January 2018

2018 Garden Basics

Classes will be Thursday nights for five weeks

starting February 1st from 6pm –8pm.

Cost is $50 per person, or $90 for two people from

the same household (will share materials). Class

size is limited.

Applications and more information are available

at the Extension front office or the Rutherford

County Master Gardener page.

http://www.mastergardeners-rc.org/garden-

basics-course.html .

January 19th at 9:30am

Lane Agri-Park, Auditorium Here’s How It Works:

Each person must bring six pints of frozen (or freezable) soup, packed in six one-pint containers, along with six copies of the recipe.

We will place all the soup containers (plastic, jars, or freezer bags) on a table.

Each person will describe his/her soup.

We will draw numbers to determine the order of soup selection.

Then, one at a time, each guest will choose one pint of soup.

When we've gone through one round, we will draw numbers again (so nobody gets last choice each time); keep going for five more rounds, until all the soups are selected. Don't worry about the math; it always works out.

Each person goes home with six delicious pints of soup and the recipes!!

Please call Carla Bush, Extension Agent at 615-898-7710 if you plan to participate.

Interested in becoming an fce

member?

Our members enjoy many activities and

benefits of being part of the fce community.

To find out more about fce contact:

Carla Bush/cybush@utk.edu/615-898-7710

January 2018

School Garden Teacher Training

Tai Chi for Arthritis for Spring Prevention

More than getting “into shape” for the new year, this Tai Chi exercise program gently increases flexibility, muscle strength, mental

activity and heart/lung capacity, aligns posture, improves balance and integrates the mind and body. Clinical research studies show this program to be safe and effective for anyone to practice. Anyone can benefit from coming to this workshop! The program is a 60-minute class held once a week for eight weeks, registration fee is $48.

Schedule: Mondays, 10 a.m.,

Feb. - 5, 12, 19 & 26

March. - 5, 12, 19 & 26

Located: Lane Agri Park Main Building, Auditorium

Class size is limited,

preregistration required.

Contact: Carla Y. Bush,cybush@utk.edu

Moles, Voles and Lack of Controls

It’s possible that people make more complaints against moles than any other mammal pest encountered in lawns and landscapes. There’s

no doubt that moles do cause some damage as well as considerable aggravation due to their tunneling habit which roughs up the soil surface. But, moles often are blamed for damage they didn’t cause and seldom get credit for the good they do. This session will introduce you to the types of moles common here, their habits, how to differentiate between mole and other critter activity, and benefits moles provide. You’ll also learn about realistic options for reducing damage from moles in your lawn and landscape. Class is Free, but please register by calling

615-898-7710 or email: Mitchell Mote /

mmote1@utk.edu

Feb. 12th @ 6pm Come join us on February 12th from 4 – 5 pm at the Lane Agri-Park, 315 John R. Rice Blvd., Murfreesboro, TN, Auditorium (MainBldg.) room A. In this training you will learn more about what resources are available to you including funding, grants, educational publications, and lesson plans. You will also have the opportunity to hear from UT/TSU Extension agents, the NRCS, and Farm Bureau, and a fellow Rutherford County teacher. *Door prices Preregister by February 5th to Rachel Eatherly by email reather1@utk.edu or call office 615-898-7710. *To qualify for in-service credit, an Alternate PD form must be completed and approved online on School Station.

On February 24 2018, we will plant 250,000 native tree seedlings across Tennessee. This

will be the largest community-tree-planting event in Tennessee history, and is the largest

tree-planting event in the United States. We give away seedlings at no cost to volunteers

who agree to plant them on February 24 and post pictures and/or videos of your efforts.

For more information and to Register for free trees go to TECTN.org/250KTreeDay

The 4-H Chick Chain program

allows Rutherford County 4-H’ers

to receive pullet (female) chicks

to care for and begin their own

flock of chickens. This program is

open to 4th - 12

th grade

Rutherford County Students.

Each 4-H’er will receive their chicks on or

around March 26 of 2018 and

will care for them until the

Rutherford County 4-H Poultry

Show and Sale in August.

Call our office for more information

615-898-7710

Rutherford Extension is starting a new chapter in FCS programming by starting its own

Extension Book Club. For our first book we are partnering with Read to Succeed’s One Book

annual event. Each year a book is selected for our community to read and discuss. This year

the book is Ready Player One by Ernest

Cline. We will host our first Book Club gathering on Friday, March 23 at 9 a.m.

Hosted by Carla Bush and discussion led by Diane Hall, Family Literacy Coordinator. This

is for all ages. Contact Carla Bush if you have any questions.

615-898-7710 or cybush@utk.edu

The 2017 Rutherford County/Williamson County Hog Show Clinic was a huge success, 39 total Youth attended this all-day educational event. Youth learned everything from how to safely load and transport hogs, to the nutritional requirement to make their hog look its best on show day. The day ended with a very competitive county hog show where a total of 65 hogs were exhibited from both counties. Foster Wingler was awarded Rutherford County Grand Champion Market Hog.

Weed Control in Lawn & Landscapes

Monday, February 19th at 6 p.m.

Weeds are probably the most common pest of home lawns and landscapes. They compete with desirable plants for space, water and nutrients and detract from the o v e r a l l a p p e a r a n c e o f t h e l a n d s ca p e . T h i s s e s s io n w i l l introduce you to various options available for reducing populations of these unwanted invaders. There’s no charge to attend, but we do ask that you give us a call at 615-898-7710 and let us know y o u ’ r e c o m i n g o r e m a i l

mmote1@utk.edu. If you forget to call and still want to attend, be like a weed and just show up anyway!

January 2018

2017 4-H Hog Show Clinic

NEW Book Club

January 2018

Do you have a gardening, landscape, pest control question? Do you just want to know more about Extension programs? One of our agents will be taking calls LIVE on the WGNS (AM 1450; FM 100.5 and FM 101.9)“Ask an Agent” program every Thursday morning starting at 8:10am. Listen in!

UT-TSU Rutherford County Extension, 315 John R. Rice Blvd., Murfreesboro, TN 37129 615-898-7710 rutherford.extension.edu

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Food Box Contents for January 2018 Pick 3 from each Category

order by 01/22/18 pick up 01/26/18

$35 for 30lbs of affordable, nutritious food to help stretch your food dollar.

Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4

Chicken Breast Corn White Grits Whole Green Beans Choice Oranges

Ground Angus Beef Rolled Oatmeal Green Peas Red Delicious Apples

Tilapia Fish Fillets Kidney Beans/Pinto Beans Golden Kernel Corn Russet Idaho Potatoes

Pork Chops Brown Long Grain Rice Grade A Broccoli Whole Carrots

For more information contact Dominion Financial at 615-220-5858 or website at www.dominionfinancial.org Located at 413 Nissan Drive, Smyrna, TN 37167

Cooking Capers Class

Adults with Disabilities

Learn how to : Plan and Prepare Meals on a Limited Budget and about Nutrition & Food Safety!

Includes cooking demonstration and FREE cooking tools!

Classes are February 1st, 8th, 15th 22nd, March 1st, & 8th from 10:00am-noon at Lane Agri-Park Community Center Classroom.

Caregivers are required to be present.

Free Classes, Space is Limited

For more information or reserve your spot contact:

Tiffany Schmidt at tschmid2@utk.edu or 615-898-7710

INCLEMENT

WEATHER POLICY

4-H EVENTS AND CLASSES will be cancelled if Rutherford County

schools are cancelled due to bad weather.

We do not make phone calls for cancelled classes / club meetings, but will post notices on our Facebook page.

If weather becomes a problem during a class, the agent will make a decision regarding dismissal. Agents will determine if event is going to be rescheduled.

OFFICE CLOSING POLICY

The buildings and grounds at Lane Agri-Park are under the auspices of Rutherford County government. If the County Government closes it’s offices, the Extension office will also be closed. Closures will also be posted to our Facebook page:

UT-TSU Extension—Rutherford County