From the Porch

Come to the porch and meet one of my FAVORITE people.  Sylvia Wooten is a woman of God, that not only has inspired me to love God, but she is also my mother!

Generations of farming experience you can learn so much about!  Click through to your areas of interest to educate yourself and stay healthier with fresh, local foods.  

0:00- 0:21 Intro
0:22- 3:40 German ancestry 
3:41- 8:13 Peanut farming with Brejcha , Davis 
8:14- 9:02 Corn crops
9:03- 13:00 cattle breed preferences, feeding, pricing, screwworm, foot and mouth disease 
13:01- 16:12 Entry into farming issues, equipment, hay, urban sprawl, tax breaks, leases, fences and capital improvements, water issues, infrastructure
16:13-21:09 Texas Farm Bureau, “Right To Farm”, lobbyists, grass roots issues go to state level, education, insurance for members
21:10-24:36 flooding issues, Retention ponds, designated agriculatural areas for grazing, farmland to taxable assets?   Ag has value!  Best use!
24:37- 28:05 Trucking in vegetables, getting it to market struggles, find co-ops
28:06-29:54 Educate yourself.  Join Farm Bureau. Know your Farmer!  Promote agriculture!

How well do you know the Waller High School Principal?  He is multi-faceted in his background and I believe a great asset to our community.  Come check out his beautiful porch!

Christine is the founder of Benoit Original Salon in downtown Waller, Texas.  Come meet your neighbor and learn about the reason for the NAME and her passion for her community.

Lara joined the Christ Clinic family as the Clinic Manager in 2012 and transitioned to Executive Director in 2017.  She is a highly adaptive Registered Nurse committed to community wellness.

Let's visit the south side of Waller County and check out a different kind of office space.  2020 caused many changes in our work environments.  Some bad - some good.  See how two innovative cousins, Caitlyn Knudsen and Paige Valentine, challenged each other to build community in new ways.

Our Waller County Extension Agents connect the community in so many ways.   Russell Ford is the County Coordinator and heads up the 4-H programs.   Come learn more about him personally and for ways YOU can become more involved in our community.

We have so much to be thankful for living in Waller County.  Come hear some of your neighbors thoughts.

Get to know your Waller County Chief of the EMS (Emergency Medical Services).  Her heart of service is evident in our community and you will be blessed by getting to know her more.

Cowgirls and fashion, in Waller?  Come meet our local designer who is known around the world.   You don't want to miss out on how she got started AND how you can acquire some of her exquisite pieces.
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