Events
Theatre & Public Speaking Workshop
This 3-hour workshop is for youth ages 8-18.
Participants will engage in theatre and improv games while learning key techniques to manage nervousness and enhance public speaking skills…
2026 Attracting Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds to Your Own Backyard Pollinator Garden
Have you noticed different birds at your feeders? Although ruby-throated hummingbirds are expected visitors to gardens east of the Rocky Mountains, several species of vagrant hummingbirds have…
Mercer County 4-H Soup Dinner
Urban Farm Plan Showcase
We’re hosting our first ever Urban Farm Plan Showcase!
Featuring five of our past trainees in the Cook County Extension Master Urban Farmer Training Program.
Please join us…
4-H Spring Workshop Series: Welding
We invite you to join us for one or more of our Spring Workshop Series!
It’s time to get the creative juices flowing before you finalize which 4-H projects to tackle this year. Each…
Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop
Learn to cut with confidence at one of our fruit tree pruning workshops this winter. After a demonstration and introduction to the principles of pruning, our instructors will guide you through…
4-H Reading and Art Hour
4-H Poultry Workshop
4-H Vegetable Gardening Workshop
Join this workshop to learn how to draw a garden plan, when and where to start gardening, how to start seeds, and the essentials for growing a thriving vegetable garden. 4-H members who are…
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