Community Garden Grant: Let’s Plant is a community garden grant program administered through the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce with the USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Community organizations, non-profits, and city/county governments in the state of Mississippi are eligible to apply for funds up to $750. Grants cannot be awarded to an individual…
Growing Lunch Program Now Open!
School Garden Grant: Growing Lunch is a school garden grant program administered through the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce with the USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Eligible schools can receive a grant up to $500 to purchase supplies needed to plant a school garden. This program will act as an educational tool to…
FARM Corps
The mission of Mississippi FARM Corps is to provide a ready, willing, and able workforce of National Guard and Reserve soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, and other military veterans in service to American agriculture. Check out https://extension.msstate.edu/farmcorps/ for employee and employer resources as well as job listings!
Mississippi Hemp Production
USDA Accepting Applications for Mississippi Hemp Production Licenses The Mississippi Hemp Cultivation Act (Senate Bill 2725) was signed into law on June 29, 2020. This act legalized the cultivation of hemp under a state plan to be created and implemented by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce. Although the act allowed for a state hemp…
Creating Your Own Garden of Eatin’
I recently presented at the Mississippi State Master Gardeners’ Conference in Cleveland, Mississippi! We had a great time time and I got to share some ideas about edible landscapes. Please click the link below to check out my PowerPoint presentation. Edible Landscapes_Creating Your Own Garden of Eatin 2019
Master Floral Designer Program Now Offered Online!
Registration is now open for the fall semester class, Master Floral Designer Online, Phase I. https://register.extension.msstate.edu/master-floral-designer-online-%E2%80%93-phase-i For more information, see http://extension.msstate.edu/content/master-floral-designers.
Annual Field Day…THIS THURSDAY!
Please join us June 6 at the Annual Beaumont Horticultural Unit Field Day! We’re located at 478 Hwy 15N, Beaumont, MS 39423 Pre-registration is NOT required!
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