Learn a new skill, try a new method, develop a new passion, or connect in a new way. The Williamson County Extension’s hands-on classes provide opportunities to experience agriculture, horticulture, and much more. There’s nothing like doing it yourself!
Series are topic areas with specific classes. Participants enrolling in a series get access to the listed classes for one year from the date of purchase. If wanting to renew upon expiration, participants can purchase again through the “payment” button. Access is not automatically renewed. Additional classes outside the series can be added for the listed fee.
Individual hands-on classes are available and listed by topic area. Participants can choose any individual class(s), choose an entire topic area(s), or choose a topic area(s) and supplement with additional classes.
- Multi-Species Grazing (6-12-24)
- Summer Weeds (7-9-24)
- Fall Planting (9-9-24)
- Equipment Calibration (1-22-25)
- Spring Pastures (3-26-25)
- Trailering Clinic (5-8-24)
- Equine Ground Manners (6-4-24)
- Guided Trail Ride (6-22-24)
- Hay Selection (9-25-24)
- Seeing Your Horse (10-23-24)
- Lunging vs Long Lining (11-2-24)
- Equine Fecal Sampling (11-26-24)
- Equine Wrapping and Bandaging Techniques (2-4-25)
- Corrective Shoeing and Rehabilitation (2-11-25)
- Hay Selection (9-25-24)
- Working Cattle (10-21-24)
- Breeding Soundness Exam Clinic (10-26-24)
- Livestock Fecal Sampling (11-25-24)
- Handling Facilities (2-1-25)
- AI & Pregnancy Checking (4-14-25)
- Transition Housing (4-29-24)
- Chicken Tractors (5-14-24)
- Backyard Poultry Management (7-8-24)
- Laying Hen Culling (9-12-24)
- Poultry Processing (11-2-24)
- Breed Selection (1-9-25)
- Brooding Basics (2-6-25)
- Small Ruminant Fencing (4-15-24)
- Parasite Management (5-7-24)
- Sheering/Hoof Trimming (6-4-24)
- Multi-Species Grazing (6-12-24)
- Hay Selection (9-25-24)
- Livestock Fecal Sampling (11-25-24)
Other Topics
- Cover Crop Spring Prep (3-21-24)
- Homestead Farm Layout (10-3-24)
- Backyard Composting (10-23-24)
Master Programs include monthly hands-on sessions throughout the year as well as virtual presentations available seasonally. Participants are required to complete 8 classes from a combination of hands-on and/or virtual classes. Completion of the program (excluding horse and gardener) meets the educational component for the Tennessee Department of Agriculture’s Ag Enhancement cost-share program.
Series are topic areas with specific classes. Participants enrolling in a series get access to the listed classes for one year from the date of purchase. If wanting to renew upon expiration, participants can purchase again through the “payment” button. Access is not automatically renewed. Additional classes outside the series can be added for the listed fee.
Individual hands-on classes are available and listed by topic area. Participants can choose any individual class(s), choose an entire topic area(s), or choose a topic area(s) and supplement with additional classes.
- Summer Selection & Planting (5-14-24)
- Pest Management (6-4-24)
- Summer Harvesting & Seed Saving (7-2-24)
- Fall Garden Prep (8-13-24)
- Seed Starting (2-27-25)
- Fruit Pest Management (4-22-24)
- Spring Harvesting (5-21-24)
- Summer Harvesting (7-16-24)
- Tool Maintenance & Sharpening (10-29-24)
- Pruning Blueberries and Blackberries (2-6-25)
- Weed Identification & Control (August 2024)
- Lawn Series (Coming Fall 2024)
- Landscape Disease & Pest Management (6-13-24)
- Perennials & Spring Blooming Bulbs for TN (10-1-24)
- Ornamental Spring Pruning (2-11-25)
- Dig, Divide, & Design with Perennials (April 2025)
Bees (Dates Coming Soon!)
- What is Beekeeping?
- Honey Extraction
- Bee Troubleshooting
Other Topics
- Irrigation (4-2-24)
- Cut Flower Selection (5-30-24)
- Cut Flower Harvesting & Arranging (7-25-24)
- Cover Crop Spring Prep (3-21-24)
- Raised Bed Soils (4-16-24)
- Backyard Composting (10-23-24)
Master Programs include monthly hands-on sessions throughout the year as well as virtual presentations available seasonally. Participants are required to complete 8 classes from a combination of hands-on and/or virtual classes. Completion of the program (excluding horse and gardener) meets the educational component for the Tennessee Department of Agriculture’s Ag Enhancement cost-share program.
Series are topic areas with specific classes. Participants enrolling in a series get access to the listed classes for one year from the date of purchase. If wanting to renew upon expiration, participants can purchase again through the “payment” button. Access is not automatically renewed. Additional classes outside the series can be added for the listed fee.
Individual hands-on classes are available and listed by topic area. Participants can choose any individual class(s), choose an entire topic area(s), or choose a topic area(s) and supplement with additional classes.
- Summer Craft Brew (6-15-24)
- Fall Craft Brew (10-26-24)
- Winter Craft Brew (2-1-25)
- Spring Craft Brew (4-5-25)
Individual hands-on classes are available and listed by topic area. Participants can choose any individual class(s), choose an entire topic area(s), or choose topic area(s) and supplement with additional classes.
- Irrigation (4-2-24)
- Small Engine Troubleshooting (11-19-24)
- Tractor Maintenance (1-27-25)
Series are topic areas with specific classes. Participants enrolling in a series get access to the listed classes for one year from the date of purchase. If wanting to renew upon expiration, participants can purchase again through the “payment” button. Access is not automatically renewed. Additional classes outside the series can be added for the listed fee.
Individual hands-on classes are available and listed by topic area. Participants can choose any individual class(s), choose an entire topic area(s), or choose a topic area(s) and supplement with additional classes.
- Seed Starting (2-20-24)
- Canning (6-18-24)
- Jams and Preserves (7-9-24)
- Fall Preservation (11-12-24)
Individual hands-on classes are available and listed by topic area. Participants can choose any individual class(s), choose an entire topic area(s), or choose topic area(s) and supplement with additional classes.
- Deer Processing Clinic (11-23-24)
Individual hands-on classes are available and listed by topic area. Participants can choose any individual class(s), choose an entire topic area(s), or choose topic area(s) and supplement with additional classes.
- Bicycle Repair Basics (4-24-24)
- Art of Knife Sharpening (5-6-24)