1505 Valle Vista Blvd Pekin IL 61554
Nicole Flowers-Kimmerle is a Agriculture and Natural Resources (Horticulture) Educator for Fulton, Mason, Peoria and Tazewell counties. She completed a Bachelor of Science degree in crop science at the University of Illinois, and a Master of Science degree in agronomy with an emphasis in weed science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has also worked at Montana State University as a research associate where she worked on weed control in sugar beets and barley. She taught high school chemistry and other science classes where she was able to teach students in both the school garden and greenhouse. She works with Extension Master Gardeners, Extension Master Naturalists, and Conservation@Home.
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What I Do and Why It Matters: Nicole Flowers-Kimmerle
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U of I Extension brings Conservation@Home program to West Central Illinois
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