Lifestyle

STILLWATER, Okla. – Oklahoma agriculture is well-known for its cattle and wheat industries, but the pecan industry also has a significant impact on the state.

Someone close to you is trying to cope with a death in the family. Your pen is poised to write a warm personal note inside a carefully chosen sympathy card. But your brain freezes. Your mind is more sterile than a modern-day operating room.

Say goodbye to August and hello September via Labor Day, the meteorological first day of autumn. The plants know it and many are into final preparations before they retire for the winter.

What kind of Okra do you have planted in the raised bed at the Extension Office? Dwarf varieties of many vegetables have advantages for containers, raised beds, or limited space gardens. In the demonstration garden we are testing out ‘Baby Bubba’ Okra, a compact grower.

World Primate Day is Saturday, September 6, at the Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden with a morning full of activities, enrichment, and games for all ages to enjoy as the Zoo’s Animal Awareness Day series continues. Grab your troop and swing over to The Great EscApe at the OKC Zoo from 9:30 a.m.

It’s crazy to think that we are assured tomorrow. Why? We will honestly never know when our time will come.

The OSIDA Space Education Grant will be accepting applications through September 22. The grant is established to fund innovative space education activities and projects.