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Cooking Up Success

How to Sell Food from Your Home Kitchen
County: Jersey, Calhoun

Have you ever thought about turning your homemade foods into something you can sell? Whether it’s jams, baked goods, or family favorites, you can do it right from your own kitchen.

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Master Gardener Help Desk

County: Christian

Problems with your yard or garden? Are pests or weeds concerning you?

You have questions. We have answers! Christian County Master Gardeners are available to help you with those…

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Trees in Your Landscape: Functions and Benefits

Spring Break Gardening Series
County: JoDaviess

Are you looking to plant more trees on your property or maybe even replace trees that have died over the years? If so, then this is the program for you! Jay will talk about native trees to the…

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Pasture Walk at Rolling Oaks Farms

County: JoDaviess
Spring is a great time to assess pastures to observe how they recovered from fall and winter conditions and to identify areas in need of improvement. Walking pastures can help producers to identify…

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Homegrown Harvest: Planting Warm 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,…

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Fire & Flavor

County: DeWitt, Piatt, Macon

Whether out camping or at home, cooking outside on a grill is a great time to be outdoors with friends and family to explore delicious eats. Learn about grilling techniques for both meat and…

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Canning with Confidence, Food Preservation - Virtual

Are you ready for SUMMER? Canning season is just around the corner.
Join Susan Glassman, MS Ed, CHES, Food and Nutrition Educator, for Canning with Confidence, an informative and engaging…

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VCMG May Plant Sale

County: Vermilion

For over 20 years, the University of Illinois Extension Vermilion County Master Gardeners have been hosting an eagerly anticipated Spring Plant Sale – and this year’s event promises to be better…

State 4-H Camp Kaleido

Registration is open!

Camp Kaleido is a full-day art immersion experience where youth, ages 8-12, explore the spectrum of creative expression through hands-on workshops, collaborative…

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Mother's Day Flower Walk | Genoa

The day before Mother's Day...
County: DeKalb
On the day before Mother's Day, Saturday, May 9, come out to the guided wildflower walks at the Natural Resource Education Center (NREC) in Russell Woods Forest Preserve. The upland paved path allows…

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