The Children’s Vegetable Garden Program REGISTRATION DEADLINE

San Antonio Botanical Garden 555 Funston Place, San Antonio, TX, United States

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service provides an opportunity for children ages 8-13 to learn about gardening by growing their own vegetables through the mentoring of Bexar County Master Gardener volunteers. Each child is allotted a 4’x 28’ plot at the beautiful San Antonio Botanical Garden.  Children will have fun growing different types of seeds, herbs, vegetables, and ornamental annual flowers.  Weekly educational gardening presentations will stimulate these young minds.  The children will also participate in fun, hands-on Junior Master Gardener activities.  Cost is $30.  The spring session will... Read More →

$30

Basic Food Preservation

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office 3355 Cherry Ridge Street, Suite 208, San Antonio, TX, United States

Come learn the basics of pressure canning using low acid foods safely from start to finish.

$15.00

Backyard Lepordiar: Introduction to Rabbit Production

What you need to know about raising rabbits.  Roy Flora, Ag Agent, will discuss as to what types are appropriate for raising rabbits, health issues in maintaining them, nutritional value, and other topics.  Registration fee is $15, call Angel Torres at 210 467-6575 to RSVP. Click here.

Summer Bug Camps! Ages 7-11

If your child loves bugs, we have the camp for them!  Come learn all about insects, get to collect insects and make an insect collection, and perform experiments with insects.  Camper receive a professional insect collection kit with a net, collection box, forceps, spreading board, pinning block, killing solution, killing jars, insect pins, a collection guide, magnifier, vials and collecting bag. These camps always fill up fast, so please contact Molly at mekeck@ag.tamu.edu or 210-467-6575 to make sure there is still room.    

$110

Summer Bug Camps Ages 7 and Up

If your child loves bugs, we have the camp for them!  Come learn all about insects, get to collect insects and make an insect collection, and perform experiments with insects.  Camper receive a professional insect collection kit with a net, collection box, forceps, spreading board, pinning block, killing solution, killing jars, insect pins, a collection guide, magnifier, vials and collecting bag.  Registration form is here. These camps always fill up fast, so please contact Molly at mekeck@ag.tamu.edu or 210-467-6575 to make sure there is still room.

$50 – $100

Summer Bug Camps – Ages 7 and Up

If your child loves bugs, we have the camp for them!  Come learn all about insects, get to collect insects and make an insect collection, and perform experiments with insects.  Camper receive a professional insect collection kit with a net, collection box, forceps, spreading board, pinning block, killing solution, killing jars, insect pins, a collection guide, magnifier, vials and collecting bag.  Registration form is here. These camps always fill up fast, so please contact Molly at mekeck@ag.tamu.edu or 210-467-6575 to make sure there is still room.