DeWitt, Macon, and Piatt County Newsletter
The Extension Connection
In this issue
- Hunters Feeding Illinois returns
- Pawpaw fruit ripening
- Should you rescue that animal? Understanding injured wildlife
- 4-H Fall Building Block Challenge
- Grow, Knead, Create
- Where the Flavor's At
- Fall Tree Crawl
- Basics of Worm Composting
- Camp Whitetail
- Annie's Project Workshop
The Extension Connection
In this issue
- Late Summer Gardening To-Dos
- Stalled Green Tomatoes: Why won’t they turn red?
- When children mourn
- It ain't easy being cheesy
- Pickle Magic at Weldon Library
- Growing Bulbs
- Heart Smart Eating
- Preserve at Home
The Extension Connection
In this issue
- How much money do you need to retire?
- Fruit isn't too much sugar
- Native Pollinators
- Growing Cut Flowers Garden Open House
- Spiders, Drought, and Weeds! Oh My!
- Plants 101 with Main Street Botanicals
- Pickle Magic at Maroa Library
- Pollinators in the Park
- Money and You
- Edible Plant Walk
- 2025 DeWitt, Macon, and Piatt Master Gardener Training
The Extension Connection
In this issue
- High impact University of Illinois Extension SNAP-Ed programs face elimination
- Be on the lookout for squash bugs!
- 2025 DeWitt, Macon, and Piatt County 4-H Horse Show
- What Do I Do with All These Zucchini
- 2025 DeWitt, Macon, and Piatt County 4-H General Projects and Livestock Show
- Garden Walk 2025
- Heart Smart Eating
- Homegrown Harvest: Weeding and Watering Methods
- Heart Smart Eating
- Nature Journaling with Merry Lanker
- Heart Smart Eating
- Heart Smart Eating
The Extension Connection
In this issue
- Managing pests in the garden
- Gardening with ease
- Level Up with 4-H
- Level Up with 4-H
- Heart Smart Eating
- Preserve at Home
- What Do You Do with Your Herbs?
- Level Up with 4-H
- Level Up with 4-H
- Preserve at Home
- Beneficial Insects: Garden Warriors
- Level Up with 4-H
- Level Up with 4-H
- Heart Smart Eating
- Level Up with 4-H
- Garden Walk 2025
The Extension Connection
In this issue
- A Game-Changer for Women’s Health: Discovering the benefits of strength training for aging women
- Ensuring the survival of newly planted trees: Essential care tips for the first three years
- Master Gardener Plant Sale
- Homegrown Harvest: Warm Season Crops
- Let's Talk about the Birds, the Bees, the Rabbits and the Groundhogs
- Heart Smart Eating
- Carolyn Mason Education Day
- Willy's Garden Week
- Beneficial Insects: Garden Warriors
The Extension Connection
In this issue
- Hunters Feeding Illinois provides 97,000 meals to Illinois families
- Farmland owners – Can I rent out an old pole barn machine shed?
- Do I Really Need Native Pollinators?
- Homegrown Harvest: Cool Season Crops
- Gardening Made Easy
- Spring Wildflowers
- Container Gardens
- Master Gardener Plant Sale
- Unlock the Secrets of Sourdough
- Windowsill Wonders: Herb Magic
The Extension Connection
In this issue
- Learn how to attract ruby-throated hummingbirds to your backyard
- Protect your customers and loved ones from Norovirus
- Heart Smart Eating
- What Do I Need to Start A Garden
- Homegrown Harvest: Seed Starting
- Indoor Edible Gardens
- Master Naturalist Book Club
The Extension Connection
In this issue
- Illinois 4-H expands shooting sports expertise with newly certified coordinators
- What to know about avian flu in wild birds, poultry, and pets in Illinois
- Chase away those winter blues with Four Seasons Gardening webinars
- Heart Smart Eating
- Fruit Tree Pruning
- Fruit Tree Pruning
- Your Garden Toolkit
- 2025 Gardening Insights
- Hot and Fast: Cooking with an Air Fryer
- Fruit Tree Pruning
- Cloverbud Spring Breakers Workshop