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Poring over seed catalogs and pollinator mixes can be confusing, which is why the UGA Bee Lab created a pollinator garden "flat" to help you get started! We carefully picked flowering plants that will attract an array of different pollinators and other beneficial insects. We want your pollinator garden to be successful, which is why we choose plants suited for the Piedmont region here in Georgia. Pollinator garden flats will include 21 plants and are $75. All proceeds go to support bee research. Your pollinator garden flat will be available for pick up at the UGA Bee Lab located at 1221 Hog Mountain Road on May 27th from 10 – 2pm. There will be bee lab personnel there to answer questions. PLUS, there will be additional plants for sale the day you pick up your pollinator garden. No cash! Checks are the preferred method of payment, or you can order your flat online. Order your flat here.  There are a limited number of flats.

May 27

10:00AM - 2:00PM UGA Bee Lab Pollinator Garden Sale UGA Bee Lab, Watkinsville, GA

The Better Process Control School offers instruction which fulfills the FDA and USDA Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) requirements to certify supervisors of acidification, thermal processing, and container closure evaluation operations during the canning of low-acid or acidified foods.When: June 6th- 8th, 2023 Where: 240 Food Science Bldg. | 100 Cedar Street | Athens, GA 30602Cost: $600 Registration Closes on 5/30 at 4:00 pm. 

Jun 06

06/06 8:00AM - 06/08 5:00PM In-Person Better Processing Control School Food Science, ATHENS, GA

Camp Dirty Knees is a fun, hands-on day camp.  This year's camp will focus on pollinators, like bees and butterflies, planting flowers, composting & some live animals.  UPDATE- CLASS IS FULL

Jun 06

06/06 9:00AM - 06/08 12:00PM Camp Dirty Knees Carroll County Coop Ext Off, CARROLLTON, GA

Registration begins at 7:30 am. 

Jun 15

7:30AM - 5:00PM Corn Silage and Forage Field Day

For $10, come grab a succulent to plant!  UGA Master Gardener Volunteers will be present for gardening questions! Space is limited to 10 people in this class.

Jul 17

6:30PM - 8:30PM SEED Program- Succulent Care and Potting Class Carroll County Coop Ext Off, CARROLLTON, GA

The Preventive Controls Rule requires that each facility have Preventive Control Qualified Individuals for the development and implementation of Hazard Analysis and Risk-based Preventive Controls for Human Foods. This course provides the required training. The curriculum is designed for food industry professionals with responsibility for the development and implementation of a food safety plan. Attendees who complete the course will be recognized as Preventive Controls Qualified Individuals (PCQI). This two-and-a-half-day course was developed by the Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance, a broad-based public-private alliance created by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Illinois Institute of Technology’s Institute for Food Safety and Health (IFSH) in cooperation with the Association of Food and Drug Officials. This training will take place in Athens, Georgia on September 19th-21st, 2023. Registration closes on 09/12 at 4:00 pm. 

Sep 19

09/19 8:00AM - 09/21 12:00PM Preventative Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI) Workshop Food Science, ATHENS, GA

This International HACCP Alliance accredited course discusses produce safety, Good Manufacturing Practices, and how to develop food safety programs based on the core principles of Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP). This course does not meet seafood HACCP training requirements required for seafood wholesalers by the US FDA and Georgia Dept. of Agriculture. Registration will open on July 17th at 8 am and close on October 10th, 2023 at 4 pm.

Oct 17

10/17 8:00AM - 10/18 5:00PM General HACCP Food Science, ATHENS, GA

Dr. Alison BentleyDirector, Global Wheat ProgramInternational Maize and Wheat Improvement Center More information coming soon.

Oct 27

3:00PM - 5:00PM SAVE THE DATE: Boerma Plant Breeding for Excellence Lecture Series Richard B Russell Building Special Collections Libraries, ATHENS, GA

The Better Process Control School offers instruction which fulfills the FDA and USDA Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) requirements to certify supervisors of acidification, thermal processing, and container closure evaluation operations during the canning of low-acid or acidified foods. When: November 7th-9th, 2023 (8 am - 5pm)Where: 240 Food Science Bldg. | 100 Cedar Street | Athens, GA 30602

Nov 07

11/07 8:00AM - 11/09 5:00PM In Person Better Process Control School Food Science, ATHENS, GA