Events

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4-H Can Make a Difference

The 4-H Can Make a Difference Can/Non-Perishable Food drive is back again at the Illinois State Fair this year! 

We will be located inside the Orr Building this year collecting non-…

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Illinois State Fair 4-H General Project Show

Mark your calendars!

If you want to see what 4-H is all about, make sure to visit the Illinois State Fair. Award-winning 4-H members display their general project work during three amazing days…

Child BMI Measurement and Family Communication: Best Practices for Head Start Staff

Learn measurement protocols and strategies for discussing the results with families.

Discover best practices for collecting child body mass index measurements and learn how to communicate that…

Partnering for Pollinators: Garden Photography & Videography

Featuring professional filmmaker, Randy Caspersen
County: DeKalb

The Partnering for Pollinators workshop series is back in collaboration with Mayfield Church! This series is free of charge, and no registration is necessary. 

Professional filmmaker…

Foodscaping: Creating Snacks Among the Flower Beds

Four Seasons Gardening Webinar Series
Add design and value by adding edible plants to flowering landscape beds. 

Foodscaping is a design concept that intentionally adds edible plant varieties to existing beds of ornamentals. The…

Foodscaping: Creating Snacks Among the Flower Beds | Belvidere

Free viewing session
County: Boone

How do you grow food without a garden? Foodscaping is a design concept that intentionally adds edible plant varieties to existing beds of ornamentals. The result is growing food that saves money…

Woodland Restoration from Forests to Front Yards

2024 Forestry Stewardship Series
You can help restore Illinois woodlands. 

Illinois' forests face numerous stressors, including invasive species, disease outbreaks, and shifting environmental conditions that have resulted in…

The Fuel to Fight Cancer

Lessons for Living Series 2024
Explore how the right food helps to fight cancer.

Nutrition is a tool to support cancer prevention, treatment, and care. This lesson will discuss research on how food can reduce cancer risk and…

Where to Start: Decluttering Your Home and Finances | Rochelle

County: Ogle
Do you feel overwhelmed trying to organize your belongings? Do you have a filing cabinet spilling over with financial paperwork? Join Kara Schweitzer, University of Illinois Extension Educator,…

The Fuel to Fight Cancer | Belvidere

Free viewing session
County: Boone

Food is one tool to support cancer prevention, treatment, and care. This lesson will discuss research on how foods may reduce your risk of cancer and ways to incorporate nutrition to help manage…