Featured Programs Emergency Preparedness 08/04/26 - 09/01/26 A Handy Homeowners Series: Learn how to prepare your home and family for emergencies with practical, real-life strategies. Be prepared, not scared! Garden Learning Series 08/04/26 - 08/04/26 09/01/26 - 09/01/26 A workshop series hosted at the Botanic Garden at Georgia Southern. Each session highlights a seasonal skill, simple garden project, or nature-inspired craft, giving participants a relaxed way to learn and explore the Garden. Advanced Beekeeping Class 09/01/26 - 09/22/26 Come join us as we travel deeper and deeper into our beehives! This hands-on approach will give you more and more confidence with your bees! Aquaponics 101 This course contains no sessions. Click here to be notified about the next scheduled program. Discover the World of Aquaponics! Dive into sustainable food production with this 6-week evening program at Georgia Southern's Sustainable Aquaponics Research Center. Designed for adults, each hands-on session blends expert instruction with real-world practice-so you'll learn by doing! Gain the skills and confidence to start your own aquaponics system and access resources for even deeper learning. Beekeeping Class for Beginners This course contains no sessions. Discover Beekeeping: Dive into the art and science of beekeeping with our beginner's class. Learn the basics of hive management, and bee behavior in a hands-on environment. Perfect for enthusiasts looking to start their own hive or simply gain a deeper understanding of these remarkable pollinators. This class is for Adults (18+) only. From the Ground Up: A Business Plan Workshop 09/17/26 - 09/17/26 Ready to be your own boss but don't know where to start? This practical workshop guides you through mapping your ideal customer, mastering local marketing, and securing startup financing so you can confidently launch your own business. Rooted & Roasted: A Bean-To-Cup Journey 10/29/26 - 10/29/26 This immersive program invites you to follow coffee from its origins on a farm through harvesting, processing, roasting, and brewing all the way to the coffee cup in your hands. Woven throughout is a personal story of honoring the farmers, communities, and ecosystems at the very beginning of the coffee supply chain. Participants leave not just knowing how coffee is made, but understanding who makes it possible and why that matters. The Financial Flex: Live Confidently With Your Finances 09/29/26 - 09/29/26 Living paycheck to paycheck with student loans, a maxed-out credit card, and the insane cost of childcare is exhausting. You're working hard, but the economy is on the struggle bus. The Financial Flex is built to stop the financial fatigue. It's time to level up your wallet, get your coin right, and flex on inflation-no judgment, just results. The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary & Georgia DNR Boating Safety Course 08/10/26 - 08/13/26 09/14/26 - 09/17/26 Learn essential boating skills with instructors from the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and Georgia DNR. This course prepares you for the DNR Boater Education certification so you can legally operate jet skis and motorboats in most states.

Upcoming Programs Garden Learning Series Tuesday, August 4, 2026 Emergency Preparedness August 4, 2026 to September 1, 2026 The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary & Georgia DNR Boating Safety Course August 10-13, 2026 Advanced Beekeeping Class September 1-22, 2026 Garden Learning Series Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Featured Programs

Emergency Preparedness 08/04/26 - 09/01/26 A Handy Homeowners Series: Learn how to prepare your home and family for emergencies with practical, real-life strategies. Be prepared, not scared!

Garden Learning Series 08/04/26 - 08/04/26 09/01/26 - 09/01/26 A workshop series hosted at the Botanic Garden at Georgia Southern. Each session highlights a seasonal skill, simple garden project, or nature-inspired craft, giving participants a relaxed way to learn and explore the Garden.

Advanced Beekeeping Class 09/01/26 - 09/22/26 Come join us as we travel deeper and deeper into our beehives! This hands-on approach will give you more and more confidence with your bees!

Aquaponics 101 This course contains no sessions. Click here to be notified about the next scheduled program. Discover the World of Aquaponics! Dive into sustainable food production with this 6-week evening program at Georgia Southern's Sustainable Aquaponics Research Center. Designed for adults, each hands-on session blends expert instruction with real-world practice-so you'll learn by doing! Gain the skills and confidence to start your own aquaponics system and access resources for even deeper learning.

Beekeeping Class for Beginners This course contains no sessions. Discover Beekeeping: Dive into the art and science of beekeeping with our beginner's class. Learn the basics of hive management, and bee behavior in a hands-on environment. Perfect for enthusiasts looking to start their own hive or simply gain a deeper understanding of these remarkable pollinators. This class is for Adults (18+) only.

From the Ground Up: A Business Plan Workshop 09/17/26 - 09/17/26 Ready to be your own boss but don't know where to start? This practical workshop guides you through mapping your ideal customer, mastering local marketing, and securing startup financing so you can confidently launch your own business.

Rooted & Roasted: A Bean-To-Cup Journey 10/29/26 - 10/29/26 This immersive program invites you to follow coffee from its origins on a farm through harvesting, processing, roasting, and brewing all the way to the coffee cup in your hands. Woven throughout is a personal story of honoring the farmers, communities, and ecosystems at the very beginning of the coffee supply chain. Participants leave not just knowing how coffee is made, but understanding who makes it possible and why that matters.

The Financial Flex: Live Confidently With Your Finances 09/29/26 - 09/29/26 Living paycheck to paycheck with student loans, a maxed-out credit card, and the insane cost of childcare is exhausting. You're working hard, but the economy is on the struggle bus. The Financial Flex is built to stop the financial fatigue. It's time to level up your wallet, get your coin right, and flex on inflation-no judgment, just results.

The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary & Georgia DNR Boating Safety Course 08/10/26 - 08/13/26 09/14/26 - 09/17/26 Learn essential boating skills with instructors from the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and Georgia DNR. This course prepares you for the DNR Boater Education certification so you can legally operate jet skis and motorboats in most states.