[FIG-ALL] U of I Extension Programs

[Lisa Gruver]

see below....

Subject: Extension Programs
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2009 15:32:00 -0600
From: LFulkers at illinois.edu
To: lisagruver at hotmail.com




























Just a few
upcoming programs that I thought might be of interest to the FIG members…Call
the office at 309-837-3939 for more information

 

Alfalfa Telenet – February 9 – 9:30am-12:15pm
– Macomb
- $10

Farm Conservation Telenet – February 11 9am to Noon – Macomb - $5

Food Rules…Everything you need to know about
marketing farm products to consumers – February 12- 6:30-8:30 pm – Peoria - $10

Putting Small Acreage to
Work –
February 14- 9am-1pm – Quincy
- $30

Tree Fruit and Vegetable School
– February 17
– 9am-2:30pm – Quincy
- $???

Soil and Water Management
Workshop –
February 18 9am-2:30pm - Macomb - $45

Who Gets the Money – Taking distributions from IRAs,
4019k0 and other retirement plans – February 24 10am to Noon – Macomb
- $15

All Breeds Goat Health
Seminar – February
28 – 9am-1:30pm- Kewanee - $10 

            Optional
FAMACHA training following – 1:30-4pm - $15

Bread Making Workshop – Bring the whole family –March
3 -  6-8pm – Macomb - $15 for adults, $10 for youth - $20
adult/child

Soil Fertility Workshop – March 9-9:30am-1:45pm- Camp Point
- $40

2009 Chicago
Flower and Garden Show – March 10 – Bus Trip to Chicago
- $70 leaves Macomb at 7am

General Plant Propagation
and Production for the Vegetable Grower – March 14- 1-4pm- Decatur - $???

Web Marketing for Your
Farm –
March 16 6:30-9pm – Springfield
- $???

Gardeners Day – March 21 – 9am-3pm –
Macomb
$35

Spring Fling – Spring plants and foods –
March 26 6-8pm – Macomb $15

Veg Scout
School – March 28 9:30am-4pm – Springfield - $???

Kiddie Karnival – Free family activities – March
28- 10am to 1pm – McDonough County YMCA
- $FREE$

Disaster Preparedness and
Recovery Telenet –
March 31 – 7-8:30pm – Macomb - $15

Current topics in
Nutrition Telenet Series – April 16, May 21 and June 18 – Macomb
- $TBA

Master Food Preserver
Training –
April 28-30 and May 6-7 – 9am-4:30pm – Springfield - $150

Identity Theft Telenet – April 28 – 7-9pm – Macomb
- $15

Reliable Record Keeping – May 5 – 6:30-8pm – Macomb
$15

Evaluation Soil Quality
and Soil Maps –
May 16 1:30-4pm – Champaign
- $???

Equipment for Small
Farmers – May
23 10am-2pm - Fairbury  - $???

Herb Sense Workshop – How to grow and use – June
18 – 6-8pm – Macomb - $15

Salsa Making Workshop – August 27 6-8pm – Macomb
- $15

 

 



Lisa
 Fulkerson, County Extension
Director

University of Illinois Extension

McDonough County

"Don't
worry about the world ending today, it's already tomorrow in Australia"
~ Charles Schultz








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