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Sample, taste and explore with Simply Nutritious, Quick and Delicious

Fall is underway, but that doesn't limit all the possibilities for recipes, and more! For more information visit our Simply Nutritious, Quick and Delicious blog now!

Soak up fall with STEAM in the Classroom!

Empower youth to explore and innovate through fun, educational STEAM programming, fostering critical thinking, creativity, and problem-solving skills essential for their future successes. Looking for some fall fun, check out our resources now!!

Don't Trash it Smash it at the U of I Extension's Pumpkin Smash!

Join us on November 2nd from 10 am to 2 pm at Rader Family Farm to help composting! Each year, tons of pumpkins end up in the trash, but we can change that! Bring your carved or intact pumpkins to the event, where you can smash them! Smash it now!

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Events

Creating Herbal Gifts from the Homestead

October 12, 2024

County

Logan

October 2024 McLean County 4-H Shooting Sports- Archery Workshops

October 14, 2024

County

McLean

Marketing Rural Tourism

October 15, 2024

County

Fulton

Mason

Peoria

Tazewell

Woodford

Knox

Stark

Marshall

Eight Dimensions of Wellness | Chenoa

October 15, 2024

County

McLean

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October 1, 2024

Join us for the nighttime adventure of the Night Owl Prowl
LIVINGSTON, Ill. – The 2024 calendar year has been a thriving and encouraging time at Fugate Woods with multiple educational events bringing the community together. The University of Illinois Extension Master Naturalists and Prairie Lands Foundation have led six events in 2024 already, and if...

October 1, 2024

Resources and research offered at Marketing Rural Tourism workshop
ELMWOOD, Ill. –  For those who live in a small town the benefits of small-town living seem obvious. However, it can be a challenge for rural communities to market those benefits to a larger audience and draw in tourism traffic. There are various tools and ideas available for organizations,...

September 18, 2024

McLean County Master Gardeners Receive State Awards
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The University of Illinois Extension congratulates the following McLean County Master Gardeners for receiving state awards from the Illinois Master Gardener program. The award winners were recognized at the Illinois Master Gardener Conference and awards ceremony on Friday,...

September 18, 2024

Woodford County Master Gardeners Receive State Awards
 EURKEA, Ill. – The University of Illinois Extension congratulates the Woodford County Master Gardeners for receiving state awards from the Illinois Master Gardener program. Award winners were acknowledged at the Illinois Master Gardener Conference and awards ceremony on Friday,...

September 18, 2024

Livingston County Master Gardeners Receive State Awards
PONTIAC, Ill. – University of Illinois Extension congratulates the Livingston County Master Gardeners who received state awards from the Illinois Master Gardener program. The award winners were recognized at the Illinois Master Gardener Conference and awards ceremony on Friday, September 13 in...

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