New classes to be held in Continuing Education for Agriculture

Are you a bit of a Pinterest fanatic combined with a love for the land and desire to recycle?  Then the new ‘Up-scaling for the Garden’ classes starting soon at Northeast Texas Community College might just be the place for you.  Director of Agriculture Rene’ McCracken will be sharing her love of environmental stewardship and passion for re-purposing ‘junk’ in two sessions of courses offered through the NTCC Continuing Education Program.
“I developed the premise for the classes after watching episodes of ‘Junk Gypsies’ and ‘Picker Sisters.’  I just love the idea of repurposing un-used items into one-of-a kind practical conversation pieces in my garden and home,” Mrs. McCracken explained.   
There will be two sessions offering different topics and projects.  The first session on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 will include: A class project of creating a papercrete planter, and a discussion and planning of re-design for each student’s “found junk”.  The second class meeting will see the completion of the individual projects.  Each student is required to provide their own items to re-purpose.  Tools will be provided by the NTCC Ag Department.

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