Across units, departments, and programs, our faculty and staff connect our strengths to better serve our mission and clients. The Institute of Agriculture’s strategic plan includes goals to expand real-life learning, rapidly deploy solutions, and deliver programs that improve lives. We are a statewide presence, with UT Extension offices in all ninety-five counties and ten AgResearch and Education Centers throughout East, Middle, and West Tennessee.
Last semester, students in Plant Sciences gave away 1,000 small potted coleus plants to raise awareness for the Herbert College of Agriculture and promote environmentally conscious thinking on campus. 
Interested in becoming a beekeeper? Our Master Beekeeping courses are held across the state. The 2020 calendar will be published soon. 
Members of the VSA (VOLunteer Supported Agriculture) receive a weekly half-bushel box filled with a variety of fresh, organic, local produce grown by VSA student interns. Shares are available seasonally on a first-come, first-served basis, and all fees help to buy seeds and supplies, as well as to fund the student intern stipends. 
The Victory Garden in Collierville, Tennessee, provides vegetables, flowers, and something more unique–hope for some of its food insecure neighbors. Chris Cooper (left), Extension agent in Shelby County, and Memphis-area Tennessee Extension Master Gardeners maintain the community garden, from which local food pantries receive weekly donations of fresh produce.
