2023 Shelby County Educational Events

• ServSafe for Food Service
• Cottage Food Safety Certificate Course
• Master Gardeners
• Restricted-Use Pesticide Classes
• Local Growers Permits
• Cotton Production Meeting
• Food Preparation
• Food Preservation
• Gardening Programs
• Grow More Give More
• Identity Theft Programs
• Integrated Pest Management
• Nature Journaling Workshop
• Diabetes Education and Empowerment Program (DEEP)
• Pond Management
• Financial Management and Budgeting Classes
• Raised Beds for Seniors
• Private Pesticide License Training and Certification

Resource Areas Serving Shelby County

4-H & Youth

• In-School Clubs
• Summer Camp
• Enrichment Programs
• Horse Club
• Youth Council
• Alabama Water Watch
• Tech Changemakers
• Archery
• Great Outdoors Club
• Fine Arts Club

Agriculture

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

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

• Shelby County Commission
• CAWACO RC&D
• Shelby County Schools
• Alabaster City Schools
• Pelham City Schools
• Alabaster Library
• Pelham Library
• Wilsonville Library
• Harpersville Library
• Alabaster Senior Center
• Heardmont Park Senior Center
• Shelby County Park and Recreation Authority (SCPARA)
• Shelby County Chamber of Commerce
• Shelby County Cattlemen’s Association
• Shelby County Farmers Federation
• Shelby County Soil and Water Conservation
• Alabama Forestry Commission
• Discovery Shelby
• Shelby County RSVP
• The Shelby County Reporter
• Shelby County Drug Task Force

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

• 250 Soil Samples
• 40 ServSafe Certifications
• $94, 400 Community Value in Shelby County Master Gardener hours and philanthropy
• 2,000+ Seniors Reached
• 2,190 Youth Served Through 4-H

For more information

Shelby County Extension

56 Kelley Lane Columbiana, AL 35051

(205) 669-6763

New June 2024, Shelby County Annual Report, ACES-2804