February eOrganic webinars There’s still time to register for these free online learning opportunities! All eOrganic webinars take place at 1:00 Central February 6: Lower Financial Risk by Increasing Soil Health, Mark Schonbeck, OFRF. Building soil health through improved crop rotations, cover cropping, organic soil amendments, and other organic practices can improve yield stability and reduce risks of […]
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WINTER AGRICULTURE SAFARI Join fellow farmers, service providers and community for an evening of discussion & dessert January 28, 2019 Northwestern High School Maple, WI Room 1059 7:30 p.m. Re-cycling Agriculture Plastics. How to Make it work in our neighborhood; Price Murphy, Revolution Plastics Grazing, hay land, Valerian and Sharp tailed Grouse. What does […]
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UW-Extension offers an explanation of your property tax bill to help demystify all of those number and explain what they mean. Understanding Your Tax Bill is available as a one-page download in English, Spanish, and Hmong – see the links below. Downloads: English fact sheet: 2018 Tax Bill Explanation Douglas County_v1 Spanish fact sheet: 2018 Tax Bill Explanation […]
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National recall of lettuce (and cauliflower) due to potential contamination from the deadly pathogen E. coli O157:H7. More information is here: https://fyi.uwex.edu/safepreserving/
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On Monday, May 14th following an industrial accident that caused a major evacuation in the City of Superior and parts of Douglas County – UW-Extension and Lake Superior Reserve hosted a community forum and listening session. This session was designed to give the community a chance to come together and discuss their concerns and ask […]
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Free 4-H Project Night January 21, 2019 Douglas County 4-H is hosting a free Project Night at Northwestern High School on Monday, January 21th from 6:15 – 8:00 pm. All Douglas County families are invited to sample some of the 100+ projects 4-H offers. Volunteers will lead sessions on art, small animals, STEM projects and […]
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Are you looking to bring Real Colors ® to your organization? UW-Extension Douglas County is able to facilitate What is Your Color? training, as well as follow-up team building training (Real Teams, Real Solutions, and Real Applications). Real Colors workshops run 3-4 hours, and generally work best with at least 10-people in attendance. Learn more about […]
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PREPARE WINTER SQUASH Winter squash is a wonderful vegetable but can be a little intimidating to prepare. Let’s look at some steps to safely prepare your winter squash so that it can be ready to use in any recipe.
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These workshops will be held on a regular basis for the purpose of helping people interested in starting a business understand the basics. A special workshop is available for people interested in starting food production businesses. First Steps to Starting a Value-Added Food Business: (Register Here) Learn about Arlene Coco, the instructor for this session. Monday, November […]
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Join Us for a free exercise class starting December 5th running every Wednesday & Friday 10:30-11:30 a.m. in the Government Center Room 270. Increase your strength, balance, flexibility, bone density and ability to do activities of daily life. Prevent and control chronic disease, manage stress, improve your mood, attitude and sleep quality. For more information call […]
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