New website offers advice for feeding babies
URBANA, Ill. - Families with questions about safe and healthy practices for feeding infants now have a reliable source for answers. Feeding My Baby from Cradle to Table, a new website from ...
Understanding the truths of autism
URBANA, Ill. - The myths surrounding autism often overshadow the truths. Leading University of Illinois experts will provide insight into what autism is as they debunk myths during an online webinar from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 7....
Improve your health at home: Online Webinar
URBANA, Ill. - Staying healthy can be a challenge, especially as more of our time is spent at home. Learn healthful strategies for enriching your wellness journey over the next two months that can change your life. Free online webinars offered by ...
Practical community management practices for ticks and mosquitoes
URBANA, Ill. - Communities face challenges in the best practices to battle ticks and mosquitoes. Holly Tuten, associate scientist in vector ecology from the Illinois Natural History Survey, will provide...
Extension to offer Growing Horticulture in Northwest Illinois series
STERLING, Ill. - University of Illinois Extension is pleased to announce a free webinar series, Growing Horticulture in Northwest Illinois on Wednesdays starting April 1, 2020 from 10:30-11:30 AM delivered using Zoom. University of Illinois Extension Educators Bruce J. Black, Grant McCarty and...
Save the taste of summer with at-home food preservation
DECATUR, Ill. — Get ready for summer produce by learning how to preserve food safely with University of Illinois Extension. Nutrition & Wellness Educator Caitlin Mellendorf will teach the basics of home food preservation and provide the latest safety guidelines.
Kick off the canning...
Follow safe food production practices: COVID-19 facts for farms, markets, and gardens
URBANA, Ill. - The current health issue has disrupted normal daily activities. There are many questions for growers and producers, as well as managers of farmers markets. Trust this researched advice from reliable sources.
“Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses which may...
Get Growing webinar series announced for growing vegetables and fruit
FREEPORT, Ill. - University of Illinois Extension is proud to announce an upcoming fruit and vegetable webinar series offered this April for backyard growers and homeowners.
“Each spring, we get a number of calls to our University of Illinois Extension office asking about growing fruit...
How does ‘stay at home’ order impact farmers markets?
URBANA, Ill. - With winter farmers markets in full swing, the March 20 executive order by Gov. Pritzker requiring individuals to stay at home has market managers wondering if they can stay open. The order...
U of I Extension Horticulture Webinar Starts April 14
The Four Seasons Gardening Webinar Series is one of the most popular horticulture programs offered by the Illinois Extension Horticulture Team. Each Season, the team hosts three live webinars delivered via Zoom from anywhere you have internet access. Registration is required and can be completed...
Carroll-Lee-Whiteside Extension Updates Programming Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
STERLING, Il- The impact of the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) continues to create uncertainty and concern both globally and here in our community. Illinois Extension is in the process of activating strategies with campus to protect everyone’s health and safety.
This week, the University...
Keep Your Brain Healthy With Monthly Brain Health Exercise Class
STERLING, Il-Keep your brain fit and healthy in 2020! Current research indicates that challenging the brain is one of several things you can do to contribute to your own brain health as you age. Challenging activities is one way to train your brain and keep your wits fit!
The...
Keep Your Brain Healthy With Monthly Brain Health Exercise Class in Mt. Carroll
MT.CARROLL, Ill- Keep your brain fit and healthy this year! Current research indicates that challenging the brain is one of several things you can do to contribute to your own brain health as you age. Challenging activities is one way to train your brain and keep your wits...
Keep Your Brain Healthy With Monthly Brain Health Exercise Class in Morrison
MORRISON, Ill-Keep your brain fit and healthy in 2020! Current research indicates that challenging the brain is one of several things you can do to contribute to your own brain health as you age. Challenging activities is one way to train your brain and keep your wits...
Keep Your Brain Healthy With Monthly Brain Health Exercise Class in Thomson
THOMSON, Ill- Keep your brain fit and healthy this year! Current research indicates that challenging the brain is one of several things you can do to contribute to your own brain health as you age. Challenging activities is one way to train your...
Visual Arts 4-H club starts in Sterling on Saturdays in March
STERLING, Ill-Youth Ages 8-13 will be more art savvy following a six-week workshop offered by University of Illinois Extension. Classes begin 10 a.m.-Noon Saturday, March 7 and continue to meet March 14, 28 and April 4, 18, 25 at the Whiteside County Extension Office in Sterling....
Expand your creativity with Snappy Crafters 4-H Art Club in Amboy and Savanna
Do you like to challenge your creativity? During this 4-H Club, youth ages 8-13 will have the chance to explore and expand their creativity. Each week, youth will be given a different art challenge to complete while using items from our robust inventory of art materials. Members...