“Dinners on Me!” at the Texas State Fair

State Fair - Creative Arts Building 3921 Martin Luther King Jr., Blvd., Dallas, United States

This is a Food Challenge-type contest held at the State Fair of Texas. There are two age categories (8 thru 12 and 13 thru 17).  Deadline to register is June 12th. There is no entry fee and ingredients for the entry dish will be provided. Please find handbook and entry form here: Dinners On Me Entry Form

Free

Dallas County 4-H Collaborative Community Youth Technology Explosion

University of Texas Arlington The UTA Maverick Activities Center, 500 West Nedderman Dr, Arlington, TX, United States

Join Dallas County 4-H, the Dallas Chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) at the University of Texas at Arlington, October 14-9AM-2PM, for a day dedicated to technology.  The day will be filled with several interactive tech/science demonstrations including the National 4-H Youth Science Day Experiment (NYSD), Incredible Wearables.  Additionally, several colleges and their alumni will be in the building.  MUST REGISTER @ bewaretheexplosion.eventbrite.com About Dallas County 4-H partners NSBE: With more than 500 chapters and nearly 16,000 active members in the U.S. and abroad, the National Society of... Read More →

2017 4-H “Incredible Wearables” @ The State Fair of Texas

The State Fair of Texas 3921 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Dallas, TX, United States

Join the 2017 4-H National Science "Incredible Wearables" Challenge and explore the engineering design process of building a wearable technology prototype that gathers data to help solve a real-world problem.   See you at the State Fair, Monday, October 16. Programming times:  2:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Location: Briscoe Carpenter Livestock Center @ The State Fair of Texas Admission:  Free with registration https://youtu.be/sOaQmmms1Lo

MWV Continuing Education – Cooking Well with Diabetes

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service - Dallas County 10056 Marsh Lane, Ste. B-101, Dallas, TX, United States

Please join Dallas and Collin County Family and Community Health Agents for a continuing education course for current Master Wellness Volunteers. We will be discussing Cooking Well with Diabetes. This is a free, fun, interactive course that will enable you to confidently teach Cooking Well with Diabetes in your community. Please register via email to brittany.martin@ag.tamu.edu.

Free

MWV Continuing Education – A Fresh Start to a Healthier You

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service - Dallas County 10056 Marsh Lane, Ste. B-101, Dallas, TX, United States

Please join Dallas and Collin County Family and Community Health Agents for a continuing education course for current Master Wellness Volunteers. We will be discussing A Fresh Start to a Healthier You. This is a free, fun, interactive course that will enable you to confidently teach A Fresh Start to a Healthier You in your community. Please register via email to brittany.martin@ag.tamu.edu.

Free

MWV Continuing Education – Eat Smart Live Strong

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service - Dallas County 10056 Marsh Lane, Ste. B-101, Dallas, TX, United States

Please join Dallas and Collin County Family and Community Health Agents for a continuing education course for current Master Wellness Volunteers. We will be discussing Eat Smart Live Strong. This is a free, fun, interactive course that will enable you to confidently teach Eat Smart Live Strong in your community. Please register via email to brittany.martin@ag.tamu.edu.

Food Show

Dallas County Extension Office 10056 Marsh Lane, Suite B-101 , Dallas , TX, United States

The theme for 2017-2018 is “Fresh from the Farm”.  We hope everyone can find fun ways to incorporate the importance of agriculture and the farm into your food project!  Be sure and take advantage of the food products grown in your area.  Year round, there are numerous ways to highlight the ways foods are grown and processed in our communities, state, and nation! Saturday, December 9th, 2017 12:00 pm: Food Show contestants arrive 12:15 pm: Food Show contestant orientation 12:15 pm: Parent orientation (Board room) 1:00 pm: Food Show... Read More →

Free

Food Challenge

Dallas County Extension Office 10056 Marsh Lane, Suite B-101 , Dallas , TX, United States

Food Challenge will be held on December 9th, 2017 at the Dallas County Extension Office. Participants must bring their OWN boxes. *Heats will be assigned upon close of registration on Nov. 30th. 1:30 pm: Food Challenge teams check in – Heat 1 – (Lobby) 1:45 pm:  Parent orientation – Heat 1 (Board room) 1:45 pm: Food Challenge team orientation – Heat 1 (Learning Center) 2:00 pm: Heat 1 begins (Learning Center) 2:45 pm: Heat 1 judging begins 2:45 pm: Food Challenge teams check in – Heat 2 (Lobby) 3:00 pm:... Read More →

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Growing Fruit In The City

Roach Feed and Seed Garland, Texas

Choosing, growing and maintaining Fruit trees and bushes in our Urban gardens. This class will help you pick the best varieties for our area and how to plant ,fertilize ,prune and spray fruit trees and bushes for maximum production with the least amounts of inputs.