This is the last session of the Grow It Cook It Series this year. Learn how to grow, prepare and cook Peaches. The fee for this program is $15. Contact the Gillespie County Extension Office at (830) 997 -3452 for more information.
Plan, Grow, Harvest, Enjoy This program will include tips specific to the Texas Hill Country, raising bees, chickens, permaculture, small acreage animal production, and vegetable gardening.
This two-day course will equip you with the latest in food safety principles and practices and will help prepare you for the National Certified Food Manager Examination. The cost of this course is $125.00 and includes the course, national certification examination, coursebook, and all course materials. The registration deadline is September 1, 2023. Please call (830) 997-3452 for more information.
Dr. Karl Harborth, Extension Livestock Specialist will be speaking on cow herd nutrition and drought management strategies. Dr. Neal Eckert will be speaking about culling on teeth, eyes, pregnancy status and udders. Gillespie Livestock Auction will give a market report and outlook. We would like an RSVP, but it's not mandatory. RSVP to (830) 997-3452.
This is an informal round table discussion for local landowners to present and discuss their conservation issues with one another and a panel of local conservation professionals.
Our 5 Hour CEU Program will be December 7th. Donuts, coffee and lunch are included. Cost is $75 and checks should be made payable to Gillespie ANR Committee. For agricultural applicators, 2 general, 1 laws and regs 1 IPM & 1 Drift. Topics include landscape plant disease management, turf weed control, drift minimization and laws and regulations. Please contact Beth McMahon or Brad Roeder at 830-997-3452 for more information regarding this program.
Program Topic- Estate Planning Pilot Knob EEA meets monthly for educational programs, leadership development, and community service.
Join us for the 6th Annual Plantastic Vegetable Gardening Seminar on February 23! Special guest speaker Dr. Joe Masabni will present on organic gardening and hydroponics. Breakout session topics include Growing Herbs, Raising Your Own Tomatoes, The Permaculture Ecosystem, Growing Alliums: Onions, Garlic & More!, Good Bugs & Troublemakers. New this year is a thirty-minute lightning round where you get to choose between "Gardening Disasters", Vegetables for Heat", or "Conserving Water in Vegetable Gardens". Test your vegetable identification knowledge at the seedling table! Door prizes will be drawn... Read More →
This program will focus on how to grow Irish Potatoes and you will sample unique recipes.
In Gillespie County we offer, the Two-Day Certified Food Manager Certification Course. Program fulfills state requirements for Certified Food Manager status upon completion of course and successful performance on examination. Call the Gillespie County Extension Office at 830-997-3452 to register.