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Ron Wolford

Ron Wolford
Extension Educator, Horticulture

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Chicago Urban Gardening

The day to day experiences of a University of Illinois Extension Urban Horticulture Educator in Chicago, Illinois

June 25, 2007

Extension Demo Gardens at the AG School

With the help of Master Gardeners and students, we maintain a series of flower and vegetable garden beds at the Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences outside of the Extension office at 3807 West 111th Street. These pictures were taken on June 15. Each week I will update these pictures.

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June 24, 2007

Attend a County Fair

When I was growing up in Peoria, Illinois, one of the highlights of my summer was going to the Heart of Illinois Fair. I especially liked seeing all the cows, chickens, pigs, horses and other animals on display. During the summer many counties in the Illinois will hold county fairs.

One of my favorite county fairs is the Lake County, Indiana fair just over the border in Crown Point, Indiana. The fair is held on acreage with large beautiful, old oak trees. 4-H is still a big deal in Lake County with many kids exhibiting their animal projects.

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June 3, 2007

Ant Road Repairs

I saw an interesting article on the BBC web site about army ants who used thier own bodies to plug holes in their trails. The ants alo figured out which ant was the best fit to plug the hole.

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