FOREST PARK, Ga. -- How do you expose urban youth to Georgia’s agriculture? You open a Pizza Farm!

Fourth and fifth grade students from the Atlanta metropolitan area will learn about Georgia agriculture by making, and eating, pizza at the second annual Pizza Farm event.

County agents with the Cooperative Extension Metro Collaborative of Fulton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Cobb and Clayton counties will lead the event set for Oct. 21-23 at the Georgia State Farmers Market in Forest Park, Ga. The students will learn how dairy, vegetables, grains and meats come together to make the pizza.  

EAST POINT, Ga. -- Hot summer days can present risks to diabetics. Seniors at Fulton County’s H.J. C. Bowden Senior Facility will learn how to protect their health, particularly if they have diabetes.

On Thursday, July 10, 2014, a workshop will provide 10 safety tips for taking care of diabetes at home and on the job during the summer. During the two-hour workshop, which begins at 10 a.m., seniors will also see a video and receive a safety package providing information on proper diet, hydration and personal care.

The H.J.C. Bowden Senior Multipurpose Facility is located at  2885 Church Street in East Point. For more information, contact Barbara Cook at 404-762-4821.

FULTON COUNTY, Ga. -- Fulton County’s Harriett G. Darnell Senior Multipurpose Facility will host an information session on the safe use of medications on Thursday, June 26.

The one-hour workshop will be held from 11 a.m. to noon. The Darnell Multipurpose Facility is located at 677 Fairburn Road NW in Atlanta. For more information about the workshop, call Meletta Clayton at 404-613-8580.

To obtain additional information about services available to seniors in Fulton County, please call the STARline at 404-613-6000.

Citizens in need of reasonable accommodations due to a disability, including communications in an alternative format, should contact the Department of Housing and Human Services at 404-613-7944. To obtain Georgia Relay Access, citizens should dial 711.