Events

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Grow Together

Container Gardens
Grow Together | Container Gardens

Join us for some hands-on learning experiences designed to help you grow with confidence and community! Discover how to grow and design beautiful and…
Stem-Mania with Blue Ridge Teen Teachers

STEM-MANIA with Blue Ridge 4-H Teen Teachers

DeWitt, Macon, and Piatt County 4-H

STEM-MANIA with Blue Ridge 4-H Teen Teachers

Explore the exciting world of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics through hands-on activities and interactive experiments led by…

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Master Naturalist Book Club

Flight Paths by Rebecca Heisman
County: Macon

Join us each month as we read a different nature-themed book and enjoy a lively discussion. You do not have to be a Master Naturalist to participate. Everyone 18 and over is welcome. It's a great…

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Foods from the Home Kitchen: Illinois Cottage Food Law

County: Macon, Piatt, DeWitt

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…

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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…

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4-H Hooks Us Together Statewide Fishing Tournament

Save the date!

The popular 4-H statewide fishing spring fishing tournament is back in 2026. This year’s tourney will again be a virtual event held between the dates of May 1 – July 31. Catch-…

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State 4-H Reel Adventure Family Fish Camp

Registration is open!

Do you have family members that love fishing or would like to get into the sport? Would you like to have a fun family weekend where those who wanted to fish can while other…

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Master Gardener & Master Naturalist Plant Sale

County: Macon

If you are making plans for the growing season, be sure to stop by the Macon County Master Gardener and Master Naturalist plant sale. The annual plant offers gardeners a wide variety of flower and…

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State 4-H Robotics Competition

Registration is open!

The Illinois 4-H State Robotics Competition is a statewide STEM event where youth enrolled in 4-H robotics programs come together to design, build, and program robots as teams…

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Serve It Safely

County: Piatt, Macon, DeWitt

Serve It Safely, a non-restaurant food handler training program, covers current food safety recommendations, including food storage, cleaning and sanitation, safe cooking temperatures, and…

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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