URBAN REAP

Renewable Energy & Agricultural Project

We Reap What We Sow

Education is a pillar of Mission Waco’s Urban REAP (Renewable Energy & Agricultural Project). This is where you’ll find all of the educational content produced by our expert staff. We want our community to understand how to best care for the earth we’ve been given.

Urban REAP Workshop Schedule

We offer a wide variety of workshops on gardening, landscaping, our Texas native wildlife, cooking and more! Offered on Saturdays from 11am to 12pm, each workshop is led by local experts and is free to public.

This Spring we have a variety of workshops available – click each one to learn more!

February 25 | Growing with Greenhouses

March 11 | Planning your Spring Garden

March 18 | Understanding Soil

March 25 | Rainwater Harvesting with Keep Waco Beautiful

April 1 | Planting Native Gardens for Hummingbirds

May 13 | Cut Flower Gardens

June 24 | Propagating Succulents

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Plan an Educational Trip to REAP!

We have created four unique educational programs for you and your students to learn about topics ranging from our local environment to our national food system. Whether you choose from one of our pre-set programs or want to tailor one to your specific group, we are excited to partner with you!

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Resources for Parents

Are you looking for activities to do with your kids? The second week of every month we have a Discovery Activity that is free for kids of all ages to come explore some aspect of our world. Whether we are making birdfeeders, or seed art, we want to help connect you and your family to our Earth!

Our ordinary hours are Thursday and Friday 10am to 6pm, Saturday 10am to 2pm. During Spring (3/15-5/27) and Fall Season (9/4-11/18) our hours will be Wednesday through Friday 10am to 6pm, and Saturday 10am to 4pm.