Exploring Current Diet Trends Lunch & Learn Online Class
What we eat has a tremendous impact on our overall health. Get the 411 on current diet trends from University of Illinois Extension Nutrition and Wellness Educator, Susan Glassman. She will present research-based information popular diet trends like paleo, keto, intermittent fasting, and whole...
Discover summer plants of Illinois during Walk and Talk Webinar
URBANA, Ill. – The official start of summer has provided many beautiful days to get out and take a walk around the neighborhood. Perhaps you discovered a native plant on your property or purchased a flowering shrub to incorporate into your home landscape. Join...
Rural Resilience virtual course gives farmers tools to manage stress
URBANA, Ill. – Farm life is stressful. Rural communities face unique mental health risks, but it can be hard to talk about it.
“I’ve heard stories of farmers who would drive three hours to a mental health seminar; not because there wasn’t one closer,” says...
Project learning never stops in 4-H
The Illinois 4-H youth development program empowers and prepares youth for success by providing opportunities for youth to learn, practice, and demonstrate skills needed for home, career, and global citizenship. Youth, organized in clubs, study...
6 tips for watering container gardens
URBANA, Ill. – Every garden needs water, but with a container garden’s limited soil volume, proper watering is crucial for plants to stay productive.
“Proper drainage is just as important as the amount of water added to the container,” says Andrew Holsinger,...
Tune in to Illinois Extension podcasts
URBANA, Ill. – On the go or at home, University of Illinois Extension podcasts entertain and inform listeners about topics that matter.
While in-person educational programs are currently canceled or postponed until after July 31 due to...
University of Illinois Extension Master Gardener Q&A – Gardening: The Fountain of Youth?
Looking for the “Fountain of Youth”? Look no farther than your yard! Studies from around the world support that there are very real health benefits of gardening. Gardening can help control depression, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis, heart disease, strokes, colon cancer,...
Flavor summer with backyard basil
URBANA, Ill. – Nothing says summer like enjoying freshly harvested herbs from your garden or patio.
“One of the easiest, most prolific, and flavorful herbs to grow is basil,” says Brittnay Haag, University of Illinois Extension horticulture educator.
While there are many...
Summer STEM professional development for educators
PEKIN, Ill. - Exploring science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers, science inquiry, and building relationships with students are the topics being offered in the Teacher Tuesdays Summer Series for educators of all kinds. This summer, three online events, led by University of...
4-H Prepares for Virtual Fair
4-H members are accustomed to pledging their “health to better living”, which is no different during the current global health situation. With a focus on managing the safety of event participants and the community, Bureau, LaSalle, and Marshall-Putnam Counties 4-H has pivoted its traditional in...