September 2017

*****Deadline to Register is October 2nd*****

Date: Tuesday Nights from October 10 to

November 21

Time: 6:00PM—9:00PM (each day)

Location: Lane Agri-Park Community Center,

315 John R Rice Blvd, Murfreesboro

Cost: $150.00 or $50.00 Reduced Cost Due

to TN Department of Agriculture Scholarships

(Must have current Beef Quality Assurance

Certification to qualify).

Register at the Lane Agri Park Extension

office. Monday thru Friday 7:30am-4:30pm

For more information, contact: Kim Hall @

615-898-7710 or e-mail: khall58@utk.edu

September 23, 2017 Lane Agri-Park Community Center Friday September 22—Shop Pre-Sale (Consignor and Volunteer) Saturday September 23—New & Expectant Parent Pre-Shop—7:30am (registration required) Free classes on Budgeting & Creating Meals on a Limited Budget will be offered at 10 AM & 1:00 PM Saturday September 23—Public Sale—8am –11:30am

Multiple Blessings Kids Consignment Sale

Happy Labor Day!

Office will be closed.

For more information email multiple.blessings.sale@gmail.com. or visit Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/multiple.blessings.sale.

Rutherford County Extension Agent Mitchell Mote

received the Charles and Julie Wharton Award

for Outstanding Extension Achievement at the

recent University of TN Institute of Agriculture

awards and promotion luncheon held in

Knoxville. Pictured with Mitchell are UTIA

Chancellor Tim Cross and Interim UT Extension

Dean Delton Gerloff.

Award winning Agent, Mitchell Mote

Looking for Vendors for

our Annual 4-H Marketplace!

Find the vendor Booth rental form on our website. For more information contact Barbara Davenport at

or 615-898-7710.

September 2017

“Kaleigh Victor, a Rutherford County 4-H’er, competed and placed 1st in the Activewear category at the 2016 4-H Regional Fashion Show at the TN State Fair. She was awarded a scholarship from O’More College of Design, in Franklin, to attend a week long art camp of her choice. Kaleigh chose “Drawing Food Art” as her week long class. Recently, in August, her artwork was displayed at O’More College of Design during the City of Franklin Art Crawl Event that several hundred people attend. This was a great opportunity for Kaleigh to experience.”

Call 615-898-7710 to register by the Monday before the class you chose to reserve your seat and training materials! Pay at the door with a check payable to:

TN Cattlemen’s Association. $40 Non–Members

$20 for TN Cattlemen's Assn. Members

Tuesday, September 12th

Thursday, September 14th

6pm-8pm

Lane Agri-Park, Front Office Building, 315 John R. Rice Blvd., Murfreesboro

For more information, contact: Kim Hall

@ 615-898-7710 or e-mail:

khall58@utk.edu

The Homeschool 4-H Club is open to students in grades 4th - 12th. The first

meeting and registration is Monday, September 18 at 2:30 pm. Meeting will be held in the classroom of the Community Center. Parents need to attend the first meeting. If you have any questions please contact Barbara Davenport at 615-898-7710 or email bdavenp4@utk.edu.

4-H Homeschool Club “Cierra Williams, a recent high school graduated and a Rutherford County 4-H’er, won two scholarships at the 4-H State Roundup in Knoxville, TN. She won the African American Scholarship ($300) and the Mary Basigner-Elliott Scholarship ($1,500). We are proud of Cierra and her accomplishments and wish her the best of luck in her college endeavours”!

4-H Scholarship Winner attends

O’More College of Design

September 2017

Free Classes begin at 9am Here is what is on the schedule for September

09/01 Products of the Bee Hive 09/05 Turf Renovation Maintenance & Establishment 09/08 Drive In: How to Support Clean Water 09/12 Making Smart Lunch Choice: Stretching Your $ 09/15 Composting Options 09/19 Crockpot Creations 09/22 Planting Fall Vegetables Gardens 09/26 Seasonal Eating—Winter Squash 09/29 Are You Ready to Buy a Home

Tuesdays & Fridays 7am until 12 noon!

Locally Grown

Locally Crafted

$5.00 Bowl & Dessert

10:00 am—12:00 pm

To benefit:

JOIN US 7:00 am—12:00 pm

Every Tuesday & Friday in October

Support Local!

TN AgrAbility Project/UT Gardens Veterans Horticultural Therapy Workshop

Date: Friday, September 22, 2017 Time: 8:30a.m.—3:00p.m. Location: Honor 22 Farms 413 Rutherford Ln, Columbia, TN This 6-hour workshop is designed for current military personnel and veterans. Research shows that exposure to nature and gardening improves mental health outcomes for veterans. This workshop will explore the following: 1.) Career options for veterans and opportunities to learn about how TN AgrAbility Project can assist veterans. 2.) Hands-on gardening/horticulture activities that can help assist veterans when starting a career in horticulture/agriculture. 3.) Opportunities to network with other veterans with similar interests. If you are current military personal or a veteran and are interested in this program, Contact Derrick Stowell at 865-974-7151or dstowell@utk.edu. Online registration: https;//utgardens.wildapricot.org/event-2593755

September 2017

EATING SMART ON THE RUN Making Smart Breakfast Choices Fitting Breakfast into Your Day: Get it ready the night before Keep it real simple Pack it to go Plan and shop ahead What makes a smart Breakfast? A smart breakfast includes one item from each of these three groups: Choose one from each group:

Resource: www.eatsmartmovemorenc.com

Grain Protein Fruit

Tortilla Low-fat milk Banana

Bagel Low-fat string chees Raisins

Pita Bread Low-fat cottage cheese Apple

Whole-wheat toast Low-fat yogurt Grapes

Low-fat granola bar Peanut butter Orange slices

Oatmeal Hard-cooked egg Kiwi

Whole-wheat toaster waffle Hummus Tomato Juice

Whole-grain cereal Low-Fat ham or turkey Other in-season fruit

Food Facts for the

Month of September

TSU SNAP-Ed Extension Agent, Tiffany Schmidt

September – National Breakfast Month (University of Nebraska (UNL) Extension)

National Waffle Week – 1st Week “Tips for enjoying healthy, delicious waffles include: Top

them with fruit; Use a whole grain waffle mix or substitute whole wheat flour for

half the flour in your recipe. Or purchase whole grain waffles. Limit the number or size of waffles

you eat.”

National Vegetarian Awareness Week – 2nd Week Healthy Eating for Vegetarians (Choose MyPlate-10 Tips Nutrition Education Series)

Macademia Nut Day - September 4th Go Nuts Go Healthy (NutHealth.org)

Cheese Pizza Day - September 5th Enjoy Italian Cuisine (Choose MyPlate-MyWins)

Acorn Squash Day - September 7th Top 10 Ways to Enjoy Acorn Squash (Fruits & Veggies More Matters)

Peanut Day -September 13th Peanut Facts (peanut-institute.org)

Eat a Hoagie Day - September 14th “Enjoy your hoagie today and load it up with lots of veggies for a nutrient-packed celebration of "Eat a Hoagie

Day."”

Linguine Day -September 15th Enjoy Italian Cuisine (Choose MyPlate-MyWins)

Guacamole Day - September 16th Top 10 Ways to Enjoy

Avocados (Fruits & Veggies More Matters) How to Peel and Pit an Avocado

(UNL Extension)

Better Breakfast Day -September 26th Breakfast recipes from What’s Cooking? (whatscooking.fns.usda.gov)

Coffee Day -September 29th Redo Your Coffee Shop Stop (Choose MyPlate-MyWins)

Hot Mulled Cider Day -September 30th Mulled Spiced "Apple Cider" Recipe (University of Illinois Extension) Resource: http://food.unl.edu/september-food

-calendar#breakfast

FRENCH TOAST RECIPE

Makes 8 Servings Ingredients:

Serving Size: 1 slice * 4 eggs, beaten *1/2 tsp vanilla * 1 tbsp. margarine *1 cup skim milk *8 slices of whole wheat bread (day old bread is easier to use) * 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon Directions: 1.) in a large bowl, beat eggs, and add milk, cinnamon and vanilla. 2.) Melt margarine in a large skillet on medium-high heat. 3.) Dip one slice of bread at a time in the egg mixture to coat both sides. 4.) Place in a hot skillet. Brown each side, about 2 minutes or more. 5.) Serve the toast with pancake syrup, fruit sauce or applesauce. Nutrition information, Per Serving FRENCH TOAST: Calories: 130, Total Fat: 5g, Saturated Fat: 1.5g, Protein: 7g, Total Carbohydrate: 15g, Dietary Fiber: 2g, Sodium: 210mg

NOTE: If you have more than you can use, freeze and save for another day. Your French toast can be reheated in the microwave, toaster, or toaster oven.

September 2017

The Hippology team took home:

3rd place Overall and Overall Individuals were Cara

Moore, 3rd place; Charity Chandler, 5th place; Anna

Moore, 9th place.

1st pLace for Team Exam, and Individual Exam: Anna

Moore, 2nd place; Cara Moore, 4th place; Charity

Chandler, 5th place, Rebecca Grace Stone, 10th place.

2nd place for Team Stations and Individual Stations:

Cara Moore, 3rd place, Charity Chandler, 4th place.

Hippology Individual Judging: Cara Moore, 7th place

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Southern Regionals

4-H Horse Show

Rutherford County Hippology and Horse Judging Teams had an amazing time at the Southern

Regional Horse Show this year.

The Horse Judging team took home:

4th Overall and Overall Individual: Olivia Hayes,

8th place.

1st place Team Halter and Individual Halter:

Charity Chandler, 1st place; Rebecca Grace

Stone, 3rd place; Olivia Hayes, 8th place

4th place Team Reasons and Individual Reasons:

Charity Chandler, 5th place