Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service

5 Ways to Prepare for Holiday Gatherings

Living with prediabetes or diabetes can sometimes result in wondering what to do with food at gatherings around this time of year.  Should you enjoy in bliss or restrict yourself? Well, it can be a happy balance between these options.  The holidays should be a time we can feel confident in our choices but enjoy our time together.  The tips below can help you prepare for events that come your way! Remember to enjoy the […]

Garden with Confidence: Shade Gardening

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Fort Bend County and Fort Bend Master Gardeners present Garden with Confidence: Shade Gardening. Participants will receive information about plants that thrive in the shade and how and when to plant them. A place under the oak tree or that shady corner can be changed into an area that will brighten your garden with the right plants. The class will be held on June 24, 2017 from 9:00-11:00 a.m. […]

Fort Bend 4-H Summer Robotics Classes

Plug into the world of 4-H Robotics & connect with future 4-H club members. Fort Bend 4-H will be holding three introductory robotics classes this summer at various Fort Bend County libraries. The classes are FREE and open to Fort Bend County youth in 3rd-8th grade. Youth will use Lego EV3 kits to explore constructing and programming simple robots. Just choose the class nearest you and reserve your spot online at agrilife.org/ftbend4h. A maximum of […]

Pond Management Program

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Office in Fort Bend County will conduct a series of small acreage management programs and workshops starting in May. These workshops will each have different subject-matter material, but all are geared toward small acreage and new landowners. However, you do not have to be a small acreage landowner to attend. Anyone is welcome. The first workshop, “Pond Management: Site Selection, Design, and Fish and Plant Management”, will be held […]

“Preserving the Bounty: Tomatoes”

  “Gardens overflowing with shiny, red tomatoes and bright green pepper…orchards filled with sweet, juicy peaches…farmers’ markets piled high with fresh produce…it is so easy to preserve.  Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Family and Consumer Sciences in Fort Bend County will host “Preserving the Bounty: Tomatoes”, a workshop event on Wednesday, April 19 at the Extension office Annex located at 1402 Band Road in Rosenberg.  Food preservation techniques will include a demonstration water bath canning […]