Shelby County Soil & Water Conservation District

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CANCELLED! Rain Barrel workshop has been cancelled for now due to 70% chance showers and thunderstorms. Please like and follow are Educational Gardens page for updated date and time.
Workshop Alert!
Next Friday May 17th at 10AM, the Gardens will be hosting a Rain Barrel Workshop with special presenter Kristine Goddard. Hope to see you all there!

Tomorrow is the Farmers' Trade & Market Day. Y'all come out and shop with us. We have something for EVERYONE!
9 to 2 Saturday May 4th at 56 Kelley Lane Columbiana - Off Hwy 70 beside the School of Technology.

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I had so much fun with this wonderful group. Thank you so much for having inviting me!

Earth Day Celebration at Dunnavant Valley Park!

Happy Earth Day! Come celebrate with us at Dunnavant Valley Park at 10am.

Vendor Spotlight:
Purple Heart Wood Products - Handmade wood items - John has everything from end tables to lamps to cutting boards and hand carved decoration pieces. Come out and see what he has. I got a cutting board last year from him and we absolutely love it.

We will be there! Come see us, we will have earth day stickers and and garden calendars.

Mark your calendars to spend Earth Day with us on April 22nd at Dunnavant Valley Park. Join us as we launch our new special events recycling project and celebrate the collaborative efforts taking place in our county to raise awareness about our environment.

Support your local farmers! Strawberries are finally ready at Deloach Farms. We took the grandkids and picked 2 gallon fresh sweet strawberries.

UPDATE: PLEASE READ!!!
Plant/Seed Exchange Saturday 10AM
There will be a Dog Show at the Exhibition Center on Saturday. When you pull onto Argo Road, there will be a parking attendant for the Dog Show, tell them you are going to the Seed/Plant Exchange and you will not be charged nor parked. You will then turn right onto Kelley Lane, we will be set up under the pavilion at the Educational Gardens.

We are still accepting vendor applications for our Farmers Trade & Market Day on May 4th.

UPDATE: PLEASE READ!!!
There will be a Dog Show at the Exhibition Center on Saturday. When you pull onto Argo Road, there will be a parking attendant for the Dog Show, tell them you are going to the Seed/Plant Exchange and you will not be charged nor parked. You will then turn right onto Kelley Lane, we will be set up under the pavilion at the Educational Gardens.

Plants are growing and ready for the Plant/Seed Exchange. We will plant our raised beds next week and everything left over will be given away next Saturday April 6th at our Plant/Seed Exchange. We have over 1200 plants in 16 varieties of tomatoes and 10 pepper varieties along with some squash and cucumbers. We also have a box full of seeds. Come out and see us. Bring some seeds and/or plants to exchange or give away. We welcome all plants, house plants, vegetable plants, flower bulbs, herbs, whatever you have. Invite your friends and neighbors. As a bonus you can also tour our raised gardens and get planting advice from other gardeners.

AG LEARNING STATION!
Thanks to our wonderful sponsor/partner Shelby County Farmers Federation, we were able to give away two Ag Learning Stations!
Each station consists of a table-top bookshelf filled with 22 agriculture and conservation accurate books. These books cover a variety of topics including farming, gardening, pollinators, natural resource conservation and so much more!
We are thrilled that the Harpersville Library received one of stations and will have access to these amazing resources about where our FOOD, FUEL, & FIBER comes from!
Pictured is Kim Joiner - Shelby County Soil & Water Conservation District and Marsha Moore - The Harpersville Library.
The adorable kids are Kim's grandchildren Quinn and Arthur Joiner.