What Makes a Great Masters Week Gig (From a Talent Management POV)
Masters Week is Augusta’s Super Bowl for live entertainment. The best gigs don’t happen by accident - they’re built on three core habits and one bonus superpower.
Masters Week moves quickly. We move quicker - clearly, flexibly, and always a notch above what’s expected.
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Growing Augusta Adapts Sunshine Farms’ Chick Hatching Project—Built for High School, Rooted in Basic Agriculture
Growing Augusta: Arts, Agriculture & Agency is launching AgLab: #ChickEdition, a high school adaptation of Sunshine Farms’ popular chick hatching project. While the original program was designed for elementary learners, the Cross Creek pilot retains the engaging embryology experience and explicitly embeds Georgia Basic Agriculture (02.47100) competencies - so teachers can deliver rigorous, standard-aligned instruction with clear student artifacts.
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New Resource for Artists — Explore the Greater Augusta Arts Council Lending Library
Greater Augusta Arts Council members can borrow items for up to five business days — from lighting kits and easels to sewing machines, DJ gear, and pottery tools — all free with your membership. Whether you’re a visual artist, musician, dancer, designer, or creative entrepreneur, this library helps you create, collaborate, and grow.
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Why Social-Emotional Learning Belongs in CTAE Classrooms — Especially in Agriculture
As a long-term substitute teaching agriculture to grades 9–12, I’ve experienced firsthand how discipline challenges in an elective class can overshadow even the best-planned lessons. That’s why incorporating SEL isn’t just helpful — it’s essential.
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Paine College Investiture of Dr. Lester A. McCorn: Local BIPOC Farmers Pledge Support and Partnership
“This investiture is not just about marking a new presidency. It’s about lifting up Paine College as an anchor institution - one that can partner with all of us to imagine and build a better future for Augusta.”
— Karen Gordon, Director of Growing Augusta, on behalf of local BIPOC farmers
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[seedsheet4] 6 Low-Maintenance Passive Income Streams for Small Farms
Here are several low-maintenance, passive (or semi-passive) income streams tailored for small farms, especially focusing on subscription models, value-added products, and online sales:
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How Community Gardens Grow More Than Food - They Nurture Social Capital
In a compelling new review, researchers analyze findings from around 50 contemporary studies to uncover the hidden strengths of community gardens. These shared green spaces, they show, are more than just patches of produce—they are vital incubators of social capital.
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Why Choosing Local Matters
In a time when so many of us are asking where our food comes from and how our choices affect health, community, and the planet, one of the simplest yet most powerful acts is choosing to buy directly from local farms. Shopping local does more than put fresher food on your table - it nurtures relationships, strengthens the economy, and cares for the environment
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Adderson Legacy in Agriculture Award Presented to Loretta & Samuel Adderson
Growing Augusta: Arts, Agriculture & Agency, in partnership with Mayor Garnett L. Johnson and the Augusta-Richmond County Commission, proudly announces the creation of the Adderson Legacy in Agriculture Award.
The inaugural award was presented on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, to Loretta and Samuel Adderson, founders of Adderson’s Historic Black Farm in Keysville, Georgia. The recognition came during a special proclamation ceremony officially declaring August as Agriculture Month in Augusta.
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