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Little Sprouts with 4-H and Master Gardeners

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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 fascinating…
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Use Your Noodle: A Brain Education Day

County: Macon, DeWitt, Piatt

Regularly engaging your brain can support cognitive and memory function. Challenge your noodle with a day of learning, socialization, activities, and movement. Young and older adults are…

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Marcoot Jersey Creamery

County: Marion

Experience a hands-on “field to fork” tour where youth can explore how milk goes from the farm to the table. Participants will visit the milking parlor and learn about the milking process,…

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Harvesting and Succession Planting

Homegrown Harvest (Summer Series)
County: Macon

Homegrown Harvest is a series of family-friendly workshops designed to support vegetable gardeners of all skill levels. Discover tips and tricks for growing a successful garden! See more…

Gardening tools, seedlings, and onion bulbs scattered on dark, rich soil, featuring an Illinois Master Gardener logo in the bottom right corner.

Master Gardener Informational Booth

County: Christian

Not sure what vegetables, fruit, or flowers would work best for your needs? Have a plant dying or a problem with a tree or pest? Christian County Master Gardeners will be available …

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Champaign County 4-H General Projects and Livestock Shows

County: Champaign

Join us at the 2026 4-H General Projects and Livestock Shows! 

4-H members from Champaign County will proudly showcase the skills and knowledge they’ve gained throughout the year. Local…

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2026 DeWitt, Macon, and Piatt 4-H Horse Show

DeWitt, Macon, and Piatt County 4-H

Come out and support our local 4-H members as they showcase their hard work, dedication, and horsemanship skills at the 2026 4-H Horse Show! 

From riding demonstrations to equestrian…

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2026 Poultry Testing

for Lake and McHenry 4-H Youth
County: McHenry
This event is for Lake and McHenry 4-H Youth. Please register for the Poultry Pullorum-Typhoid Testing.Date: SUNDAY, JUNE 27Location: EXTENSION/FARM BUREAU PARKING LOT (OUTSIDE, BEHIND THE…
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Sangamon/Menard 4-H General Projects Show & Logan/Menard/Sangamon Foods, Nutrition, and Health Show 2026

County: Logan, Menard, Sangamon

Sangamon and Menard 4-H members enrolled in General Projects will exhibit their project work; and Logan, Menard, and Sangamon 4-H members enrolled in Food, Nutrition, and Health projects will…

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Sangamon 4-H Livestock Shows 2026

County: Sangamon

Sangamon 4-H members enrolled in livestock projects will exhibit their animals during the Beef, Goat, Poultry, Rabbit, Sheep, and Swine Shows and the Youth Livestock Auction. Details for…

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