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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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From serviceberries to winterberries: Native fruits for birds year-round
Native trees and shrubs provide more than flowers, fall color, and wildlife habitat. They also create a diverse selection of food for birds...
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What is a climate analog and what does that mean for specialty crops?
Early in October, I had the opportunity to travel to Mount Vernon, Washington to take part in a climate adaptation academy for Extension...
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Washington state study tour on commercial specialty crops
While in Mount Vernon, Washington attending a specialty crop academy with colleagues from other states, we had the opportunity to tour some...
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Harvest time for the Illinois Ginger Growers Collaborative team
In 2025 and 2026, a group of Extension field staff and small farmers have been working together to better understand best practices of production for...
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From Dixon Springs Ag Center: Fall cover crops up and growing
October is nearly gone, and we have yet to experience a frost event in our area. Our lowest temperatures arrived in mid-October, bottomed out at 37 F...
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From Southwestern Illinois (Waterloo): Fall season winding down with fall crops
We have continued to be warm for the month of October but have finally escaped the intense heat of September and early October. Temperatures...
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Recognize scarcity tactics and avoid impulse purchases
Lately, it can feel impossible to escape marketing messages that pressure consumers to make quick purchasing decisions. Everything seems to be "low...
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Not in Our Yard! A message from Doug Tallamy
The World Wildlife Fund reported in October 2024 that between...
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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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