Keep Pickens Beautiful

Edible Jasper at the Community Thrift Store!
2023-06-03 10:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Pickens Community Thrift Store, 110 Samaritan Drive, Jasper, Georgia, 30143, United States
Edible Jasper Grows Again!Join us as we install a new Edible Jasper garden around the Community Thrift Store’s new sign.We will show you how lasagne-style garden-building works. The soil around the sign is terrible – it’s impacted, mostly clay, and full of well-established grass. We’ll build a thick barrier from recycled cardboard, and then will add layers of leaf litter, soil with compost, and mulch.Plants to be added include rosemary, lavender, various thymes, bee balm, kale, and more!Come help beautify our community with another sustainable, edible garden, meet new friends, learn new things, and get your hands dirty! It’s good for you and for everyone else too! 🙂

Plant Talk - Trash Walk
2023-06-10 10:00 - 14:00 | Keep Pickens Beautiful Office, 56 South Main Street, Jasper, Georgia, 30143, United States
Join us on June 10 from 10:00-2:00ish as we learn about the useful, beneficial, and native plants growing on our roadsides while we help clean up our community.

Our friend and local herbalist, Crystal Rhys, will lead our plant walk from our office (the little green cabin at 56 South Main Street – across from 61 Main) to the sheriff’s office. Spring Street -> AW Lawson

Along the way, we’ll clean up the roadside trash to help beautify our community.

We are sure you’ll be amazed at all the amazing plants we’ll learn about that you probably didn’t realize are growing on the roads we travel daily!

Come learn new things, meet new friends, get some exercise, and do good things!

Retro TV Recycling Day
2023-08-19 09:00 - 13:00
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, August 19 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.

Small – up to 50 pounds – $10.00

Medium – 50-100 pounds – $15.00

Large – 100-200 pounds – $20.00

Extra Large – more than 200 pounds – $40.00

TVs and monitors must be complete and intact. Broken units will not be accepted.

Make Your Own Stepping Stone
2023-09-30 10:00 - 14:00
We’re adding stepping stones to the Memorial Garden pathway near the County Chambers office using recycled glass from the Pickens County Recycling Center. We invite you to come make your very own, custom stepping stone(s) to add to the garden! We need to make around 100 stepping stones, so bring your family and friends and help us accomplish our goal.

Event will be held at the Pickens County Recycling Center located at 3090 Appalachian Court in Jasper.

Come anytime between 10am and 2pm and make as many as you’d like!

Stepping stones will be installed during SERVE Pickens Community Event (October 21st) so keep an eye out for that event as well!

Registration is not required but we do appreciate early sign up so we can make sure to have enough supplies ready.

Event is FREE

Serve Pickens - Edible Pickens
2023-10-21 08:00 - 14:00 | Memorial & Edible Pickens Gardens in Lee Newton Park, 500 Stegall Drive, Jasper, Georgia, 30143
On this day of service throughout Pickens County, join us as we install the pavers we made at September 30th’s workshop. We also have plant starts growing, so we’ll add some Fall plants to the gardens. We’ll be doing lots of things in our Edible Pickens and Memorial Gardens near the Chamber – come lend a hand!

You MUST register through the SERVE Pickens website to participate. Register HERE

MARCH MILES Week 1
2024-03-01 11:00 - 15:00
Join us as we clean up from our office, down AW Lawson, and to the Sheriff’s office.

March 1st was rained out and walk rescheduled for March 4th.

MARCH miles week 2
2024-03-08 11:00 - 15:00
If you haven’t been down Old Talking Rock Hwy, you’re in for a treat! This beautiful road rolls through fields and across creeks. Help clean it up!

march miles week 3
2024-03-15 11:00 - 15:00
Salem Church Road is one of the prettiest and most traveled roads in our county. But it definitely needs some cleaning….

March 15 rained out, rescheduled for March 18th

March Miles Week 4
2024-03-22 11:00 - 15:00
Join us for our final March Miles KPB pick-up as we clean up Yellow Creek Road from Hwy 53 to the county line.

Parking instructions:Yellow Creek Church parking lot96 Old Dodson Road

Kirby Quinton and Progress Garden Projects
2024-04-06 11:00 - 15:00
Join us as we prep the Kirby Quinton and Pickens Progress Edible Gardens for the season. We will be doing some weeding, pruning, fertilizing, adding new plants, and giving the garden a fresh layer of mulch to revive the garden after a cold winter.

Come have fun!Tools and gloves will be provided.No experience required.

CARES Community Garden Project
2024-04-13 10:00 - 16:00
CARES and KPB are teaming up to build a huge garden to help provide fresh, healthy produce to the community!

Join us on this day to help us kickoff the project. Our main goal for the day is to build 16 raised beds with a trellised archway and lay down mulch in the walkways.

This will establish the infrastructure for the garden and we will be hosting another event in May to plant all of the vegetables and flowers.

Project Details:

Problem: Residents in Pickens County have a challenge accessing affordable, fresh produce. Most of the donated items that CARES distributes are canned and packaged. Fresh produce donations often are not edible upon delivery due to freezing and other challenges.

Proposed Solution: CARES and Keep Pickens Beautiful will partner to develop on-site gardens producing an abundance of fresh, organic produce for free distribution to the community. KPB will help design and install the gardens. They’ll provide many/most/all of the plants and will assist with educating the CARES volunteers on care and maintenance. CARES volunteers will manage the daily care. KPB will offer workshops, quarterly cleanups, and ongoing support.

Infrastructure Available: CARES has a flat space (50’ x 15’) that receives full sun at their facility. Water and power are already present at the garden site.

Food to be Grown: The focus, at least initially, will be on vegetables and fruits that the community is already familiar with. These will include, but aren’t limited to, tomatoes, peppers, beans, peas, carrots, potatoes, onions, garlic, lettuces and other greens, squash, eggplant, and zucchini.

Concept: Raised beds will be installed in rows with a central aisle. Cattle panels will be installed in an arch over this central aisle. Full-sunplants will be planted on the outside, shade-friendly plants will be planted in the middle, and trelising plants will cover the tunnel to optimize the output of the growing space by gardening vertically.

KPB Office Garden Project
2024-04-16 11:00 - 15:00
Join us as we prep the KPB Office Edible Garden for the season. We will be doing some weeding, pruning, fertilizing, adding new plants, and giving the garden a fresh layer of mulch to revive the garden after a cold winter.

Come have fun!Tools and gloves will be provided.No experience required.

Earth Day on Main
2024-04-20 11:00 - 15:00
Join us for our 3rd Annual Earth Day on Main!

This year, we’re moving across the intersection to Perrow Park because there’s so much more we want to do!

We have some exciting things planned for the day! We will have live music, eco-minded vendors, upcycling crafts for kids and adults, plant giveaways, a raffle, workshops and sustainability education. Keep an eye out for more details as we finalize the details.

Learn more on the Earth Day on Main page HERE.

Are You Interested in Participating in our Event?

We’re looking for eco-minded vendors, ie. local honey suppliers, upcycled art, natural beauty products, local produce, etc.

Would you like to play music for the crowd? We’re keeping it low key and possibly acoustic!

Educators welcome! We’d like to host a fun workshop to educate the community on topics such as gardening, composting, recycling, eco-crafting, etc.

Please Contact Us to Participate in Earth Day On Main

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Pickens County Library Pizza Garden Event
2024-04-27 11:00 - 15:00
KPB is partnering with the Pickens County Library to foodscape their parking lot with a Pizza themed garden! Help us build the foundation of the garden to prep for the pizza-veggies we will plant in May.

Lee Newton Edible Garden Clean up
2024-04-30 11:00 - 15:00
Join us as we prep the Lee Newton Edible Garden for the season. We will be doing some weeding, pruning, fertilizing, adding new plants, and giving the garden a fresh layer of mulch to revive the garden after a cold winter.

Come have fun!Tools and gloves will be provided.No experience required.

Garden Clean-up: Lee Newton Park
2024-06-11 12:00 - 14:00 | Lee Newton Memorial Park, Jasper, Ga, 599 Stegall Dr, Jasper, Georgia, 30143
It’s time to clean up the Lee Newton Park Edible Pickens Garden. We will be doing some weeding, fertilizing, planting and mulching in the garden and we would love it if you could come join us!

Tools provided.No experience required.FREE

Garden Clean-Up: Edible Pickens Progress Garden
2024-06-13 12:00 - 14:00 | Pickens Progress Edible Pickens Garden, 94 Main Street, Jasper, Georgia, 30143
Did you know there was a garden in the Pickens Progress Parking Lot? We have garden beds around each light post and it’s time to clean up this edible garden. We will be doing some weeding, fertilizing, planting and mulching in the garden and we would love it if you could come join us!

Tools provided.No experience required.FREE

Garden Clean-up: Edible Pickens Office Garden
2024-06-18 12:00 - 14:00 | Keep Pickens Beautiful Office, 56 South Main Street, Jasper, Georgia, 30143, United States
Our Office garden is in full bloom! As exciting as this is, it’s time to clean things up. There are many flowers and seeds that we can harvest, plants to prune, some need fertilizing. Blueberries are ready to be eaten! And there are tons of weeds creeping in… We would love it if you could come join us in some garden fun.

Tools provided.No experience required.FREE

Help Fertilize the CARES Community Garden
2024-07-11 08:00 | CARES For Pickens, 89 Cares Drive, Jasper, GA, 39143
We’re looking for a few volunteers to help fertilize the CARES Community Garden! Star CARES volunteer, Shaun, will teach you how to properly fertilize different plants like tomatoes, peppers, squash, herbs, etc! She is passionate about gardening and helping the community thrive. Join her on Thursday, July 11th at 8am (before the day gets too hot!). The more volunteers that show up, the quicker it will go! So please, tell your family and friends and help your community, while learning and having fun.

SERVE PICKENS: Edible Pickens Garden Project
2024-10-19 08:00 - 14:00 | Pickens Progress Edible Pickens Garden, 94 Main Street, Jasper, Georgia, 30143
Join us for SERVE Pickens this year as revitalize the Pickens Progress Edible Garden. We will be doing some garden maintenance, weeding, mulching, fertilizing and adding some cool weather plants. No experience necessary, just bring your smiling face!

FROM THE SERVE PICKENS WEBSITE:

Our day will begin at 8AM with breakfast in Jasper United Methodist Church’s Fellowship Hall where you will meet your Team Leader and get your t-shirt. Then, we will all travel to our volunteer sites for the day. The volunteer times noted are approximate and may vary depending upon the size of the group at the non-profit.

Your Team Leader will contact you before the event to fill you in on all the details, including any required dress, tools needed, and your project’s location.

We are asking all our volunteers to contribute to the Weekend Snack Program and CARES by bringing a plastic jar of peanut butter, or individually wrapped snack such as granola bars, chips, fruit snacks, fruit cups, etc. when you check-in at Jasper UMC.

Please sign up to volunteer by 9/30/2024 to get a t-shirt the day of the event.

REGISTER HERE ON THE SERVE PICKENS’ WEBSITEhttps://www.servepickens.com/volunteer

Edible Pickens: Recycle Center Garden Cleanup
2024-10-29 11:00 - 13:00 | Pickens County Recycling Center, 390 Appalachian Ct, Jasper, Georgia, 30143, United States
Have you noticed the Edible garden we planted at the Pickens County Recycling Center? It sits right at the front entrance in front of the fence in the raised garden bed. This garden is thriving even though we just planted it over the summer! The loving Pickens County Recycle center staff has been taking great care of the garden, and is able to enjoy it daily. We are hosting a cleanup event to help keep this garden thriving through the winter. It needs some weeding done, some harvesting, and some fertilizer. We may even add a few plants if needed! Come show the Recycle Center some love and join us for a few hours as we maintain this Edible Pickens garden.

No experience necessary.Tools and supplies provided.

Edible Pickens: Library Garden Fall Planting
2024-11-05 12:00 - 14:00 | Pickens County Library, 100 Library Lane, Jasper, Georgia, 30143, United States
If you think planting a garden is only for the springtime, think again! There are plenty of herbs and vegetables the love the cool weather of the fall and winter, especially in the mild climate we have here in Georgia. Join us as we plant some cool weather plants in our “Pizza Garden” at the Pickens County Library! Bring your kids, as this garden was created for them to have a space to learn about gardening, and what better place than at the library.

This garden was developed in April this year, so it is still a work in progress. It takes time for the soil to regulate and become a thriving environment for food to grow and flourish. It is situated safely in the parking lot of the Library, a perfect space for your littles to play in the garden. We hope to see you there!

Registration is not required but encouraged.No experience necessary!All plants, tools and supplies are supplied by Keep Pickens Beautiful.

KPB Teen Squad Community Service Hours
2025-04-02 10:00 - 12:00 | Kirby Quinton Historic Cabin (next to the Old Jail at the North end of Main Street), 141 North Main Street, Jasper, GA, 30143, United States
Earn Your Community Service Hours While Working Outdoors to Beautify Your Community!

We have over 10 edible gardens around Pickens County that need caring for and offer weekly hours in different gardens every weekend from 2-4pm. (Day and time may shift based on weather)

Event Location – You will receive the event location details via the email address or phone number you registered with

Gardening Activities Include:

Planting new plants, fertilizing plants, fresh soil, compost and mulch, weeding, watering, pruning, collecting seeds, labeling plants, cleaning up litter around garden, etc.

What Should I Bring?

KPB has gardening tools, but students are encouraged to bring their own,as well as water, sunscreen, bug spray or snacks as needed.

**Please arrive 30 minutes early to your first community service event, or 15 minutes if you’ve already been to allow for preparation and instructions.

Current Gardens

FAQ

Can I bring a friend?

All helpers are welcome as long as students are registered and parent waivers are signed. Keep Pickens Beautiful may confirm verbally with parents.

What if the weather is bad?

If the weather is forecasted to be rainy or stormy or even too hot, we will skip the event planned for that day and pick up with the next scheduled event for the following week.

KPB Teen Squad Community Service Hours
2025-04-06 02:00 - 16:00, 2025-04-13 02:00 - 16:00, 2025-04-19 02:00 - 16:00 | Kirby Quinton Historic Cabin (next to the Old Jail at the North end of Main Street), 141 North Main Street, Jasper, GA, 30143, United States
Earn Your Community Service Hours While Working Outdoors to Beautify Your Community!

We have over 10 edible gardens around Pickens County that need caring for and offer weekly hours in different gardens every weekend from 2-4pm. (Day and time may shift based on weather)

Event Location – You will receive the event location details via the email address or phone number you registered with

Gardening Activities Include:

Planting new plants, fertilizing plants, adding fresh soil, compost and mulch, weeding, watering, pruning, collecting seeds, labeling plants, cleaning up litter around garden, etc.

What Should I Bring?

KPB has gardening tools, but students are encouraged to bring their own,as well as water, sunscreen, bug spray or snacks as needed.

**Please arrive 30 minutes early to your first community service event, or 15 minutes if you’ve already been to allow for preparation and instructions.

Current Gardens

FAQ

Can I bring a friend?

All helpers are welcome as long as students are registered and parent waivers are signed. Keep Pickens Beautiful may confirm verbally with parents.

What if the weather is bad?

If the weather is forecasted to be rainy or stormy or even too hot, we will skip the event planned for that day and pick up with the next scheduled event for the following week.

Edible Pickens: Office Garden
2025-04-17 11:00 - 14:00 | Keep Pickens Beautiful Office, 56 South Main Street, Jasper, Georgia, 30143, United States
The Keep Pickens Beautiful office has 2 edible gardens, full of herbs, flowers, fruits and annual veggies. We are hosting a garden workshop to kick start this years garden and series of gardening workshops for the season. We want this garden looking tip top before the Earth Day celebration! Please join us to replenish soil, compost and mulch, plant seeds and plants, and label everything that is planted.

We have all the tools and supplies

No experience necessary!

2025 Earth Day on Main
2025-04-26 00:00 - 16:00
Join us on for the 4th Annual Earth Day on Main

Saturday, April 2612pm-4pmin Perrow Park!

The focus of this celebration is to thank our friends and neighbors for all they do to help improve our community through waste reduction, beautification, roadside trash collection, and more! In addition to expressing our appreciation, at Earth Day on Main, you’ll find information about local groups and resources, fun activities for the kids, and other exciting things!

Check the event webpage for a list of this years vendors and educators. We will be adding them as we book them, so check back often!

Open to the public, No RSVP required.

Event is always FREE!

If you would like to participate as a vendor, educator, or craftsman, please contact us via the form on the event webpage.

Perrow Park is the little park on the South end of Main street in downtown Jasper

New Garden Installation: Talking Rock
2025-06-18 11:00 - 15:00
Join us on Wednesday, June 18th to install a brand new Edible Pickens garden in front of the Boxcar Grill and Mary2 Wine Bar (and Talking Rock Brewery). They have 2 built raised beds and 2 in-ground beds that will need to be established. During the install, we will fill the garden beds with bulky compostable items like branches and leaves, etc. and then topsoil. We will also be adding topsoil to the in-ground beds to prepare the area for edible plants. Once the beds are established, we will plant some new plants and seeds, and then top it off with a fresh layer of mulch. We will spread any extra mulch on the ground to walk on.

This is going to be fun! The brewery will be open, some come enjoy an afternoon beer while we work!

Please bring yard waste that you’d like to get rid of to help us fill the raised beds!(like leaves, grass clippings, small branches and limbs less than 2″ in diameter, etc.)

We have some tools, but please bring shovels, pitch forks, and wheel barrows if you have them.

Address:4500 GA-136 W, Talking Rock, GA 30175

Learn about River Cane with Dr. Russell Cutts
2025-07-08 19:00 - 20:00 | Old Mulehouse, 2 N Main St, Jasper, Georgia, 30143, United States
Have you ever heard of River Cane, our native “bamboo” that used to cover over 10 million acres across the US? Rivercane is one of four native North American woody grasses in the Arundinaria genus, which has been unfortunately decimated in recent history, now covering only 2% of its natural area. We are hosting Dr. Russell Cutts on Tuesday, July 8th, to learn about River Cane, an important wildlife habitat to the ancient, 400lb Giant Beaver, and a resource which also holds cultural significance to many Indigenous peoples. He will also be sharing information on how we can revitalize its habitat and save the River Cane species!

The talk will be hosted at the Old Mulehouse, in the back gathering room, starting at 7pm. This talk will directly follow our monthly Board meeting, which occurs at 5:30-6:30pm. If you are interested to sit in and listen to all the exciting things KPB is up to, please come as a guest to our meeting, and stay for the River Cane talk which follows. We hope to see you there!

This is a FREE event.
