Composting to Reduce Food Waste

COMING SOON - October 6th, register to attend the event live HERE or via ZOOM HERE

Extension Horticulture Agent Jesse Gilmore will present “Composting to Reduce Food Waste” Wednesday, October 6, at 5 p.m. at Fab Lab ICC, 2564 Brookside Dr., Independence, on the campus of Independence Community College. 

Grilling Safety

Holly Miner, Nutrition and Food Safety and Health Agent with K-State Research and Extension’s Wildcat District demonstrates grilling and food safety. Topics include hand washing before preparing foods, preparing your grill, cooking raw meat, using meat thermometers and safe temperatures to keep your favorite picnic foods.

View the video HERE

View or print a PDF document with more info HERE

View Photos from the recording HERE

Meat Selections

Wendie Powell, Livestock Production Agent with the Wildcat Extension District, covers meat selection from a guide to labeling to what to look for in selecting your cuts.

View the video HERE

View Photos from the recording HERE

Egg to Chicken

Adaven Schonce, Diversified Agriculture and Natural Resource Agent of the K-State Research and Extension - Wildcat District, made a video how-to presentation about the process of obtaining fertile chicken eggs, incubating and hatching them as the start to a backyard chicken flock. View the video and more with the links below.

View the video HERE

Photos from the taping of the video HERE

View or print a PDF document with more information HERE

Edible Landscaping 

Jesse Gilmore, Horticultural Agent for K-State Research and Extension - Wildcat District, demonstrates how you can incorporate edible elements into your landscape design.

View the video HERE

Take the class survey HERE

Find more information about Edible Landscaping:

Penn State offers a good overview HERE

NC State has a more in-depth article that includes a list of plants and design layouts HERE

Backyard Chickens

Adaven Scronce, Natural Resource and Agricultural Agent with the K-State Research and Extension Wildcat office covers the ins and outs of backyard chickens.

View the video HERE

View photos from the recording HERE