A Passion for Plants: An East Austin Garden Fair Govalle Park, 5200 Bolm Road, just East of Airport Blvd. This free public gardening event will feature hands-on demonstrations of how to double dig a garden bed, make a self-watering container garden, grow plants from cuttings, and many more gardening tips that anyone can do. Come for the free advice from our on-site experts to answer all of your gardening questions, and fun educational activities for kids, with bugs, bugs, and more bugs! Visit our booths and get a free plant! Get ready for Spring with all the free information you need to start your own garden.
For more information, contact Travis County AgriLife Extension Service at
512-854-9600.
Texas Teacher Science Academy Texas 4-H Conference Center on Lake Brownwood. Learn how to ignite a passion for learning and success for your students in a 3 day science adventure. Develop a mastery of concepts in life and earth science to more effectively engage students and integrate into subjects across the curriculum. Texas AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System hosts the first annual Teacher Science Academy for Teachers of grades 3-6.
For more information, visit www.jmgkids.us/calendar_view.k2?did=15005
October 25, 2008
9 a.m. to 3 p.m
Get Growing Keep Going: School Gardens and Nature for Learning and Play Redeemer Lutheran School, 1500 W. Anderson Lane To inform school administrators, teachers and parent representatives about the need for integrating gardens and nature areas into the school playground. Resources for planning, construction and maintenance will be highlighted.For more information, contact Travis County AgriLife Extension Service at
512-854-9600.
Contact: Lisa Anhaiser
Texas AgriLife Extension Service,
Travis County
512-854-9600 X 43194
