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Gardening tips for every season.

Announcements and Highlights

Ewing Demonstration Center

Ewing Demonstration Center has served the southern Illinois agricultural community since 1910, connecting local growers with campus faculty and educators.

Canning, gardening, and more

Whether you live in the third story of an apartment or on a 10-acre plot of land, homesteading skills can help bring you and your family closer to the food you eat.

Illinois Extension Strategic Plan

Illinois Extension engaged in a strategic planning process throughout 2024 that created opportunities for many voices to contribute their own vision for Illinois Extension’s future.

Events

Walk for Wellness

October 7, 2026 - November 13, 2026

County

Monroe

Active Moments, Healthier Days: Reducing the Risks of Too Much Sitting

October 7, 2026

Independent Grocer Summit

October 7, 2026

County

Union

Johnson

Massac

Alexander

Pulaski

Birding Walks with Master Naturalist Lily Glaeser & Indigo Nathani - Southern Illinois University Carbondale Campus Lake

October 8, 2026

County

Jackson

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News Releases

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October 5, 2026

From member to 4-H Hall of Famer, Burke leads multi-state Extension impact in agriculture
URBANA, Ill. — Leading and guiding University of Illinois Extension’s growing team of agricultural experts is no small feat. Last year, the team developed and delivered programs that drew over 95,000 people, both virtually and in person, across the...

Seven people at night in front of a college residence hall. Four are holding pumpkins. One is dressed like a butterfly.

October 2, 2026

Interactive art in nature celebration glows with spirit of sustainability
URBANA, Ill. — The costume Eliana Brown wore to last year’s Illuminating Art in Nature event created one of many memorable moments. “I was a swallowtail butterfly, which is a pollinator our garden supports,...

October 1, 2026

University of Illinois launches Center for Food Systems, Nutrition Security, and Health Integration
URBANA, Ill. – University of Illinois Extension celebrated the launch of a new Center focused on food, nutrition, and health at an event that brought partners together from across campus and Illinois. The...

Volunteers in costumes at Boo at the Slough Event

September 24, 2026

Boo at the Slough invites families to learn about swamp creatures
CYPRESS, Ill. — Vultures, snapping turtles and cottonmouths, oh my! Do you want to learn more about creatures of the swamp? Come out to the Henry N. Barkhausen Cache River Wetlands Center, 8885 IL-37, Cypress, on Sunday, Oct. 25, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. for...

September 24, 2026

Free pumpkin-themed family event
JONESBORO, Ill. — Illinois Extension is excited to welcome families to the sixth annual Pumpkin Extravaganza, an afternoon celebrating all things pumpkins, on Monday, October 12, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at...

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