Events
Serve It Safely
Serve It Safely, a non-restaurant food handler training, covers current food safety recommendations including food storage, cleaning and sanitation, safe cooking temperatures, and personal hygiene…
Little Sprouts with 4-H and Master Gardeners
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…
Diabetes Support Group
Are you or someone you care about living with diabetes or at risk for developing diabetes or other chronic conditions?
Join us for an interactive session with Nutrition and Wellness…
Grow Your Own Bath Sponge
Did you know you could grow your own bath sponge? The luffa gourd is an easy-to-grow vining plant that produces mature fruit with an…
Eat and Educate - Don't Go It Alone: Improving your Social Connections
By participating in this program, participants learn to define the difference between social isolation and loneliness and identify risk factors for both. Also, explore the various consequences of…
Garden Basics Workshop
Do you want to learn some tips and techniques to help your home garden thrive?
Join Illinois Extension for a free hands-on learning opportunity at the community gardens! Come learn essential…
Embryology in the Classroom Program: Chick Adoption Day
The 4-H Embryology in the Classroom program has chicks to offer for free. The chicks have been hatched by local teachers and students. They are straight run, white leghorn breed.
Chick…
4-H Bloom and Read Service Day
4‑H Bloom & Read Service Day 🌼Join us for a special day of learning, creativity, and giving back!
4‑H youth will build tiered planter boxes, explore the difference between annuals…
University of Illinois Lake County Extension Master Gardeners 2026 Plant Sale
Calling all gardeners: Save the date of Saturday, May 16, 2026, for the Lake County Extension Master Gardeners Spring Plant Sale at the University of Illinois Extension. This year our plant…
Peoria 4-H Archery Begins
Youth ages 8 to 18 are invited to participate in the Archery 4-H club. The spring session will be held for 6 Saturdays staring May 16. Contact the office for complete details.
The club…