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A variety of food items for cooking including jalapeños, spices, onions, avocados, cilantro and queso fresco
December 23, 2024

Cooking with Cultures class scheduled for Jan. 7 in Waco

Participants will learn about nutrition, food safety and healthy cooking techniques

cow-calf standing in pasture
December 19, 2024

44th annual Cow-Calf Clinic will be Jan. 9 in Cameron

Event provides Central Texas beef producers with proactive and valuable educational opportunity 

carrots and tomatoes sitting on a table
December 18, 2024

Do Well Be Well with Diabetes scheduled for Thursdays in January in Waco

Participants gain knowledge to maintain healthy blood glucose level while living an active lifestyle

Closeup of several dishes of vegetables
November 26, 2024

Taste of the Mediterranean class set for Dec. 19 in Waco

Food preparation based on eating traditions from countries bordering Mediterranean Sea

Two men in a field checking a septic system
November 25, 2024

Webinar on managing home septic systems scheduled for Dec. 11

Clinic will provide basic understanding of the operational and maintenance activities 

A group of ladies preparing food to be canned. They are all wearing aprons and hair nets
November 21, 2024

Food preservation workshop slated for Dec. 7 in Waco

Class will teach how to prepare food for water bath and pressure canning

Heavy machinery converting loose hay into small bales
November 21, 2024

District 8 Farm and Ranch Seminar slated for Dec. 12

Multiple in-person locations, virtual options available

A pair of hands using a knife to slice chicken
November 19, 2024

Food managers certification training course Dec. 2 and Dec. 9 in Waco

Program provides valuable education on safe handling of food, sanitation and food flow

An individual stands on a platform using a sprayer to spray lake grass
November 15, 2024

Pesticide applicator training course set for Dec. 4 in Waco

Course will prepare individuals for private pesticide applicator exam

A variety of decorated Christmas cookies
November 8, 2024

Cookie decorating workshop for kids scheduled for Nov. 25 in Waco

Class geared toward youths who want to learn the art of cookie decorating

Brushy creek flowing through the river bank that is covered in trees
November 5, 2024

Riparian and stream ecosystem workshop set for Nov. 26 in Taylor

Brushy Creek watershed area residents are invited to the free program

Young woman holding a diabetes blood sugar testing machine
November 1, 2024

Sí, Yo Puedo Controlar Mi Diabetes scheduled in November, December in Waco

Diabetes self-management program will teach participants how to live healthy

A young lady plates a dish of food. She is wearing a green short with a black apron and a white cap
October 31, 2024

Fun with Food and Family cooking class scheduled for Nov. 16 in Waco

Class geared toward aspiring kid chefs and their parents

A pair of hands kneading dough
October 29, 2024

Healthy Holiday Baking class scheduled for Nov. 14 in Waco

Participants will learn healthy baking techniques 

a sounder of different color feral hogs
October 29, 2024

Landowners invited to feral hog workshop Nov. 19 in Rosebud

Free program open to residents in Falls, Bell, Milam and Robertson counties

Closeup of a person's hands as they are writing something in a notebook
October 29, 2024

Estate planning program slated for Nov. 18 in Waco

Participants will learn about organizational resources and tools 

river flowing between the banks on each side with trees lining them
October 24, 2024

Richland-Chambers Reservoir watershed ecosystem workshop set for Nov. 14 in Blooming Grove

Area residents are invited to the free program

sourdough starter in glass jar
October 22, 2024

‘Sourdough baking: from starter to loaf’ slated for Nov. 7 in Waco

Class will teach basics of baking sourdough bread

Three beef cattle grazing in a pasture
October 11, 2024

Annual Beef Cattle and Forage Management Seminar set for Oct. 28 in Franklin

Program will offer seven hours of continuing education units

October 7, 2024

Instant Pot for the Holidays cooking class scheduled for Oct. 24 in Waco

Participants will learn to prepare quick and delicious sides