Pumpkins & More You can learn about U-pick pumpkin farms, pumpkin nutrition, varieties & selection, and fun activities for children.
Backyard Fruits Backyard Fruits gives the basics of growing fruit in the home garden.
Healthy Hopping Jumping rope is fun and good for you, too! Learn nine different single rope stunts along with jump rope rhymes and games.
Wellness Ways A collection of materials on wellness and health.
New Horizons An audio site in Spanish focusing on health, financial and community issues.
Local Programs
Family Nutrition Program (FNP)
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 Whiteside County.
The Face of the New Food Guide Pyramid Gone are the days of the "one size fits all" approach to exercise and nutrition. Personalization, activity, moderation, variety, proportion, and gradual improvement have become the new buzzzwords for the USDA's recently released food guide "MyPyramid." ...
For more information about these programs, please contact:
Heather Coyle
Visiting CED Educator, "Live Well Be Well" Program Coordinator
Whiteside County Unit
100 E Knox Street
Morrison, IL 61270
Phone: 815-772-4075 x8157724075
FAX: 815-772-4077 heatherc@illinois.edu