Smart Being Active Program
• Forage Management Workshop

Resource Areas Serving Limestone County

4-H & Youth

• In-School Clubs
• Summer Camp
• Pig Squeal
• Your Money Your Life
• Alabama Water Watch
• Reading Buddies
• Youth Council
• RiverKids
• Summer Day Camps
• Culinary Lab Cooking Classes

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

• Limestone County Commission
• AMRV RC&D
• Limestone County Schools
• 21st Century After School Programs
• Dekko Foundation
• Athens City Schools
• Athens Limestone Public Library
• Athens Farmers Market
• Athens Limestone Chamber of Commerce
• Council on Aging
• Limestone County Juvenile Probation Office
• Limestone County EMA
• Limestone County DHR
• Limestone County Cattlemen’s Association
• Limestone County Farmer’s Federation
• Limestone County Soil & Water Conservation
• United Way of Athens-Limestone County
• Alabama Forestry Commission
• Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
• Limestone County Sheriff
• TN Valley Research & Extension Ctr
• TN Valley Farmers Cooperative
• Athens State University
• Calhoun Community College

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

• 2,194 Youths Participated in Your Money Your Life
• 991 High School Students Received Vaping Prevention Education
• 4,001 Youth Served Through 4-H
• 300+ Seniors Reached
• 603 Adults Received Agricultural Education

For More Information

• Limestone County Extension
• 1109 W. Market St., Suite A Athens, AL 35611
• (256) 232-5510

Chloe Wilson, County Extension Coordinator

New July 2024, Limestone County Annual Report, ACES-2809