2023-24 Marshall County Educational Events

• Natural Resources Webinar Series
• Money Wise 101
• Walking Like a Champion
• Farmers Market Produce Marketing Strategies
• ServSafe Certification Course (English)
• ServSafe Certification Course (Spanish)
• Hometown Hospitality
• Bermudagrass Hay Summit
• Beef Quality Assurance Certification
• County Row Crop Meeting
• Your Money, Your Life Financial Education
• Tall Fescue Renovation Workshop
• Getting Started with Meat Goats
• Cattle Reproduction Workshop
• Container Gardening Class
• Plant Identification Walk
• Beef & Forage Field Day
• Filing for Success Business Start Up Course
• Filing for Success Business Start Up (in Spanish)
• Weather Wise Course (in Spanish)
• Water Watch Chemistry Monitoring
• Food Preservation Canning Camp
• Invasive Plant ID & Management Workshop
• Feeding Cotton By-Products to Beef Cattle
• Master Gardener Volunteer Training
• High Tunnel Workshop
• Career Countdown
• Fun & Fitness Elementary Education
• Tomato Taste-Off
• Elementary School Landscape Improvement
• Finding Grants & Seeking Money Workshop
• Job Success Programming
• Agriculture Outlook Meeting
• Body Quest
• Project Knowledge Tree Program
• Farm-City Tour
• Farm-City Awards Banquet
• iCare: Kids (Goal Setting, Money Smarts, Philanthropy)
• Cattle Markets & Marketing
• Classroom in the Forest: Forest in the Classroom
• Holiday Decorating with Nature

Programming Delivery

4-H & Youth

• In-School Clubs
• Summer Camp
• Pig Squeal
• Chick Chain
• Rabbit Project
• Home School Club
• Archery Club
• Shotgun Club
• Youth Council
• Pumpkin Project
• Woodworking
• Architecture
• Photography
• Baked Foods

Agriculture

• Agronomic Crops
• Animal Science & Forages
• Commercial Horticulture
• Home Grounds, Gardens & Pests
• Farm & Agribusiness

Family & Health

• Food Safety & Quality
• Food Preservation
• Financial Management
• Nutrition Education

Natural Resources

• Wildlife & Forestry
• Fisheries & Pond Management

Community Development

• Workforce Development
• Job Skills
• Food Access
• Disaster Preparedness

Ongoing Partnerships & Community Education Outreach

• Marshall County Commission
• United Way
• Marshall County EMA
• Marshall County Schools
• Arab City Schools
• Albertville City Schools
• Boaz City Schools
• Guntersville City Schools
• Alabama FFA
• Alabama Mountains, Rivers & Valleys RC&D Council
• Marshall County Legislative Delegation
• Marshall County Cattlemen’s Association
• Marshall County Farmers Federation
• Marshall County Legislative Office
• Marshall County Leadership Challenge
• Marshall County Youth Leadership
• Albertville Chamber of Commerce
• Guntersville Chamber of Commerce
• Boaz Chamber of Commerce
• Marshall County Soil & Water Conservation District
• Marshall County Forestry Division
• Marshall County Farm Service Agency
• Marshall County Natural Resources Conservation District
• Marshall Christian Academy
• Shepherds Place School
• Marshall County Christian Women’s Job Corps
• Neighborhood Inn
• Marshall County Master Gardeners
• CASA of Marshall County
• Marshall County CAJA
• Guntersville Museum
• Arab City Parks & Recreation
• Guntersville City Parks & Recreation
• Guntersville State Park
• City of Guntersville
• Guntersville Tree Commission & Beautification Board
• K Supply, Inc.
• Lakeview Community Civic Organization
• Guntersville Library

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

• 300+ Educational Programs Delivered
• 1,706 Youth Involved in 4-H Activities
• 76 4-H Animal Projects Completed
• 46 State Championship Shooters in 4-H Archery & Shotgun
• 92 Spanish Speaking Families Received Weather Radios & Weather Wise Programming
• 7,524 Pounds of Produce Grown & Donated to Homebound Seniors
• 896 4-H Competitive Event Projects Completed

For More Information

Marshall County Extension

• 424 Blount Avenue, Guntersville, AL 35976
• (256) 582-2009

Kristen Roberson, County Extension Coordinator, Marshall County

New November 2024, Marshall County Annual Report, ACES-2823