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!
Individual hands-on classes are available and listed by topic area.
Pasture Management
- Fall Planting (9-16-24)
- Equipment Calibration (1-14-25)
- Spring Pastures (3-26-25)
- Multi-Species Grazing (6-11-25)
- Summer Weeds (7-8-25)
Horse
- Hay Selection (9-25-24)
- Seeing Your Horse (10-23-24)
- Equine Fecal Sampling (11-26-24)
- Equine Wrapping and Bandaging Techniques (2-4-25)
- Corrective Shoeing and Rehabilitation (2-11-25)
- Trailering Clinic (5-20-25)
- Equine Ground Manners (6-3-25)
Beef
- Hay Selection (9-25-24)
- Handling Facilities (10-15-24)
- Breeding Soundness Exam Clinic (10-26-24)
- Working Cattle (10-29-24)
- Livestock Fecal Sampling (11-25-24)
- AI & Pregnancy Checking (4-14-25)
Poultry
- 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)
- Transition Housing (4-28-25)
Small Ruminant
- Hay Selection (9-25-24)
- Livestock Fecal Sampling (11-25-24)
- Small Ruminant Fencing (3-18-25)
- Parasite Management (4-8-25)
- Shearing/Hoof Trimming (4-15-25)
- Multi-Species Grazing (6-11-25)
Other Topics
- 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.
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.
Vegetable
- Fall Garden Prep (8-13-24)
- Seed Starting (2-20-25)
Fruit
- Summer Harvesting (7-16-24)
- Tool Maintenance & Sharpening (10-29-24)
- Pruning Blueberries and Blackberries (2-6-25)
Turf
- Weed Identification & Control (August 2024)
Landscape
- Perennials & Spring Blooming Bulbs for TN (10-1-24)
- Ornamental Spring Pruning (2-11-25)
- Dig, Divide, & Design with Perennials (April 2025)
Other Topics
- Cut Flower Harvesting & Arranging (8-13-24)
- 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.
Individual hands-on classes are available and listed by topic area.
Craft Products
- Fall Craft Brew (10-26-24)
- Winter Craft Brew (2-1-25)
- Spring Craft Brew (4-5-25)
- Summer Craft Brew (6-21-25)
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)
Individual hands-on classes are available and listed by topic area.
- Canning (6-18-24) (Closed)
- Jams and Preserves (7-9-24) (Closed)
- Fall Preservation (11-12-24)
- Seed Starting (2-27-25)
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.
- 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.
- Office Suite Mastery Classes (7-11-24)
- Art of Knife Sharpening (11-18-24)