Clemson Extension Upstate District

Preserving the Taste of Autumn

Alex Ryan ThompsonFood Systems and Safety Agent Greenville, Spartanburg, Pickens, Anderson, and Oconee Counties             In the Carolinas, autumn means apples. While Western North Carolina may be well known for its apple orchards, Upstate South Carolina has its own thriving network of apple growers. Orchards featuring farm stores, U-Pick, apple-centric treat and beverages, and bushels […]

Horticulture in Greenville County

Drew JeffersHorticulture AgentGreenville County Urban Tree Workshop for Greenville County Landscape and Tree Professionals  Urban tree care is a growing need in Greenville County. Clemson Extension held a full-day workshop for tree care and landscape professionals. The workshop was a joint effort between the Horticulture agent Drew Jeffers and Forestry and Natural Resource agent Carolyn […]

4-H Happenings

Amie Mabe, 4-H Youth Development Agent Forest Explorers Ready To Explore Again The Forest Explorers 4-H Club of Greenville County are used to adventuring outside for their monthly meetings. During the past couple of months when the weather has been too cold to be outside, members met at the Greenville County Extension Office to continue […]

New Rural Health & Nutrition Agent

My name is Dylan Mott and I am happy to be continuing with Clemson Extension as the Rural Health and Nutrition Agent in Greenville County. I am a Greenville native and love Upstate SC!  I received my BS in Health Science from Clemson University (Go Tigers!) and just graduated with my Master of Public Health from […]

Physical Activity Programs Provide Support and Referral Pathway for Health Extension for Diabetes

Ellie Lane, MS, E-RYT, CPT Rural Health and Nutrition Extension Agent, Clemson Cooperative Extension Clemson Extension’s Rural Health and Nutrition Team educates South Carolinians on diabetes self-management practices through the Health Extension for Diabetes program (HED). HED is a 4-month diabetes self-management and support program for individuals diagnosed with diabetes. Participants receive diabetes education and […]

First South Carolina Master Food Preservers Graduate

Alex Ryan Thompson, Food Systems and Safety Agent The first cohort of South Carolina Master Food Preservers graduated at the Philips Market Center in Columbia, South Carolina on January 24th, 2024. The South Carolina Master Food Preserver program began in Fall 2022 and aims to expand the reach of  Clemson Cooperative Extension’s Food Systems and […]

New Horticulture Agent

Drew Jeffers is the new Horticulture agent in the Greenville County office. A native of the mountains of eastern Tennessee, he holds a B.S. in Plant and Soil Science and an M.S. in Plant and Soil Science from the University of Tennessee. Jeffers comes to us from the Spartanburg office, where he was in a […]