Keep Pickens Beautiful Georgia

08/27/2026

Start your weekend right!
Get some exercise, meet new friends, walk a beautiful road, clean up some litter, and feel good!

Join us as we clean up Salem Church Road.

Saturday, August 29th
8:00-10:00am

As you’re heading South from the Kroger/Ingles/53 traffic light, you’ll turn right onto Salem Church Road.
You’ll see a little parking area soon on your left. Park there and we’ll head up the road to clean up the litter.

We’ll have water, trash bags, and litter grabber sticks.

Please wear sturdy shoes, bring a snack if you want one, and wear a hat or bring sunscreen if needed.

See you on Saturday on Salem Church Road!

Be sure to register for the Litter-O-Lympics!
It's free to participate.
It's fun to compete,
You'll get extra points for participating in this cleanup!

Get more info here: https://keeppickensbeautiful.org/calendar/group-litter-cleanup-salem-church-road-2026/

08/21/2026

Hang out with us in the Peace Park on
Saturday evening to count pollinators for the
UGA Great Southeastern Pollinator Census!

Bugs & Bubbles - pollinators, brews, and bubble tea
Join Keep Pickens Beautiful in the Peace Park
Saturday, August 22 from 5:00-7:00

Meet us in the park.
We'll give you a coupon for $1.00 off a Bubbly Drink from Pendley Creek Brewing or Bubble Haus.
Join us back in the park to count pollinators.

You'll grab a seat and watch a flower for 15 minutes to record how many pollinators land.
Come when you can.
Stay as long as you want.

See you in the flowers!

08/20/2026

What can you make with kale, swiss chard, basil, cucumbers, and yard long beans? Let us know.... Do you have a favorite recipe using any of those ingredients?

And there is so much more in our gardens for you to use! Check out the list on the app!

Join the new KPB HUB to share your recipes and learn some new dishes to try. It's FREE!

https://hub.kpbportal.org/

Share your recipes. Vote and comment on others. The most liked will get published in our upcoming cookbook!

08/19/2026

Join the KPB HUB! Share your favorite recipes! Find new dishes to try! Yum!! 🍝🍅🌶🍜🥕🥗

https://hub.kpbportal.org/

Have you joined the new KPB HUB? If not, now's the time!

We want your favorite recipes, with one requirement - they need to include at least one ingredient that you can find in an Edible Pickens garden. But don't worry... the list is looong!

Share your favorite recipes with us! Find new recipes to try. Filter by ingredient to discover something new.

You can vote and comment on the shared recipes, and those with the most votes will get published in the Cook Edible Pickens (working title 😊) cookbook.

Join the new KPB HUB today to get engaged with our community. You can learn lots of cool things, and we're adding more features regularly.

https://hub.kpbportal.org/

08/19/2026

Have you joined the new KPB HUB? If not, now's the time!

We want your favorite recipes, with one requirement - they need to include at least one ingredient that you can find in an Edible Pickens garden. But don't worry... the list is looong!

Share your favorite recipes with us! Find new recipes to try. Filter by ingredient to discover something new.

You can vote and comment on the shared recipes, and those with the most votes will get published in the Cook Edible Pickens (working title 😊) cookbook.

Join the new KPB HUB today to get engaged with our community. You can learn lots of cool things, and we're adding more features regularly.

https://hub.kpbportal.org/

08/17/2026

It's time for the Great Southeastern Pollinator Census!

Bugs & Bubbles!
Join Keep Pickens Beautiful in the Peace Park
Saturday, August 22 from 5:00-7:00

Come to the park.
Get a coupon for $1.00 off a Bubbly Drink.
Grab a drink from Pendley Creek Brewing or Bubble Haus.
Join us back in the park to count pollinators for UGA.

You'll grab a seat and watch a flower for 15 minutes to record how many pollinators land. Come when you can. Stay as long as you want.

See you in the flowers!

08/16/2026

Now there’s an even easier way to donate to KPB, at no cost to you! We’ve just linked our organization to the Kroger Community Rewards program. When you link your rewards account to KPB, Kroger gives back a percentage of its community spending annually. All you have to do is shop at Kroger and swipe your Shopper’s Card (or Alt ID)!

Download the Kroger app, or simply login to your account online, click on “Payments and Resources” then click “Community Rewards”, search for “Keep Pickens Beautiful” and select it to link it to as your preferred organization. That’s it! ⭐️

08/03/2026

Have you heard? The Litter-O-Lympics are running ALL YEAR LONG?! The competition will conclude on April 17th, 2027, right before Earth Day on Main where we will celebrate the overall winners. We will also be awarding a gift card from one of our amazing local businesses in a random drawing each week. That means, if you're the only one who picked up that week, you win!

JOIN THE FUN NOW:
https://keeppickensbeautiful.org/events/litter-o-lympics/

08/01/2026

It was a great day at CARES! We didn’t quite finish so watch for a follow-up event, but at least the soggiest of the paths got mulched. Thanks to everyone who helped!!

CARES pulled lots and lots of volunteer plants from the paths. If you want any basil - mostly holy and Thai - with some other things mixed in, come and get it. Most is past the point where it can be replanted, but it’s perfect for drying or cooking. Whatever is left at our office on Monday will be composted so come and take it and use it!! See the pots near our Seed and Read library.

See you at our next event we hope!! 😁👍

08/01/2026

It’s a beautiful morning for spreading mulch to help the CARES Garden of Giving.

This garden has produced more than 2500 pounds of fresh produce in the past couple of seasons. Check it out here. https://cares-garden-harvest-tracker.replit.app/

We’ll be here until 11:00. Come lend a hand!! Start your weekend by getting some exercise and doing good for our community. 😁🌻🌱☀️