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4-H Pinewood Derby is April 11th!
6-9pm at the Manitowoc County Ice Center. Cost per car is $5.00. For more information contact Katrina Pionek, 4-H Youth Educator, at 920-683-4172 or kmpionek@wisc.edu
Fall into Winter Gardening
Join the UW-Madison Division of Extension Horticulture Program for the Fall into Winter Gardening series of webinars. Learn how to get your landscape ready for winter, protect young trees from damage, and take care of your festive houseplants. Tips for Getting Landscape Plants Ready for Winter Thursday, October 13, 12:00 p.m. Even though the days […]
Wisconsin Extension Master Gardener Program
Do you want to be a better gardener? Do you want to increase your confidence to successfully garden indoors or out? Join the UW-Madison Extension Horticulture Program in this online course September 11th -December 10th. This is an approved learning opportunity for individuals interested in the Wisconsin Extension Master Gardener Program. For more information […]
Questions on how to test your dial guage canner each year? Wondering how to preserve zucchini and summer squash?
Check out the latest edition of Preserve It Fresh, Preserve it Safe! July-Aug_ 2022_Preserve it Fresh, Preserve it Safe
Welcome to our new 4-H Program Educator!
Hello!! I am Katrina Pionek and I am the new Manitowoc County 4-H Youth Educator. I grew up in Manitowoc County on a dairy farm and then completed my Agricultural Education degree at UW-River Falls. Over the past 17 years, I worked for the Kiel Area School District. I started out as the Agricultural […]
How to Talk to Children About Tragedies
Young Children- Death and Grief or Responding to Scary Events in the Parenting the Preschooler series support caregivers of 3- to 5-year-olds in processing and talking about death, grief, and scary or violent events. Elementary- For elementary aged children our Raising Caring Kids series might help children process how others are feeling. In particular, the Raising Caring Kids fact […]
National Prevention Week -Sharing is not Caring
More than half (51.3 percent) of people aged 12 or older who misused prescription pain relievers in the past year obtained them for their last misuse from a friend or relative. National Prevention Week- Opiods
Interested in Making Sweet Spreads and Canning Fruit With Less Sugar?
Check out the latest issue of Preserve It Fresh, Preserve It Safe Preserve It Fresh, Preserve It Safe, May-June 2022