Healthy food choices lead to healthier lives.
As your friends and neighbors, Extension educators are here to help guide your food preparation, safety, and nutrition questions. Many of our workshops are offered in your local community. Several workshops are featured as live online webinars and videos. Join our mailing list to be notified of upcoming workshops.
Green Connections: Cover Crops for the Home Garden
Growing Gardens, Embracing Nature, Sustaining Conservation in Illinois: Green Connections
Green Connections is an educational and networking opportunity offered by University of Illinois…
Wellness Wednesday
Join University of Illinois Extension for Wellness Wednesday, a monthly series designed to inspire and empower individuals to make healthy choices and support their overall…
YES! You CAN! Preserving Safely
Wouldn’t it be nice to enjoy your garden or farmers' market produce all year long?
• Learn the basics of food preservation.
• Receive…
Preserve at Home
Learn to safely water-bath and pressure can, freeze, dry, and ferment your garden harvest and farmers market purchases. From jams and pickles to fruit leather and sauerkraut, it's easy to eat…
From Peel to Plate
Learn how to make the most of the food you bring home. This class looks at simple ways to cut food waste, store foods safely, and understand what expiration dates really mean. We’ll talk about how…
Gateway to Gut Health
What lives in your digestive tract and how you feed those organisms can influence your health. Explore the huge and tiny world of gut health by discussing the roles of fiber and other foods,…
Eat To Compete
Join University of Illinois Extension Food and Nutrition Educator and Registered Dietitian Kris Juelfs to…
Food Safety
An introduction to basic kitchen skills such as hand washing and food safety, reading recipes, measuring ingredients, and using kitchen tools to stir, whisk, and chop!
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From Caps to Trails: A Fungi Day Out
Tri-County Hunger Walk
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