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The Garden Scoop

Featuring Seasonal tips and tricks from educator, Ryan Pankau

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Plan Well, Retire Well

Saving and investing your money

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Live Well. Eat Well.

Information by our Nutrition and Wellness Extension Educators from across Illinois.

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Good Growing

Keeping you growing with good ideas from Katie Parker, Christopher Enroth, and Ken Johnson.

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Our Illinois 4-H Story

Telling the stories of Illinois 4-H members, volunteers, and alumni

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Simply Nutritious, Quick and Delicious

Helpful tips to make meals easy, healthy, and tasty!

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Naturalist News

Share your passion for nature and learn ways to protect our natural world.

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Family Files

In today's hectic lives, families find themselves raising children, caring for elders, and working. Read these timely resources for wellness across the lifespan.

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Latest Blogs From Illinois Extension

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Put your leaves to work this fall
Now that cooler temperatures have arrived (along with shorter days), we're starting to see...
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Tips for weaning beef calves
Here are a few strategies that are easily deployed to lower stress at weaning time.Use good stockmanship when handling cattle....
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Nature helps rural communities build resilience
Imagine if the river just down the road were not only a place to fish, but a way to connect generations through shared storytelling. Or picture...
State award winners
Local Master Gardeners earn state recognition for service and impact
Master Gardener volunteers help strengthen communities across central Illinois through education, local food production, conservation, and community...
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Why are fall colors so brilliant some years and dull others?
The science behind autumn color and trees to consider for your landscape.The change from summer to autumn is often signaled by leaves glowing in...
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Grow your own apple orchard and enjoy the bounty
By Jennifer Bass, Extension Master Gardener and Master NaturalistServing Fulton, Mason, Peoria, and Tazewell CountiesI grew up on a...
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Staying physically active throughout the year
Exercise is one recommended way to improve physical and mental health. Experts suggest that adults work toward obtaining 150 minutes of moderate-...
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Ready, Set, Garlic!
The crisp fall weather has arrived, and I’m here for it. For gardeners, this season is often associated with closing the garden for the year, but...
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See More Blogs From Illinois Extension

See these other blogs from around the state. Visit the Illinois Extension blogs page for a list of statewide blog pages by Illinois Extension Educators covering a wide range of topics.

 

Agriculture

Acres of Knowledge

All issues concerning Small Farms, Agriculture, Local Food Systems, and Natural Resources.

Hill & Furrow

News from the Northwestern Illinois Agricultural R&D Center.

Community and Economic Development

Building Entrepreneurial Communities

Strategies for strengthening local economies.

Consumer Economics

Be Centsible

Written by college students, for college students. Be Centsible features answers to personal finance questions.

Fearless Financial Future

Research-based financial information helps us develop and maintain thoughtful and effective financial behaviors.

Environment

All About Weather

Learn more about Illinois weather patterns.

Naturalist News

Share your passion for nature and learn ways to protect our natural world.

Naturalist's Notebook

Experience the natural world through reviews and journal entries with Master Naturalists.

Grasses at a Glance

Dig deep into the types of grasses and their uses in our world.

Family

Community Health: Education, Prevention, and Inspiration

Empowering people to make healthy, respectful, and responsible choices.

Family Files

Facts for all ages.

Refill Your Cup with Self-Care

Genuine, sustained self-care is an art.

Salud y Familia

Resources in Spanish.

Horticulture

Flowers, Fruits, and Frass

Local and statewide information on a variety of current topics for home gardeners and market growers.

Illinois River Hort

Helping new and experienced gardeners develop their skills and knowledge while encouraging everyone to enjoy the outdoors.

Know How, Know More

Connecting you with your food, farmers, and community.

Over the Garden Fence

Where gardeners come to find out what's happening out in the yard.

Raise, Grow, Harvest, Eat, Repeat

A blog for growers, consumers, and backyard gardeners to grow, eat, and connect in the local food system.

Nutrition and Wellness

Be Smart, Eat Well, Get Healthy

Nutrition information you can use.

Healthy Eats and Repeat

Highlighting food, recipes, and ideas for a healthy lifestyle.

Turnip the Beet! Nutrition and Wellness

Timely news, information, and innovative ideas to promote health and influence change.

Youth Development

Connection Corner

Timely information, activities, and resources to help you stay connected to loved ones, the world around you, and yourself.

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