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DeKalb County Garden Walk | Save the Date

Walking tour featuring seven beautiful home gardens!
County: DeKalb

It's time for the DeKalb Master Gardeners Annual Garden Walk in DeKalb County! This year, seven home gardens and one educational spotlight garden are featured in this walk, located in DeKalb,…

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Cool as a Cucumber: From Garden to Table | Oregon

County: Ogle
Discover the Crisp, Refreshing World of Cucumbers! 
Join horticulturist Bruce Black and Extension Program Coordinator Jan Saglier for a fun and flavorful exploration of one of summer’s most…

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Heart of America Grazing Conference

Explore how regenerative grazing can grow livestock operations.

Producers can stay in the loop on what’s moving in the world of regenerative grazing by attending the 2026 Heart of America Grazing…

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Nature Explorers Camp

Insect Investigators Camp (ages 7-9; must have completed 1st grade)
County: DeKalb

Bug lovers unite! Be an entomologist for a week. What's the difference between bugs and insects? Come to camp and find out as we collect and study all kinds of creepy crawlers from the forest. We…

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Free Watch Party: Canning Foods at Home

Pressure canner testing on-site.
County: Boone
Preserve your harvest safely and confidently! Join us for a Free Webinar Watch Party: Canning Foods at Home on Monday, July 20 at 6 p.m. at the Ida Public Library. Canning uses heat to destroy…

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4-H U: Dream. Plan. Do. | Belvidere

Life Skills for Independence
County: Boone
Not sure what's next after high school? Let's figure it out together. For incoming grades 9-12. Open to the public. You do not need to be in 4-H to attend. 4-H U: DREAM. PLAN. DO. is a hands-on…

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4-H Memorial Camp Youth Summer Session 5

General registration is open!

Adventure awaits you at every turn at 4-H Memorial Camp. Every day is packed with activities that will challenge you to try new and exciting things. Best of all, you…

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The Real Steps to Maintaining a Lawn

Four Seasons Gardening Webinar Series
Discover the steps not to skip when caring for a lawn. 

Does a lawn really need to be fertilized four times a year? Is watering every day helping or hurting the lawn? And how much of that…

ABCs of School Nutrition

ABCs of School Nutrition - Rockford

County: Winnebago
To uphold the highest standards in school nutrition, the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA) requires all school nutrition professionals to complete annual training to meet USDA Professional…
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2026 Youth Crop Scouting Competition

A competition that prepares youth for life beyond the field.

There is no better way to check in on a crop field than to take a walk down a row. Crop scouting gives farmers a heads-up about…

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