Colorado State University Extension presents Pickling Workshop. July is National pickle month! If you love pickled vegetables and summer relish, come learn how to make your own. You will learn to safely water bath can pickles, relish, salsa and chutney. This is a hands-on workshop where you will water bath can a jar of green…
Colorado State University Extension offering Food Safety Works – Food Service Certification. Food Safety Works is a safe food handler certificate training that teaches entry-level food workers how to safely handle, prepare and store food. Taught as a 2-hour class with hands-on activities and exam. Participants with a passing score receive a safe food handler…
El Paso County Parks and its contractor, Designscapes Colorado, will be closing the playground, tennis courts and basketball courts at Widefield Community Park for Phase I Improvements on Thursday, July 19. The restroom at the park will also close for renovations later this summer. When that schedule has been finalized, the County will let the…
The El Paso County Community Services Department, Environmental Division will host a Clean Sweep Household Hazardous Waste Event for Saturday, October 13, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event is free to all El Paso and Teller county residents for the recycling and proper disposal of residential household hazardous waste items, large TVs,…
Colorado State University Extension offering Cottage Food Training. Participants will learn safety guidelines and specifics for operating a small home-based cottage food business from a home kitchen and the most current Colorado Cottage Foods Act information. Following the successful completion of an exam, participants will be given a 3-year certification, which meets the food safety…
VIDEO: July is National Parks and Rec Month and we have all kinds of great events going on here in El Paso County. We’re at the Bear Creek Nature Center with a preview.
We’re taking a look at the Charmaine Nymann Community Garden at Bear Creek Regional Park for our latest episode of Explore Our Parks. This is a great place to grow your own fresh vegetables and hang out with other gardeners. This garden does so well that a lot of the food is donated back to the…
El Paso County’s Fountain Creek Nature Center and Bear Creek Nature Center announce the events and activities for July 2018 which includes: puppets, dragonflies, firefly hike, nature camp, a creek walk, and Black Forest Fire hike. Fountain Creek Nature Center 320 Pepper Grass Lane, Fountain, CO 80817 719-520-6745, www.ElPasoCountyNatureCenters.com Firefly Celebration & Night…
Drought conditions impact farmers and ranchers. Often times, weather related decisions alter production decisions including purchasing feed, selling cows or changing production schemes. These decisions can have financial and tax implications. Colorado State University has tax information available to farmers and ranchers to assist in decision making under stressful conditions. It is important that producers…
Colorado State University Extension presents The Mediterranean Diet. Colorado State University has created a workshop focusing on the Mediterranean diet. This workshop will answer questions about key characteristics of the Mediterranean lifestyle and how foods in the diet contribute to health. Plus, you will learn how to make fresh home-made hummus and try a delicious…
