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4-H Horticulture Workshop - Let's Get Gardening, text layered over a picture of youth holding a tomato plant wih dirt in their hands

4-H Horticulture Workshop - Let's Get Gardening!

DeWitt, Macon, and Piatt County 4-H
County: Piatt, DeWitt, Macon
Youth will have a chance to get their hands into the soil by planting early-season plant starts (grown by the Monticello High School horticulture classes) and seeds. Help start a large early-season…
4-H Archery Recruitment Shoot text layered over a picture of youth with a bow and targets

4-H Archery Recruitment Shoot

DeWitt, Macon, and Piatt County 4-H
County: DeWitt, Macon, Piatt
Have you ever considered trying archery, or are you an experienced archer looking to join a 4-H Shooting Sports Club?All 4-H programs focus on developing young people into confident individuals and…

Gardening on a Budget

Lessons for Living Webinar Series 2026
Learn how to start a container garden that nourishes your body and wallet.

Starting a container garden can benefit your budget and be a fruitful hobby that satisfies your taste buds. Learn about…

View into a small field with green, growing specialty crops in rows

Land Leasing Basics

Legal Training for Illinois Small Farms Webinar Series
Don't let a loose lease delay a farm's growth. 

Leasing farmland is so commonplace that landowners, farmers, and ranchers may only think about the lease itself once things go wrong. Prevent…

woman in kitchen wearing an apron

Foods from the Home Kitchen: Illinois Cottage Food Law

County: DeWitt, Macon, Piatt

Start your food business at home as a Cottage Food Operation. In Illinois, certain foods can be made in home kitchens and sold at farmers' markets and other locations. Learn the basics of Illinois…

The Edible Wild Path Seasonal Course

County: Champaign

Illinois Extension Family and Consumer Sciences and Natural Resources, Environment, and Energy departments bring to you a seasonal beginner foraging course. Each session will have three parts:…

Raised garden beds with green plants on top and in front.

Get Out of the House Now!

Crossing Garden Education Series
County: Macon

The Crossing Garden Education Series will guide you through a full gardening season -- from starting seeds and nurturing young plants to harvesting big and wrapping things up for the year. Along…

Jars of homemade Condiments

Top It Off

Sometimes the best flavors are put right on top. From the classic ketchup and mustard to lesser-known toppings like chutney and chimichurri, explore a world of tasty condiments and relishes. Learn…

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Homegrown Harvest: Soil Health and Planting Cool Season Crops

Gardening Workshop Series
County: Macon

Homegrown Harvest is a series of free, family-friendly vegetable garden workshops designed to support beginning gardeners through the growing season. Topics include seed sowing, soil health,…

Little Sprouts with 4-H and Master Gardeners, text shown over pictue of young children

Little Sprouts with 4-H and Master Gardeners

Intro to Gardening
Little Sprouts with 4-H and Master Gardeners!

This program will introduce youth to nature and gardening through storybooks and fun learning activities. This session explores the exciting…
College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences Illinois Extension

101 Mumford Hall (MC-710)

1301 W. Gregory Dr.

Urbana, IL 61801

Email: extension@illinois.edu

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