Conservation district taking gardening out of the box

Hill County Conservation District Administrator Kat Whitaker said Wednesday at the conservation district’s monthly meeting that the district has started a project to teach participants about conservation and gardening.

The district’s Outside of the Box Project is a community-based project to create an outdoor classroom for children and adults at the community garden at District 4 Human Resources Development Council at 2229 Fifth Avenue.

“This is great for the community,” Whitaker told the board.

“I absolutely believe that we will not only see growth in conservation, agriculture...