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3 days ago · U of M Extension partnership in Kenya focuses on women farmers. A three-year Extension partnership with universities in Kenya focuses on women farmers and the school meals value chain. October 7, 2024. Developing climate resilience metrics for the State of Minnesota. How do we measure resilience and assess how well adaptation measures are ...
Extension courses and events
Aug 12, 2024 · Event subject (s): Communities and leadership. Tuesday, October 22, 2024. 2024 Minnesota 4-H Annual Volunteer Training: Amplifying Youth Voice statewide webinar. 7 - 8:30 p.m.
Yard and garden | UMN Extension
October 8, 2024. Fall is a good time to remove buckthorn. If you're dealing with invasive buckthorn on your property, now is the perfect time to take action. October 1, 2024. Native grasses for great fall color. Take a look at a few ornamental grasses that are good selections to add color and interest to your garden in the fall.
Building a stronger Minnesota together | UMN Extension
Connecting rural, suburban, urban and tribal communities with the University of Minnesota. Extension is in all 87 counties. Regional offices are strategically located across the state. 65 percent of Extension faculty and staff work in Greater Minnesota. Over 35,000 trained volunteers multiply our reach. Over 2,000 partnerships foster work with ...
New Family Guides | UMN Extension
1 day ago · New Family Guides. October 17, 2024. Guide 1 - Welcome. What is 4-H, enrolling, choosing a club, projects, and more! Guide 2 - Getting Involved. Learn about events and all the opportunities 4-H has to offer! Guide 3 - 4-H and Your Family. Opportunities for the whole family, the judging experience, resources available, and deadlines.
Planting and growing guides | UMN Extension
Clean and disinfect gardening tools and containers — Properly disinfecting your tools can help keep diseases out of your garden and potted plants.; Companion planting — Companion planting is a great way to use space efficiently in the garden.; Extending the growing season — Practical methods for heating the soil in spring and protecting your garden through the first frost.
Food, health and nutrition | UMN Extension
Food, health and nutrition. Home. Food, health and nutrition. University of Minnesota Extension improves food literacy, physical activity, food safety and healthy food access for Minnesotans and the food service industry.
Community development | UMN Extension
Community economics • Leadership and civic engagement • Tourism. Extension educators work in, and partner with, communities throughout Minnesota. Contact us for consultation, guidance and conversation about your community. Extension engages Minnesotans to strengthen the social, civic, economic and technological capacity of their communities.
Gardening with purpose | UMN Extension
Jul 22, 2024 · Gardening with purpose. July 22, 2024. Jardin Comunitario in Dodge Center. In greater Minnesota, gardening has become a gateway to wellness, education and community for rural Latino immigrant families. In collaboration with the Minnesota State Horticultural Society, Extension’s Garden in a Box program launched in 2021 as a way to connect with ...
Self-care and mental wellbeing | UMN Extension
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