Upcoming Events

Rainwater Harvesting Workshop
Saturday September 25
9:00-11:00 am (check in begins @ 8:30 am)
Recreation & Tennis Center
​(2701 Cypress Point Drive)​

Registration will begin in August.

Fort Bend County Master Gardener Water Conservation Specialists, in conjunction with Missouri City Green and MCPR, will present a workshop on installing a rainwater harvesting system for the backyard of a family home. Rainwater harvesting focuses on capturing rainwater from your roof and diverting it to irrigate plants and vegetables. As part of the workshop, each participant will receive a rain barrel to take home with instructions on how to correctly install a backyard rainwater harvesting system.
In Texas, over 30% of the water we use goes to outdoor irrigation.    When we use rainwater to water our landscape, gardens and container plants, we conserve our drinking water and save money on our water bill.   Rainwater is not only free, it's salt-free and a good source of water for all of our plants.  The easiest way to begin harvesting rainwater for your home is to collect rainwater from your roof and store it in rain barrels.  To learn more about rainwater harvesting, click on the following publications:  Rainwater Harvesting with Rain Barrels,  Rainwater Harvesting “Saving from a Rainy Day".  Click on the following to learn about covering your rain barrel with wood slats or paint.  ​

 Worm Composting Class for Families-
​Saturday November 13
​9:00-11:00 am (check in begins @ 8:30 am)
Recreation & Tennis Center
​(2701 Cypress Point Drive)​

Registration will begin in September.
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​Missouri City Green, in partnership with  Fort Bend Master Gardeners, will present a family-friendly worm composting workshop and participants will learn how to create and maintain a worm composting system.  Each family will take home a worm composting bin and worms so they can start composting their kitchen waste.


Composting with worms is often called an "organic garbage disposal system". Worms can efficiently recycle vegetable peelings and paper products through their bodies to produce a rich,  earth-smelling soil conditioner that plants love.  
Check out this additional information on worm composting:
*Event dates and times may be subject to change due to the COVID 19 pandemic.