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4-H Night with the Peoria Chiefs!

How valuable is your soil? Has the assessed value of your agricultural land or timberland increased in recent years? A teleconference July 24, 2008 will answer these question...and more.

"Watch Your Garden Grow" is a useful website with information on growing, storing and preparing vegetables

A "Homegrown" Columnist
Catch the monthly, bimonthly and weekly horticulture columns written by McLean County Master Gardener, Linda Smith. Click on the Horticulture and Environment photo below. Then scroll down the Hort web page until you find the link called "HOMEGROWN" HORTICULTURE COLUMNS.

Questions? Contact Linda Smith, Secretary at lssmith3@uiuc.edu

McLean County Extension Program Areas

Click on an area to learn more about our programs and resources.

4-H and YouthAgriculture & Natural ResourcesChildren, Families & SeniorsCommunity & Economic Development
Community CompactConsumer EducationHorticulture & EnvironmentNutrition & Health

Reports

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Quick Links
Program Registrations

Four Seasons Gardening Telenets - Summer Series
Register by July 24, 2008

Use of Soil Productivity Indices in Farmland and Timberland Appraisal Teleconference
Register by July 24, 2008

Ice Cream Sundae Booth Club Workers
Register by July 26, 2008

McLean County 4-H Fair Volunteer Form
Register by August 1, 2008

Online Forms & Surveys

Plant Clinic Inquiry

News & Updates
Welcome to Our Kitchen
Click on the above, Welcome to Our Kitchen, to learn the latest in nutrition and food safety. The column by Robin Bagwell is published in the LIFE section of the Pantagraph Newspaper every other Wednesday!

FAQ's... Food & Nutrition Blog
Frequently Asked Questions in Nutrition, Food Preparation, Food Storage and Food Safety
FAQ's... Food & Nutrition...#2 Blog
4-H News Blog
New information about 4-H events!

News Releases

Working Families
News and ideas for families with working parents.
4-H Volunteer Update
Click here for the 4-H News in McLean County!
McLean County Extension News
The latest news from McLean County Extension
Upcoming Events

Four Seasons Telenet - Late Summer and Fall Blooming Perennials
Bloomington, Illinois (McLean County)
July 8, 2008

Writing a Business Plan Seminar
Champaign, Illinois (Champaign County)
July 10, 2008

Creating Hypertufa Containers
Bloomington, Illinois (McLean County)
July 10, 2008

Full event calendar >>

Photo Galleries
Unity Center Garden Build
Contact Us

McLean County Unit
402 North Hershey Road
Bloomington, IL 61704
Phone: 309-663-8306
FAX: 309-663-8270
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