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
- Equipment Calibration (1-14-25)
- Spring Pastures (3-26-25)
- Multi-Species Grazing (6-11-25)
- Summer Weeds (7-8-25)
- Fall Planting (9-15-25)
Horse
- Equine Wrapping and Bandaging Techniques (2-4-25)
- Maintaining a Healthy Hoof (2-12-25)
- Trailering Clinic (5-20-25)
- Equine Ground Manners (6-3-25)
- Hay Selection (9-24-25)
Beef
- AI & Pregnancy Checking (4-14-25)
- Hay Selection (9-24-25)
- Raising Freezer Beef (9-29-25)
- Handling Facilities (10-6-25)
- Working Cattle (10-27-25)
- Bull Selection (11-6-25)
Poultry
- Breed Selection (1-9-25)
- Brooding Basics (2-6-25)
- Transition Housing (4-28-25)
- Poultry Processing (11-1-25)
Small Ruminant
- Small Ruminant Fencing (3-18-25)
- Parasite Management (4-8-25)
- Shearing/Hoof Trimming (4-15-25)
- Multi-Species Grazing (6-11-25)
- Hay Selection (9-24-25)
Other Topics
- Homestead Farm Layout (9-10-25)
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
- Seed Starting (2-25-25)
- Raised Bed Gardening (4-8-25)
- Seed Saving (7-17-25)
Fruit
- Pruning Blueberries and Blackberries (2-6-25)
- Strawberry Workshop (5-6-25)
- Blueberry & Elderberry Workshop (6-24-25)
Turf
- Seeding Cool-Season Grasses (9-9-25)
Landscape
- Ornamental Spring Pruning (2-11-25)
- Dig, Divide, & Design with Perennials (4-22-25)
- Landscape Irrigation (5-20-25)
Other Topics
- Permaculture & Edible Landscaping (4-17-25)
Master Programs include monthly hands-on sessions throughout the year as well as virtual presentations available seasonally. Participants are required to complete a certain number of classes (program dependent) 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
- Intro to Home Brewing (1-23-25)
- Home Brew Packaging (2-20-25
- Spring Craft Brew (4-5-25)
- Fall Craft Brew (10-25-25)
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.
- Tractor Maintenance (1-27-25)
- Landscape Irrigation (5-20-25)
- Small Engine Troubleshooting (11-11-25)
Individual hands-on classes are available and listed by topic area.
- Seed Starting (2-25-25)
- Jams & Preserves (5-13-25)
- Canning (6-17-25)
- Seed Saving (7-17-25)
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 (11-22-25)
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.
- Art of Knife Sharpening (11-17-25)