Spring Forward Paulding County

With spring near, our clocks SPRING FORWARD an hour on March 12. Paulding County UGA Extension and their friends will herald spring’s arrival through a series of countywide events. These events are part of a continuous outreach to the community supported by the University of Georgia Extension and Paulding County. They are fun, interesting and informative seminars aimed at our helping our community to live, learn and prosper with local experts taking center stage.
This year, the Paulding County UGA Extension Agriculture and Natural Resources Program Development Team has decided to spread the festival activities out over several weeks and take the events on the road. In collaboration with the Paulding County libraries, Elrod Garden Center, Master Gardener Extension Volunteers, Paulding County 4-H, Keep Paulding Beautiful and the Paulding County Water Department, you’ll find something for everyone and events that are happening in your part of the county and even in surrounding counties! Learn about vegetable and landscape gardening, water conservation, and farming practices from experts! Most events are free and open to the public. Two of the more intensive programs, require a registration fee, but include lunch.

1. February 22-April 29-Spring Forward Paulding Events Schedule- Choose the events that suits your interest and schedule!
2. February 22-Master Gardener Meeting, 10 am, Paulding County Extension Office, Seed Saving Class with Josh Fuder, Cherokee County Extension Agent
3. February 23-Northwest Georgia Gardening Symposium, 8:30-3:30, North Metro Campus of Chattahoochee Tech, check our website for registration details, $35 Registration fee includes lunch: www.ugaextension.org/paulding
4. February 27- Pruning Basics with Mary Carol Sheffield at Crossroads Library, 4 pm. Free, but space is limited, call 770-975- 0197 to reserve your space
5. March 2- Vegetable Gardening Class with Master Gardener Robert Cheatham at Crossroads Library, 4 pm. Free, but space is limited, call 770-975- 0197 to reserve your space
6. March 4-Keep Paulding Beautiful will host a Secure, FREE Shredder Event, New Season Church in Hiram, 9 am - 1 pm
7. March 18- Vegetable Gardening Class with Master Gardener Robert Cheatham at Dallas Library, 2 pm. Free, but space is limited, call (770) 445-5680 to reserve your space
8. March 20- Hydroponic Tower Gardening Class with Master Gardener Kristine Huffman at Crossroads Library, 4 pm. Free, but space is limited, call 770-975- 0197 to reserve your space
9. March 23-Master Gardener Meeting, 10 am, Paulding County Extension Office, The Art and Science of Pruning with Mary Carol Sheffield, Paulding County Extension Agent
10. March 29- Butterfly Gardening Class with Master Gardener Donna Phillips at Crossroads Library, 5 pm. Free, but space is limited, call 770-975- 0197 to reserve your space
11. April 18-Egg Candling Certification Classes in Calhoun (Gordon County): April 18 @ 8am, 12pm and 2pm. Call 770-535- 5955 to register. Free (limited space-registration required) certification class required for anyone wanting to sell eggs at local farmer’s markets in Georgia.
12. April 21-Too Much to Mow, What to Grow? Small and beginning farmers workshop. Bartow County Library, 9 am - 2 pm, $49 Registration fee/lunch included. Register online.at http://www.georgiasbdc.org/training/?center=rome or call 706-622- 2006
13. April 26-Georgia Highlands College-Annual Earth Day Event-Free and open to the public 11 am – 1 pm
14. April 29-Paulding County Master Gardener Plant Sale in conjunction with Dallas' City Fest, 8 am - 1 pm. 

For more information about Spring Forward Paulding, you may contact the UGA Cooperative Extension office in Paulding County at 770-443- 7616, or visit www.ugaextension.org. The Extension office provides unbiased, research-based, educational resources and classes in three program areas -- Agriculture & Natural Resources, 4-H Youth Development and Family & Consumer Sciences.