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University of Illinois Extension serving Fulton, Mason, Peoria and Tazewell Counties

Main Office (Tazewell County)
1505 Valle Vista
Pekin, IL 61554
Phone: 309-347-6614
FAX: 309-347-5472
Email:uie-fmpt@illinois.edu
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm (Closed 12 - 1pm)

Branch Office (Fulton County)
15411 N IL 100 Highway
Lewistown, IL 61542
Phone: 309-547-3711
FAX: 309-547-3713
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm (Closed 12 - 1pm)

Branch Office (Mason County)
127 S High St, Ste 1
Havana, IL 62644
Phone: 309-543-3308
FAX: 309-543-6239
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm (Closed 12 - 1pm)

Branch Office (Peoria County)
4810 North Sheridan
Peoria, IL 61614
Phone: 309-685-3140
FAX: 309-685-3397
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm (Closed 12 - 1pm)

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  • Extension Volunteers Are Appreciated

    Extension relies on many volunteers and supporters to make its educational mission happen. Kathy Postin was named 4-H Leader of the Year and Teresa Knott was named 4-H Volunteer of the Year.


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  • 4-H Birthday Bag Project Continues with Lasting Impact

    After the overwhelming response of appreciation from local food pantries and families, 4-H members in the Fulton-Mason-Peoria-Tazewell unit again collected "birthday bags" this year as the unit wide community servie project.


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    A critical component of Focus Forward CI is the broadband initiative. A key element of this work is developing a sound understanding of where broadband access exists in the region and how broadband is being utilized within our communities.


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  • This Doll's No Dummy

    The OrganWise Guys curriculum has become a popular way to introduce children to different health and nutrition concepts in a fun and exciting way. Meet Organ Andy and Organ Annie.


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Today's Features

Community gardens are productive keystones for a community. For resources to get started with a community garden go to http://web.extension.illinois.edu/fmpt and click on the Community Garden Blog in the lower right column. There you'll find a community garden how-to toolkit, community garden links, vegetable gardening links, and more.

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Rhonda Ferree shares container garden ideas on WEEK's "Good Company".

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2012 Annual Report - The 2012 program year for University of Illinois Extension in Fulton, Mason, Peoria and Tazewell Counties was highly successful as our outstanding staff worked both independently and in collaboration with other partnering groups and organizations to extend knowledge to our local area in ways that strengthened our communities and improved quality of life of our citizens.

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A comprehensive plan should be a vision of what a community is to be in the future. The process of developing this plan should be a community-wide effort.

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STARTING A FARMERS MARKET? Every market comes together differently. The combination of goals, resources, and organizational challenges are unique to each market. However, many markets have similar needs when they first get going. Farmers Market Coalition has created a guide designed to guide users through the process of starting a farmers market.

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Cash Farm Lease forms are available as a pdf file. You can type in them and print, or print blanks to fill in by hand. They can't be saved. Click on learn more to go to the form.

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