Community Horticulture & Local Foods

We promote research-based horticultural practices to help Texans create beautiful, productive home and community gardens and landscapes while conserving water and other natural resources. Both local food producers and the green industry are supported with the educational programs and tools they need to increase garden productivity and profitability.

Girl holding a bunch of freshly-picked carrots

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Community Horticulture & Local Foods

Programs

We offer numerous free and affordable programs on agriculture and natural resources, family and community health, economic health and youth development. We also offer many volunteer opportunities. Browse the list below.
Program

The Bennett Land Stewardship program funds conferences about land management in the Edwards Plateau, covering issues such as brush control, water management and estate planning.

Program

The Food Safety Education Program aims to increase safe food handling practices at retail and consumer levels to reduce risk of food-borne illness.

Program

Preserving the Harvest is a program series that teaches ways to preserve foods with tested recipes and research-based methods, using “hands-on” activities to practice preservation skills.

All Resources on Community Horticulture & Local Foods

  • Program

    Preserving the Harvest is a program series that teaches ways to preserve foods with tested recipes and research-based methods, using “hands-on” activities to practice preservation skills.

    jars of homemade preserves
  • Program

    Aggie Horticulture provides gardening and horticultural crop production factsheets, guides and databases.

    Skip Richter training a squash vine up a trellis
  • Tools and Apps

    The Earth-Kind® Plant Selector allows one to find plants by region or by specific characteristics.

    bluebonnets and maroon bluebonnets in a field
  • Program

    Earth-Kind® Landscaping uses research-proven techniques to provide maximum garden and landscape enjoyment while preserving and protecting the environment.

    hands placing a plant in a hole
  • Program

    The Food Technology and Processing program provides resources and expertise for individuals interested in food processing for personal or commercial use.

    jars of homemade preserves
  • Program

    The Junior Master Gardener program, JMG, is an international youth gardening program of the university cooperative Extension network.

    Teen girl adding soil to planters
  • Program

    The Texas Master Gardener program trains and supports a network of volunteers to provide horticultural-related information within their communities.

    Two volunteers in a garden
  • Research Institute or Center

    The Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture, IHA, is bringing together precision nutrition, responsive agriculture, and social and behavioral research to improve health and wellness.

    Woman holding petri dish with purple growth

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