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Urban AG in Alabama
Cawaco has been partnering with the National Association of R&D Councils, Jefferson County Soil & Water, and NRCS to outreach to urban farmers about programs that can benefit them. In 2024, we held four Urban Ag meetings! They were held in two …
Alabama Cooperative Extension: Shelby County
Shelby County Extension Expanded their educational capacity by providing programs that improve food security and safety. By teaching gardening skills and providing necessary materials for citizens to have access to growing and maintaining gardens, and …
Alabama Cooperative Extension: Walker County
Walker County Raised Bed Garden and Invasive Species Control Through the CAWACO grant funds, ACES provided a 40 hour Master Gardener Volunteer Training Program for 10 local M.G. interns. Each intern learned about many topics related to home horticultur …
Montevallo Main Street Co-Starters
During our first two years of offering CO.STARTERS, 9 entrepreneurs have graduated from the program, and they are already making a big difference in Shelby County. For example, Sean & Beth Hilty graduated from our first cohort in 2022, and their bu …
Cawaco Internships- Parrish Elementary Middle School
Caleb Kilpatrick and Destiny Kimbrell earned experience and some money working in the school garden over the summer. They were responsible for grass cutting, weed eating, garden maintenance, and harvesting.
Cawaco Internships- Coosa Riverkeeper
Gracie Grimes helped Coosa Riverkeeper with various aspects of their work. She assisted with several outreach projects and educational events, and even attended Coosa Riverkeeper’s annual meeting She was tasked with researching toxic pollutants taken f …
Cawaco Internships- Cool Green Trees
Matthew Dale spent the duration of his internship surveying the trees in central city neighborhood in Birmingham Alabama. He collected data on existing trees as well as empty tree wells and strips of land where new trees could be planted. Information c …
Cawaco Internships- Shelby County HS
The interns worked for the Shelby County High School FFA Community Garden. Students planted, harvested and donated vegetables to local people and organizations. The Shelby County High School garden is used in several different ways to benefit the stude …
Cawaco Internships- Friends of the Locust Fork River
FLFR hired three interns to help with projects all over the county. These interns participated with the following activities: Monthly cleanup locations: Mardis Mill, Swann Covered Bridge, the creek by Walmart, Taylor Riverside Park, CR 14 in Snead, Hor …
Cawaco Internship- Freshwater Land Trust
This grant partially funded the spring and summer Outreach & Stewardship internships at Freshwater Land Trust (FLT). Both interns primarily worked with Rebekah Correia, FLT’s Outreach & Communications Director, and Sam McCoy, FLT’s Land Steward …
