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October 15, 2019
October 8, 2019
Walk Across Texas event in Bexar County kicks off
Participants in Walk Across Texas in Bexar County gather outside the Bexar County Courthouse to begin the eight-week wellness activity. (Texas A&M AgriLife Communications photo by Paul Schattenberg) The Walkabouts....
September 26, 2019
Former San Antonio mayor Phil Hardberger presents Junior Master Gardener certificates
...Bexar County Master Gardener-led youth gardening program in collaboration with the Phil Hardberger Park Conservancy. “Achieving JMG certification is ‘the Eagle Scout’ equivalent for youth gardening,” said Carol White, a...
August 21, 2019
Master Gardeners from throughout South, Central Texas receive advanced vegetable gardening training
SAN ANTONIO – More than 30 Master Gardeners from 19 counties recently came to the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service office for Bexar County to participate in the Master Gardener...
August 16, 2019
Broner joins AgriLife Extension in Bexar County as new health, wellness educator
...County as the new health and wellness educator. Broner, who began Aug. 12, will provide health and wellness educational outreach to residents of Bexar County in conjunction with agency programming....
June 19, 2019
David White new Texas 4-H Youth Development Foundation executive director
...and international certification program he started resulted in association partnerships worldwide. Before joining Texas Psychological Association, White was executive director of the Bexar County Medical Society, where he provided leadership...
June 12, 2019
Landowners get lowdown on ag law at AgriLife Extension program
...among the topics addressed at the program. (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo) Another attendee, Barry Hevner, who owns about 35 acres in southeast Bexar County, said he came to...
June 9, 2019
Yellow butterfly vine named Texas Superstar
...should ensure the plants are not only widely available but also reasonably priced, said David Rodriguez, AgriLife Extension horticulturist, Bexar County. Rodriguez said the clusters of dainty flowers on butterfly...
May 15, 2019
Bexar County Master Gardener Intern Training Class accepting applications
...Extension office in Bexar County. (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo) SAN ANTONIO – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Bexar County is accepting applications for Master Gardener Intern...
May 5, 2019
AgriLife Extension to present Texas Game Species series in San Antonio
Programs will be July through September at agency office for Bexar County Wild turkey gather under a feeder full of corn. (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo) SAN ANTONIO –...
May 2, 2019
Seventeen Harlandale ISD schools ‘Walk Across Texas’ during AgriLife Extension competition
...the habit of regular physical activity using a team approach,” said Angie Gutierrez, AgriLife Extension family and community health agent, Bexar County. “Each team works together toward the goal of...
March 26, 2019
Learn, Grow, Eat and Go! program kicks off at Inez Foster Academy in San Antonio
...kids understand where vegetables come from and how to develop better eating habits and be physically active,” said Angie Gutierrez, AgriLife Extension family and community health agent for Bexar County....
March 4, 2019
AgriLife Extension to present monthly lunchtime horticulture seminars
SAN ANTONIO – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Bexar County will present a series of Brown Bag Lunch and Learn seminars related to horticulture from noon-1 p.m. on...
March 1, 2019
Students swarm to Insect Expo at McKenna Children’s Museum
...and volunteer organizations,” said Wizzie Brown, AgriLife Extension entomologist, Travis County. “We had more than 20 stations with fun and educational activities for the kids to participate in and learn...
February 28, 2019
Dorie Miller Elementary in San Antonio kicks off Learn, Grow, Eat and Go! Program
Third-grade students from Dorie Miller Elementary in San Antonio plant a school garden as part of the 10-week Learn Grow, Eat, and Go! program kickoff. (Texas A&M AgriLife Communications photo...
February 13, 2019
AgriLife Extension, Harlandale ISD join forces to ‘Walk Across Texas’
...Extension family and community health agent, Bexar County. “Texas A&M AgriLife and Harlandale ISD share a common vision to help Texans better their lives by raising awareness and increasing participation...
February 6, 2019
High-yielding Harris Moran-8849 chosen 2019 ‘rodeo tomato’ for San Antonio Livestock Show and Rodeo
...A&M AgriLife to be the official tomato of the event,” said David Rodriguez, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service horticulturist, Bexar County. “Selection of the rodeo tomato is a 20-plus-year tradition.”...
February 4, 2019
Eighteen new volunteers join Master Wellness Volunteer program in San Antonio
...by the agency’s county agents and health professionals. Training topics included nutrition, dietary guidelines, food safety, heart disease, diabetes, healthy lifestyle choices, and adult and child health. Participants were also...
December 26, 2018
AgriLife Extension, Master Gardeners to present gardening series in San Antonio
...Extension Service office in Bexar County, in collaboration with the Bexar County Master Gardener volunteer organization, will present an Earth-Kind-focused Home Gardening Series in San Antonio from February to June....
