GILLESPIE COUNTY SOIL
& WATER CONSERVATION
DISTRICT #220
Calendar
of Events
Thursdays Fredericksburg Farmers
Market from 4 pm to 7 pm at Marketplatz, under
the Kinderhalle pavilion (corner of Main Street & Adams) through the end
of September. Buy locally grown fruits and vegetables, farm cheese, fresh
baked bread and pastries, herbs and more.
Visit their web page at www.fbgfarmersmarket.com.
June 11-12 Antique Machinery Show
at Gillespie County Fairgrounds, sponsored by the Hill Country Antique
Tractor & Engine Club, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. both days. As written about
in the Fredericksburg Standard, admission is $6 for adults and free for
children under 12. In addition to old tractors and farm machinery, exhibits
will include antique gasoline and steam engines. See demonstrations of wheat
threshing, wood-planing, corn shelling and horse-drawn hay baling along with
operation of an antique saw mill.
June 20-25 Youth Range Workshop
at Texas Tech Junction campus, sponsored annually by Texas Section Society
for Range Management. Approx. 40 Texas youths ages 14-18 will attend.
Deadline to sign up is May 30.
Summer 2010 Annual Hay Show! Deadline to enter is in late July. Judging is
in August and bales will be on display at the Gillespie County Fair. More details to be available at Texas
Agrilife Extension office at 95 Frederick Road, Fredericksburg, or call
830-997-3452 for details.
Aug. 26-29 The 122nd
annual Gillespie County Fair at the
Gillespie County Fairgrounds in Fredericksburg. Visit http://www.gillespiefair.com for details
or contact Gillespie County Fair and Festivals Association at 830-997-2359.
Oct. 7, 2010 Fall Field Day at Doss Community Center, in the late afternoon. Possible speakers, Ron Gill, Ph.D.,
Extension Livestock Specialist, and
Jason Skaggs with Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers. Program details to be announced soon, save
the date! Field Days are sponsored by Gillespie County SWCD, Texas AgriLIFE
Extension, and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Gillespie County
SWCD #220 prohibits discrimination in its programs and activities on the
basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability,
political beliefs, and marital or familial status. (Not all prohibited
bases apply in all programs.) "An
Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
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