The Extension Connection

2025 DeWitt, Macon, and Piatt County 4-H Horse Show
Support local 4-H members as they demonstrate their equestrian skills and horsemanship at the 4-H Show.  All events are free and open to the public! Saturday's ScheduleCheck-in: 7-9 a.m.Show begins: 9 a.m.Sunday's ScheduleCheck-in: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.Show...

What Do I Do with All These Zucchini
The Crossing Garden Education series is a free monthly program focusing on a variety of topics during the 2025 growing season. Join the Master Gardeners for this month's session and sample some recipes using zucchini, okra, and cucumbers. Dates and topics for monthly sessions:...

2025 DeWitt, Macon, and Piatt County 4-H General Projects and Livestock Show
Join us at the 2025 4-H 4-H General Projects and Livestock Show! 4-Hers from DeWitt, Macon, and Piatt Counties will showcase all that they have learned throughout the year!  This includes general projects as well as livestock exhibitors.  July 10...

Garden Walk 2025
Tour 6 gorgeous Monticello-area gardens and be inspired! Stroll through vegetable gardens, creative designs, and native landscaping up close. Also, shop the vendors' market at Wabash Depot and obtain gardening information you can trust from the Piatt County Master Gardeners...

Heart Smart Eating
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for U. S. adults, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Changes to lifestyle, including food choices, can improve symptoms like high blood cholesterol and high blood pressure.  In "Heart Smart Eating" you will learn about...

Homegrown Harvest: Weeding and Watering Methods
Homegrown Harvest is a series of free, family-friendly vegetable garden workshops designed to support beginning gardeners through the growing season. Topics include seed starting, warm and cool season crops, planting, harvesting, soil health, and garden tool maintenance.Workshop materials will be...

Heart Smart Eating
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for U.S. adults, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Changes to lifestyle, including food choices, can improve symptoms like high blood cholesterol and high blood pressure.  In "Heart Smart Eating" you will learn about...

Nature Journaling with Merry Lanker
Join us at the Macon County Extension Office and enjoy a relaxing afternoon creating your own nature journal. The workshop will be led by Master Naturalist/Master Gardener volunteer Merry Lanker, who is also an art teacher. She will guide you on how to create a unique journal for yourself. There...

Heart Smart Eating
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for U.S. adults, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Changes to lifestyle, including food choices, can improve symptoms like high blood cholesterol and high blood pressure.  In "Heart Smart Eating" you will learn about...

Heart Smart Eating
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for U.S. adults, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Changes to lifestyle, including food choices, can improve symptoms like high blood cholesterol and high blood pressure. In "Heart Smart Eating," learn about 4 categories of...