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Kitchen Safety Check-up

DeWitt County Nutrition and Wellness

Discuss 4 ways home cooks can be more food safe in their kitchens. What practices are you doing that might increase your risk of foodborne illness? Let’s talk food safety at home – from cleaning…

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Diabetes Support Group

Power of Protein
County: Monroe

Are you or someone you care about living with diabetes, or at risk for developing diabetes or other chronic illnesses? Nutrition and Wellness Educator, Kris Juelfs, with University of Illinois…

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Plants of Concern Herbarium Mounting - Perry County

County: Perry

Are you interested in mounting herbarium specimens for the Plants of Concern Program and Southern Illinois University Carbondale? Sessions will rotate through different Illinois Extension Offices…

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YQCA Training

County: Jersey

4-H members exhibiting a live animal at the 2026 4-H shows in one of the following project areas are required to complete this training every year: Beef, Dairy, Goat, Sheep, Swine 

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Fun With Food

DeWitt County Teen Teachers
Fun with Food! 

Join us for an engaging program led by some of 4-H's finest young teachers!  Fun with Food blends STEM concepts with health and wellness, all through the experiential…
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Master Naturalist Hybrid Training

County: Franklin

In 2026, Illinois Extension will offer a hybrid training program for the next cohort of Master Naturalists. This training blends science-based education with self-paced online assignments, in-…

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4-H Family Fun Night

County: Macon, DeWitt, Piatt

Get ready for an evening of activities, food, and fun to learn about 4-H! 

Drop-in any time between 5 PM and 7 PM with the whole family.

Hosted by the DeWitt, Macon, and Piatt…

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QCCA Flower & Garden Show – Speaker Schedule

County: Rock Island
March 13–15, 2026 • Free with Admission

Illinois Extension has arranged a full weekend of expert-led presentations as part of the QCCA Flower & Garden Show. Visit our display garden and…

Gardening for Food, Flowers, and Fun

Gardening for Food, Flowers & Fun

2026 Rockford
County: Winnebago
Gardening For Food, Flowers & Fun 2026 - 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, March 14, 2026Presented by University of Illinois Extension and Winnebago County Master Gardeners at NIU Rockford…
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2026 Spring Into Gardening Conference

Get ready for the upcoming growing season!

The sixteenth-annual Spring Into Gardening Conference invites gardening enthusiasts and beginners alike to enjoy a day filled with expert advice, creative…

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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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