Keep Pickens Beautiful

Retro TV Recycling Day
2022-10-15 09:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Georgia
We have received many calls asking where to recycle that old tube-style TV that’s been cluttering up your garage or basement.

Unfortunately, since they contain toxic metals, they must be handled by a company with the appropriate certifications.

Join KPB on Saturday, October 15 from 9:00 – 1:00 at the Pickens County Recycling Center for a ONE DAY ONLY event!

This is an event hosted by KPB. This is the ONLY time that you can bring your old TVs to the recycling center. KPB is coordinating with a company from Atlanta who can properly and responsibly recycle them.

Let's Clean Up Pickens Part 2!
2022-04-30 10:00 - 12:00 | Georgia
We cleaned up Carver Mill Road on the west side of Pickens County a few weeks ago, and we had so much fun! Join us for our next clean up on the eastside on when we work on….. well, we’re still deciding which is the dirtiest but safest road, so check back for updates!

April is the Great American Cleanup. Come lend a hand, meet new friends, and have the joy of knowing that you’ve made a positive difference in our community!

Earth Day on Main - Community Appreciation Day!
2022-04-23 12:00 - 15:00 | Georgia
Thank you Pickens County!

Keep Pickens Beautiful has been working with the Pickens County community since 1989, and we are so thankful to all our volunteers, members, partners, and supporters. Join us as we celebrate so many things! The Great American Cleanup, Earth Day, the growth of KPB over the past couple of years, and much more!

Join us for:Live music and snacksFree plants! – organic, nonGMO tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, and moreRafflesEdible Jasper walking adventureand of course updates about all that KPB has been up to

We look forward to meeting you! And if you’re already a friend of KPB, we can’t wait to visit with you!

Edible Jasper Spring is Springing!
2022-04-20 11:00 - 15:00 | Georgia
The KPB Edible Jasper Team has been growing plants all Winter…. its time to get them in the ground! Join us as we add more than 300 plants to the Edible Jasper gardens! We will focus on the cold-tolerant plants we’ve been growing, including several kale varieties, swiss chard, bok choy, pak choy, and much more!

Come play in the dirt, meet new friends, and have fun while foodscaping Main Street!

Join us for all our part of the day. We’ll begin behind the Kirby-Quinton Cabin. Once that space is filled, we’ll work our way down Main Street until we run out of plants. See you in the garden!!

Let's Clean Up Pickens! part 1
2022-04-09 10:00 - 12:00 | Georgia
Join the Great American Cleanup this April! Help Pickens County contribute to the billions of pieces of trash being removed from neighborhoods, rivers, trails, and parks during Earth Day month.

Keep Pickens Beautiful will spearhead two local cleanups for streets identified as “most littered” by the county. Join one of those clean-up teams or organize your own neighborhood clean-up with your neighbors. KPB will provide supplies to help you in this effort.

Together we can make a stand in April to restore our neighborhoods and make Pickens know as the cleanest, greenest, brightest county in North Georgia.

How can you participate? Join us on the westside on April 9 as we clean up Carver Mill Road!

Meet us at Hinton Milling at 10:00.Pull to the end of their parking lot – do not block their gate please!KPB will have safety vests, pick-up sticks, and gloves. If you have any of these items, please bring them since our supplies are limited.

KPB will also sponsor a cleanup on the eastside on April 30, so come join our clean-up team or let us know what neighborhood you would like to sponsor.

Edible Jasper Spring Begins 2022!
2022-04-02 09:00 - 12:00 | Georgia
Spring is in the air! It’s time to get the Edible Jasper gardens started!

April is the Great American Cleanup, so we’re going to start the month’s activities with cleaning up the gardens to prep them for new plants. If the weather cooperates, we may start planting some of our cold tolerant starts. We have kale varieties, swiss chard, boy choy, pac choy, and more that are ready to go in the ground asap! And we have a Serviceberry tree that we’ll plant in front of the Kirby-Quinton cabin.

Watch for updates as we modify the event plans based on the weather.

Join us for part or all of the day’s events. We’ll start in the gardens behind the Kirby-Quinton cabin and in the Pickens Progress parking lot, and will work our way down Main Street.

Come play in the dirt with us! Meet new friends! And have fun while beautifying Main Street!

Great American Cleanup
2022-04-01 08:00 - 2022-04-30 17:00 | Georgia
April is the Great American Cleanup in Pickens County. Join us as we clean up and beautify our community!

The Great American Cleanup is the country’s largest community improvement program that kicks off in more than 20,000 communities each spring. This national program engages 4+ million volunteers who take action in their communities to create positive change and lasting impact.

Watch this calendar and our Facebook page for more events and activities throughout the month.

Learn more about the Great American Cleanup HERE.

Edible Jasper Fall Planting and Cleanup
2021-12-12 12:00 - 18:00 | Georgia
Join us for our final Fall Edible Jasper workshop!

Come for the full time, or for part! We’ll take all the helping hands we can get!

We have been growing lots and lots of baby plant starts over the past couple of months, and some of them are ready to go in the ground! We know that it’s late in the season so we’re hoping for the best, so now is the time!!

Join us on Main Street as we plant creeping thyme, cabbage, bok choy, swiss chard, and more!

We will start in the garden at the Kirby Quinton cabin, and plan to add plants to the garden spaces along Main Street.

In addition to planting, we have some cleanup in the garden spaces in the Pickens Progress parking lot.

There’s a lot to do! We need YOU!

Come lend a hand, meet new friends, and have fun with the Edible Jasper Team!

KPB Monthly Board Meeting
2021-11-09 18:30 - 19:30 | Pickens Recycling Center, 390 Appalachian Ct, Jasper, GA, 30143, United States
The Keep Pickens Beautiful Board of Directors meets monthly, on the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30.
Currently, we meet at the Pickens Recycling Center on Appalachian Court. However, this will shift in the winter months.
The community is invited to join us! If you’d like to attend, please complete our Contact form and let us know why you’re interested in KPB.
(note: image is not of our Board, but of Pickens County’s hard-working recycling team and their Green Ribbon Award)

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Edible Jasper - Quinton Cabin garden prep
2021-11-06 15:30 - 18:30 | Edible Jasper – Kirby Quinton Cabin herb garden, Jasper, GA, 30143, United States
Join us as we start the new herb garden behind the historic Kirby Quinton Cabin!
This project is kid-friendly since the garden spaces are away from traffic.
Come for all or part of our workshop! Your helping hands are appreciated for whatever amount of time you’re available.
Edible Jasper is adding another garden! This herb garden will be located behind the cabin, and we will focus on including herbs and other plants for use by the local restaurants. We have surveyed them to find which herbs they use in their kitchens, and since this location is away from traffic and storm run-off, it’s the perfect location!
Come learn how to prep a grassy, impacted space! The location for the garden has been home to grasses and other ‘weeds’ for decades, and the soil is extremely impacted. On this date, we will begin prepping the space for the herb garden. And depending on how quickly we progress, we’ll hopefully even get some plants in the ground!
What does ‘prepping’ mean? All the grass needs to be removed since we want to get this garden started now; digging will be needed by those who can. Then we will amend the soil to improve it so we’ll have happy herbs and other plants. So come get your hands dirty. Get some exercise. Meet new friends. And have fun as we help Edible Jasper grow!
Due to Covid safety protocols, places are limited and we will be keeping space between our volunteers. If we get a large team, we may split into two groups because there is a bit more work to be done on the gardens in the Pickens Progress parking lot.
Learn more about the historic Quinton cabin HERE from the Marble Valley Historical Society.
Note: Complete one registration form per household. If you are bringing friends, please contact KPB to let us know how many people you are bringing.
