Growing Good Kids with the Bexar County Youth Gardens Program will be the topic of the next Bexar County Master Gardener (BCMG) Educational Seminar on Thursday, September 20, 2018 from 6:00 to 8:00pm at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office, 3355 Cherry Ridge, Suite 208, San Antonio, TX 78230. This seminar is Free and Open to the Public.
Join us to hear Ruby Zavala, Youth Gardens Coordinator at Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, speak about the innovative program here in Bexar County which strives to create an environment to bring together the community in order to educate urban youth about horticulture, staying healthy, developing interpersonal skills and promoting community involvement. Learn some cool-kid friendly, hands-on gardening activities, and learn how to become part of your county’s great effort to improve youth education by using outdoor garden classrooms.
Since the summer of 2014, Ruby Zavala has served as the Youth Gardens Coordinator for Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service-Bexar County and been certified as a Junior Master Gardener leader. She became a Bexar County Master Gardener in 2015. Ruby facilitates Fall and Spring Youth Garden Educator Trainings, Summer Junior Master Gardener Adult Leader Trainings, coordinates Summer and Spring break camps, as well as Fall and Spring Learn Grow Eat and Go! programs.
For more information, contact the BCMG President: President@bexarmg.org or visit the BCMG website at https://www.bexarmg.org
Hours of Operation:
Monday – Saturday
9:00AM – 6:00PM
Sunday
10:00AM – 5:00PM
