Make the most of the season

Marshall-Putnam 4-H Celebrates Achievements at Annual Awards Ceremony
HENRY, Ill. –The Marshall-Putnam University of Illinois Extension recently recognized outstanding achievements by 4-H members across Marshall and Putnam counties during an award ceremony held on Sunday, November 3, 2024, at the Henry Presbyterian Church. This event highlighted the...

Master Naturalists connect through community and conservation at annual conference
OGLESBY, Ill. — Of all the state parks in Illinois, Starved Rock has the most visitors, and this October, it also welcomed University of Illinois Extension’s Master Naturalists to explore and learn together. Against a backdrop of migrating pelicans floating in the Illinois River at the base of...

Learn Grow Share SPIN Club Wraps Up 2025 Season with 742 lbs Harvest, Blessing Boxes, and a Family Celebration
HENRY, Ill.  The Learn Grow Share SPIN Club, led by Bethany Harrison in collaboration with Marshall-Putnam 4-H, concluded its 2025 growing season with a festive family cookout and pumpkin harvest. The event celebrated a year of hard work, education, and giving back—...

2025 Master Gardener Conference celebrates 50 years of growth, connection  
URBANA, Ill. — Some moments of legacy are written down, others branch off the page beneath the canopy of a shady tree, in the scent of fresh herbs rubbed between fingertips, through butterfly-sculpted glass...

Master Gardeners Bring Tomato Workshop to LaSalle County Jail
OTTAWA, Ill. - This summer, the University of Illinois Extension Master Gardener program brought its ‘Tomato Troubles’ workshop to the LaSalle County Jail. With a new garden in its first year, the project has given inmates in the drug treatment program a...