UF/IFAS Extension Orange County provides education and information to residents and businesses through workshops, publications, and mass media in the areas of family life, youth development, natural resources, horticulture, and agriculture. Current classes/events are listed on our events calendar.
Urban Backyard Chicken Class (Online)
Keeping chickens and producing your own eggs in suburban and urban settings has become a popular hobby! Hens in a coop can be a fun and practical addition to your home garden. Learn how to get started and be successful in this program presented via TEAMS by Orange County Extension Agent JK Yarborough.
Wednesday, July 10, 2024, 10:00am-12:00pm.
$5 fee. Registration required at http://ocextension.eventbrite.com. 407-254-9200.
MED Instead of Meds - 6 Week Program (In Person)
Interested in starting the Mediterranean Diet, but not sure where to start? Presented by Orange County Extension Agent Hillary Ayers, the MED Instead of Meds series of classes will help you go MED by exploring simple steps to eating the MED way. Learn tips, life hacks, and recipes that will help you eat the MED way every day.
6-Week Program, Tuesdays: July 16, 23, 30; August 6, 13, and 20, 2024, 2:00pm-4:00pm.
25 fee. Registration required at http://ocextension.eventbrite.com. 407-254-9200.
Diabetes Prevention Program (Online)
Take charge of your life and register for this year-long, research-based lifestyle change program for preventing diabetes. Presented by Hillary Ayers, Orange County Extension Agent, this class is offered virtually by Zoom.
Thursdays, July 18, 2024 - June 12, 2025, 12:00pm-1:00pm – VIRTUAL
FREE! Registration required at http://ocextension.eventbrite.com. 407-254-9200.
Diabetes Prevention Program (In Person)
Take charge of your life and register for this year-long, research-based lifestyle change program for preventing diabetes. Presented by Hillary Ayers, Orange County Extension Agent, this class is offered in person at the Florida Department of Health WIC, 901 West Church Street, Building 1, Orlando.
Thursdays, July 18, 2024 – Jun 12, 2025, 5:30pm-6:30pm – IN PERSON
FREE! Registration required at http://ocextension.eventbrite.com. 407-254-9200.
First Time Homebuyer Workshop - ENGLISH 7/19 & 7/26 (Online)
Learn the steps to home ownership and how to obtain an affordable mortgage in this 2-part class offered via Zoom in ENGLISH by a team of UF/IFAS Extension Agents, including Orange County Extension Agent Jenny Rodriguez. The homebuyer workshop meets the education requirements for down payment assistance programs.
Friday, July 19, 2024, 9:00am-1:00pm.
Friday, July 26, 2024, 9:00am-1:00pm.
$10 fee. Registration required at http://ocextension.eventbrite.com. 407-254-9200.
Adopt-A-Tree (In Person)
Join our UF/IFAS Extension Master Gardener Volunteers at Fort Christmas Historical Park, located at 1300 N Fort Christmas Rd, Christmas, FL 32709, for our Adopt-A-Tree event! Open to all Orange County residents with proof of residency such as a driver’s license, utility bill, or photo I.D. Each household is eligible to receive two trees, and the trees must be planted on the resident’s private property only. Trees are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis, and varieties will vary based on availability, but all will be suitable to flourish in Zone 10A.
FREE! Saturday, July 20, 2024, 8:00am-12:00pm or until trees are gone, whichever comes first. No pre-registration or fee to participate. 407-254-9200.
gARTening Series: Bromeliad Brilliance: Advance Kokedama Making (In Person)
Kokedama is a Japanese garden art form that uses a ball of moss to create a plant growing container. In this class, you will learn how to create this spherical plant with a wiffle ball, sheet moss, and bromeliad plant. Join UF/IFAS Orange County Extension Agent Clarissa Chairez and Master Gardener Volunteers to create your own kokedama that you will take home!
Friday, July 26, 2024, 2:00pm-3:30pm.
$30 fee. Registration required at http://ocextension.eventbrite.com. 407-254-9200.
July "Pop Up" Plant Clinics (In Person)
Our Master Gardener Volunteers are hosting "Pop Up" Plant Clinics at the Chickasaw and West Oaks Branches within the Orange County Library System this month! Visit our booth for all of your plant care questions.
Thursday, July 11th, 2024, 11:30am-1:30pm at Chickasaw Branch Library.
Saturday, July 13, 2024, 10:15am–12:15 pm at West Oaks Branch Library.
FREE! No registration is needed.
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