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Extension Matters Volume 12 Number 2

Produce to the People

James Brewer lives by the same advice he gives folks, and along with growing vegetables sustainably and selling locally, Brewer wants to help producers throughout Mississippi and beyond do what he’s doing.

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Southern Gardening

Small spaces can have a large visual impact

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Extension Matters Features
Brewer Vegetable Farm partners with Extension, shares knowledge with fellow producers
Feature Story
Art Doing Its Part to address litter
Extension Matters Features
Extension summer 2026 update
Southern Gardening
Small spaces can have a large visual impact
Feature Story
Search for needs brings unwanted ants indoors
Southern Gardening
Uptick Gold & Bronze tickseed is a great plant

Extension Matters
Volume 12 Number 2

What our clients are saying about us

Extension is helping our community grow and offer more projects for our children. We need more of this—the children are our future.

Rosemary Williams, Daycare Owner

Extension by the Numbers

82

Mississippi Counties Served
(all of them!)

90,000

Youth Reached Through 4-H

2,025,287

Direct Educational Contacts

123,852

Educational Events

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