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Jasper County offers educational programs such as Master Gardener and Master Naturalist; 4-H and youth education; diabetes, health and nutrition education; and many Ag and natural resources programs.
Jasper Master Gardeners manage the Jasper County Farmers Market Saturday mornings during the growing season, 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. in front of Tractor Supply near the intersection of Hwy 190 and 96 in Jasper. The last market of the season, Nov. 19, 2011 will be a Holiday Market and Craft Fair with live music, contests,and more; call our office at 409-384-3721 for details.
Jasper County is located in East Texas, bordered on the north by San Augustine and Sabine Counties, on the east by Newton County, on the south by Orange County, and on the west by Hardin and Tyler counties. The county seat, Jasper, is 115 miles northeast of Houston and 23 miles west of the Sabine River and Louisiana. Jasper is surrounded by numerous rivers, lakes and national and state forests for fishing, hunting, camping and boating.
The 4-H program in Jasper County offers a variety of activities for youth who are in the third grade through 19 years of age. the Jasper County Junior Livestock Show and Sale is always in March.
Jasper County ranks as one of the biggest producers of forestry related products in all of Texas based on gross receipts from timber production. The County is fairly diversified agriculturally with many producers in varied areas of interest. However, other Ag commodities don’t rank as high as timber. We have beef cattle, hay production, row crops, nurseries and hunting leases. It is our goal to provide quality research-based information to our producers.
We look forward to working in all areas to make Jasper County an even better place to live and raise a family or enjoy retirement in the beauty of East Texas.
