Extension’s New “Live and Learn” Series Begins in August

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A new "live and learn" series of classes at the Greene County Extension Center begins in mid-August according to David Burton, county program director for Greene County Extension.

The 50 minute classes run from noon to 1 p.m. and cost $10 per person. Attendees can bring a lunch or purchase snacks in the Botanical Center bookstore and learn something new each week from a variety of specialists on a variety of topics.

Classes will be held in one of the classrooms at the Greene County Extension, located inside the Springfield-Greene County Botanical Center, 2400 S. Scenic, Springfield.

The list of classes is being added updated on a regular basis and is available online at extension.missouri.edu/greene. Classes planned for the “Live and Learn” series at the time of this release include:

• Aug 24: “Using Social Media in Disaster Recovery,” taught by David Burton, community development specialist with MU Extension.

• Aug. 29: “Planning the Fall Vegetable Garden,” taught by Patrick Byers, horticulture specialist with MU Extension.

• Sept 19: “Enhancing & Exercising your Memory,” taught by Dr. Jim Wirth, human development specialist with MU Extension.

• Sept. 26: “Who Gets Grandma's Yellow Pie Plate,” taught by Dr. Jim Wirth, human development specialist with MU Extension.

• Oct. 3: “Mind-Body Relationship and Health,” taught by Dr. Jim Wirth, human development specialist with MU Extension.

• Oct. 10: “World War II Fighter Pilot Stories,” taught by Dr. Jim Wirth, human development specialist with MU Extension.

• Oct. 17: “Managing Emotions under Pressure,” taught by Dr. Jim Wirth, human development specialist with MU Extension.

• Oct 25: “Vegetable Gardening in the Winter,” taught by Patrick Byers, horticulture specialist with MU Extension.

Other planned programs that have not yet been assigned a date but cover topics like fall gardening, nutrition, news writing, one-room school history, using social media in disaster recovery, home energy conservation, creating an oral history project, Ozarks history, how to lead a public deliberation and more.

“This series is part of an ongoing effort to expand the educational offerings by MU Extension in Greene County,” said Burton. “If you come in for a class, you might as well bring in a soil sample in from your garden for a soil test and save yourself a trip.”

For more information, call the Greene County Extension Center at 417-881-8909. Information and order forms are also available online at http://extension.missouri.edu/greene.