Galveston County AgriLife Extension Office to host The Urban Farmstead event

Registration is under way for The Urban Farmstead event Saturday, Dec. 8 at the Galveston County AgriLife Extension Office.

According to a press release issued by the extension office, "Topics include intensive vegetable gardening, backyard poultry and small livestock production. Also included will be video presentations of urban farmsteads on city lots and small acreages in Galveston County."

The event will be held from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Registration fee is $12, which includes lunch. The registration deadline is 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3.

The Galveston County AgriLife Extension Office is located at 4102-B Main St., La Marque.

For more information or to register, call 281-534-3413, ext. 12, visit www.aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu or email GALV3@wt.net.