North Alabama Agriplex

The North Alabama Agriplex promotes agriculture education and heritage by offering educational programs, Touring Farms for Kids, and public events. April 25 Harvest to Home Local Foods Dinner and Silent Auction , Wallace State Conference Center, 6:00pm, $40 per ticket, Tickets on sale next week at www.agriplex.org.   May 04 Cullman Farm Kids Club Attracting Birds to your Backyard - 9:00 to 10:30 am North Alabama Agriplex, 1714 Talley Ho Street, Cullman, AL 35056, 256-297-1044 Make a birdhouse and bird feeders. Learn ways to attract these feathered friends to your home. $5 per child, $10 per family. To register please go to www.Agriplex.org and click on the register tab. Follow the link to our new registration system RecDesk. See you soon! May 07 Cullman Living Landscapes Combat invasive Plants - 6:00 pm North Alabama Agriplex, 1714 Talley Ho Street, Cullman, AL 35056, 256-297-1044 Privet, bamboo, ivy, multiflora rose! They are all growing in my yard! How do I get rid of them- forever!?? Hands-on demonstration with Extension's Noah Bowling. $5 per person. To register please go to www.Agriplex.org and click on the register tab. Follow the link to our new registration system RecDesk. See you soon! May 09 Cullman Heritage Skills Hypertufa - 6:00 pm North Alabama Agriplex, 1714 Talley Ho Street, Cullman, AL 35056, 256-297-1044 Learn to make your own lightweight plant containers with Alabama Extension's Raydonna Sims. Hypertufa looks like concrete but it is lightweight. Limited space. $15 per person. To register please go to www.Agriplex.org and click on the register tab. Follow the link to our new registration system RecDesk. See you soon! May 10 Cullman Little Famers Sunflowers - 10:00 to 11:00 am North Alabama Agriplex, 1714 Talley Ho Street, Cullman, AL 35056, 256-297-1044 April showers bring May flowers. We will plant flowers! Sunflowers to be exact. $5 per child, $10 per family. To register please go to www.Agriplex.org and click on the register tab. Follow the link to our new registration system RecDesk. See you soon! May 15 Cullman Lunch & Learn Raised Bed Gardening - 12:00 to 1:00 pm North Alabama Agriplex, 1714 Talley Ho Street, Cullman, AL 35056, 256-297-1044 12-1 Free Program with door prizes at each event. New topic every month. Call 256-297-1044 to reserve your seat. Bring your own lunch. May 23 Cullman Heritage Homeschool Wildlife - 9:00 to 11:00 am North Alabama Agriplex, 1714 Talley Ho Street, Cullman, AL 35056, 256-297-1044 Wildlife plays an important role in Alabama history. Let's explore some of our more prominent wildlife as we learn to identify them and their habitats with experts from the Alabama Trappers and Predator Control Association. $8 per child, $16 per family. To register please go to www.Agriplex.org and click on the register tab. Follow the link to our new registration system RecDesk. See you soon! May 25 Cullman Blacksmith Workshop - 9:00 am-3:00 pm North Alabama Agriplex, 1714 Talley Ho Street, Cullman, AL 35056, 256-297-1044 Taught by Allan Kress; Limited Space for adults and kids ages 14-17 with supervising adult. Maximum of 10 students. Cost is $25 per person. To register please go to www.Agriplex.org and click on the register tab. Follow the link to our new registration system RecDesk. June 01 Cullman Farm Kids Club Horse Talk - 9:00 to 10:30 am North Alabama Agriplex, 1714 Talley Ho Street, Cullman, AL 35056, 256-297-1044 Learn the basics of horses from care to gaits. Meet horse up close- we won't ride but we will pet! $5 per child, $10 per family. To register please go to www.Agriplex.org and click on the register tab. Follow the link to our new registration system RecDesk. See you soon! June 04 Cullman Living Landscapes Training Trees; the first 25 years - 6:00 pm North Alabama Agriplex, 1714 Talley Ho Street, Cullman, AL 35056, 256-297-1044 ISA Certified Arborist Lee McBride will discuss pruning young trees with the goal of developing strong tree structure with one dominant stem. $5 per person. To register please go to www.Agriplex.org and click on the register tab. Follow the link to our new registration system RecDesk. See you soon! Summer Programs June 05, 19, 26 Cullman Garden Camp - 9:00 am to 11:00 am North Alabama Agriplex, 1714 Talley Ho Street, Cullman, AL 35056, 256-297-1044 Campers work in raised beds at the Agriplex and take home projects to continue.To register please go to www.Agriplex.org and click on the register tab. Follow the link to our new registration system RecDesk. June 6 and 7 Winston County Winston County Touring Farms for Kids - 8:00 am to 3:00 pm $25 per person. See Winston County Extension Office for registration, (205)-489-5376 June 12 and 13 Cullman 19th Annual Touring Farms for Kids - 8:00 am to 3:00 pm North Alabama Agriplex, 1714 Talley Ho Street, Cullman, AL 35056, 256-297-1044 Two days of farm tours in Cullman County. Food and t-shirts will be provided. Paying parents are welcome to attend, but may need to drive separately. $25 per person. To register please go to www.Agriplex.org and click on the register tab. Follow the link to our new registration system RecDesk. July 18 and 19 Cullman Nature Day Camp Hurricane Creek Park, Echota Cherokee Tribal Land, and Earthworks Environmental Ed Center; New camp exploring our natural world and our Native American Heritage with adventure activities including hiking, canoeing, heritage crafts, and storytelling. For ages 10-14, $35 per person. Register at www.agriplex.org July 15-19 Cullman Sewing 101- 9:00 am to 12:00pm North Alabama Agriplex, 1714 Talley Ho Street, Cullman, AL 35056, 256-297-1044 For ages 7-12 and 5-6 with an adult. Sewing Camp 101 is designed for children interested in learning to sew. Campers will learn the basics of hand sewing while making projects to take home. $40 To register please go to www.Agriplex.org and click on the register tab. Follow the link to our new registration system RecDesk. July 22-26 Cullman Sewing Camp 102- 9:00 am to 12:00 pm North Alabama Agriplex, 1714 Talley Ho Street, Cullman, AL 35056, 256-297-1044 For ages 9-18. Sewing Camp 102 is designed for Sewing Camp alumni who want to expand their sewing skills by reviewing hand stitching and moving on to machine sewing. Each camper will bring their own sewing machine to learn on by making easy projects to take home. This is beginner Sewing Machine basics, no previous machine experience required. $40 To register please go to www.Agriplex.org and click on the register tab. Follow the link to our new registration system RecDesk. August 10 Cullman Sewing Camp 103- 9:00 am to 3:00 pm North Alabama Agriplex, 1714 Talley Ho Street, Cullman, AL 35056, 256-297-1044 For ages 9-18. This workshop is designed for Sewing 102 alumni who want to further their sewing experience by learning pattern reading and make a project from their own pattern. Sewing machine experience required. Campers will learn to read a pattern, to purchase fabric, follow pattern directions and complete one project to take home. $25 To register please go to www.Agriplex.org and click on the register tab. Follow the link to our new registration system RecDesk.