Pumpkins & More You can learn about U-pick pumpkin farms, pumpkin nutrition, varieties & selection, and fun activities for children.
Recipes for Diabetes Recipes from Extension's Dining with Diabetes or Living Well with Diabetes programs.
Sports & Nutrition: The Winning Connection Written and designed for today's young athlete, these easy-to-use nutrition guides work well in classrooms and after-school programs.
Tropical Punch Learn how to use tropical plants as focal points and accents.
Wellness Ways A collection of materials on wellness and health.
Thrifty Living Simple ideas to help you manage your money, household and health.
Raspberries & More Learn about varieties & selection, how to plant, and where to find nurseries and U-pick farms.
Food for Thought Fun ideas each month about food and nutrition for parents of preschool children.
Local Programs
Family Nutrition Program
The University of Illinois Extension Family Nutrition Program (FNP) promotes safe and healthy eating by providing nutrition education programs and materials for food stamp eligible residents of Marshall and Putnam counties and ninety other Illinois counties.
Technology Training
The Marshall-Putnam Extension office is partnering with the Marshall-Putnam Farm Bureau to help close the technology divide. Each year a series of computer classes will be offered to the general public.
Nutrition & Health Resources
Diabetes Life Lines Today, there are 20.8 million people in the U.S. (or 7 percent of the population) with diabetes. To help people with diabetes eat well-balanced meals to keep blood glucose levels as close to normal as possible, Your Guide to Diet and Diabetes was created. It focuses on the role that diet plays in the treatment of adults and diabetes. Because meal management can be confusing, this site addresses meal planning basics, serving sizes, and the various food groups. It also includes a general overview of diabetes and cardiovascular health.
The site was developed by Karen Chapman-Novakofski, Extension Specialist, Nutrition and Trina Sprengelmeyer, a graduate student. Please visit the site and share it with health care professionals and people with diabetes.
Marshall-Putnam Community Directory The Marshall-Putnam Directory is provided to you as a public service by the University of Illinois Extension Marshall-Putnam Unit. It is designed to provide names, addresses, telephone numbers, and a thumbnail sketch of the businesses, organizations, and churches in the two counties.
Contact Us
For more information about these programs, please contact:
Kathleen Bade
Community Worker, Family Nutrition Program
Marshall-Putnam Unit
509 Front Street
Suite 4
Henry, IL 61537
Phone: 309-364-2356
FAX: 309-364-2804 bade@illinois.edu