Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Service and Travis County Master Gardeners invite you to visit the Earth-Kind
Demonstration Garden on September 28th, 9 am to 2 pm at the Travis County AgriLife Extension Service, 1600 Smith Road, Austin TX 78721.
Free and open to the public, this fun, hands-on field day involves community members in creative,
low-cost ways to grow vegetables, herbs, and fruit to improve the family diet,
as well as information about Earth-Kind landscaping.
The field day features an assortment
of DIY and demonstration activities,
including tool sharpening, composting, grow boxes, and garden art, and
information about drip irrigation methods, water conservation, rainwater
harvesting, vegetable gardening, Texas Superstar plants and Integrated Pest
Management. There are several activities for kids, including an insect identification
scavenger hunt. Travis County Master Gardeners are on hand to answer questions
and identify plants in the garden. A limited supply of Earth-Kind plants and
fall vegetable starts will be available for purchase. Field Day participants also get the chance to sign up for a free rain barrel giveaway.
Workshop Schedule
- 9 am. Compost Bin Construction. Participants will assemble a 3-bin wood and wire composting system on site. Click here to sign up.
- 11 am. Build a Grow Box. This will be a demonstration on how to construct a grow box, and a hands-on workshop for those wanting to make a smaller grow bucket. Grow Boxes are self-watering, low maintenance gardening containers for small spaces. They are reusable, last for 5 years or more, and are great for vegetables, fruits, herbs, and flowers. Click here to sign up
- 1 pm. Plant a tree with TreeFolks. Click here to sign up
- 9 am – 1 pm – Bring a gardening hand tool & learn how to clean and sharpen it (no RSVP required)
- 9 am – 1 pm – Construct a bee house (no RSVP required)
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| Travis County Master Gardeners getting ready for the Earth-Kind Gardening Field Day |
Be sure to meet your Travis County
AgriLife Extension Agents: Daphne
Richards County Extension Agent – Horticulture (and Augie too); Noel Troxclair
County Extension Agent – Agriculture and Natural Resources; bring your bug
questions to Wizzie Brown Extension Program Specialist- IPM.
For more information, visit our
website http://bit.ly/earthkindatx or call 512-854-9600.
Note about Highway 183 construction. We suggest Airport Boulevard or 7th Street as preferred
routes to the AgriLife office.
