August 1, 2012

Garden Help Line
Naperville, IL (DuPage County), 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Worms, Bugs, and Pots! Oh My!
Chicago, IL (Cook County), 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

4-H T-Shirt Quilt Workshop
Murphysboro, IL (Jackson County) 11:59 PM
(Runs through August 2, 2012 11:59 PM )

Kankakee County 4-H Fair
Kankakee, IL (Kankakee County) 11:59 PM
(Runs through August 5, 2012 11:59 PM )

August 2, 2012

Young at Heart Day/ Senior Day at the FAIR !!!
Bloomington , IL (McLean County), 8:30 AM

Garden Help Line
Naperville, IL (DuPage County), 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

INEP - End of Summer!
Cicero, IL (Cook County), 10:00 AM

St. Clair County 4-H General Project Show
Mascoutah, IL (St. Clair County), 6:00 PM

'Teaching and Learning With Monarch Butterflies'
Rock Island , IL (Rock Island County) 11:59 PM
(Runs through August 3, 2012 11:59 PM )

August 3, 2012

Effingham County 4-H General Project Exhibition
Altamont, IL (Effingham County), 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

HCE Quilt as You Go Table Runner
Jerseyville, IL (Jersey County), 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Schuyler County Lunch & Learn for Gardeners - Grilling Vegetables
Rushville, IL (Schuyler County), 12:00 PM

Fulton County 4-H Dairy Cattle Show
Lewistown, IL (Fulton County), 3:00 PM

DeKalb County 4-H Fair
Sandwich, IL (DeKalb County) 11:59 PM
(Runs through August 5, 2012 11:59 PM )

August 4, 2012

Effingham County 4-H Equine Exhibition
Altamont, IL (Effingham County), 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM

Small Space Gardening Seminar
East Peoria, IL (Tazewell County), 10:00 AM

Effingham County 4-H Tractor Driving Contest
Altamont, IL (Effingham County), 10:30 AM - 3:00 PM

4-H Livestock Auction
Kankakee, IL (Kankakee County), 1:00 PM

4-H Pet Care SPIN Club Meeting
Flora, IL (Clay County), 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Openfields Local Foods Dinner Series 2012 - Toni's, at Severson Dells Nature Center, Rockford, IL
Rockford, IL (Winnebago County), 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Carroll County 4-H Fair
Milledgeville, IL (Carroll County) 11:59 PM
(Runs through August 11, 2012 11:59 PM )

August 5, 2012

Effingham County 4-H Beef Exhibition
Altamont, IL (Effingham County), 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM

August 6, 2012

Effingham County 4-H Swine Exhibition
Altamont, IL (Effingham County), 7:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Effingham County 4-H Poultry Exhibition
Altamont, IL (Effingham County), 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

INEP - Fruit and Vegetable Basket Program
Cicero, IL (Cook County), 9:00 AM

Effingham County 4-H Sheep Exhibition
Altamont, IL (Effingham County), 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Garden Help Line
Naperville, IL (DuPage County), 1:30 PM - 6:30 PM

“Is Entrepreneurial Farming For You?” Workshop
Bloomington, IL (McLean County), 5:30 PM

Is Entrepreneurial Farming For You?
Bloomington, IL (McLean County), 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM

August 7, 2012

Master Gardener Bus Trip to Chicago Botanic Garden
Glencoe, IL (Lake County), 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Garden Help Line
Naperville, IL (DuPage County), 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Effingham County 4-H Dairy & Meat Goat Exhibition
Altamont, IL (Effingham County), 12:30 PM - 5:00 PM

No Cost INFORMATION SESSION - Winnebago County Master Naturalist Program
Cherry Valley, IL (Winnebago County), 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM

CSA Twilight Tour
Shelbyville , IL (Shelby County), 6:00 PM

Boone County Fair
Belvidere, IL (Boone County) 11:59 PM
(Runs through August 12, 2012 11:59 PM )

August 8, 2012

Effingham County 4-H Cat Exhibition
Altamont, IL (Effingham County), 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Effingham County 4-H Rabbit Exhibition
Altamont, IL (Effingham County), 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Getting to the Core - Focus on Number Sense and Operations
Lansing, IL (Cook County), 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Garden Help Line
Naperville, IL (DuPage County), 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Back on the Farm Gardening - Care for Your Lawn Workshop
Sycamore, IL (DeKalb County), 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Kankakee County HCE Board meeting
Bourbonnais, IL (Kankakee County), 10:00 AM

Playing to Learn - Focus on Common Core for Upper Elementary and Middle School
Lansing, IL (Cook County), 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Clark-Edgar-Crawford Plot Tour
Martinsville, IL (Clark County), 5:00 PM

Effingham County 4-H Livestock Auction
Altamont, IL (Effingham County), 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Master Naturalist Program Informational Meeting
Oregon, IL (Ogle County), 6:00 PM

August 9, 2012

Effingham County 4-H Dairy Cattle Exhibition
Altamont, IL (Effingham County), 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM

State 4-H Poultry Judging Contest
Springfield, IL (Sangamon County), 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Food Safety Refresher Course for Food Managers... Eureka, IL
Eureka, IL (Woodford County), 9:00 AM

Garden Help Line
Naperville, IL (DuPage County), 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Rain Barrel Workshop - DeKalb County
Sycamore, IL (DeKalb County), 10:30 AM

Effingham County 4-H Pygmy Goat Exhibition
Altamont, IL (Effingham County), 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Let's Deal on the Mobile Science Laboratory
Blue Island, IL (Cook County), 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Master Gardeners On-Site - Sherman Hospital
Elgin, IL (Kane County), 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM

A Harvest for All Seasons
Bloomington, IL (McLean County), 6:00 PM

A Harvest For All Seasons Webinar
GAlesburg, IL (Knox County), 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

A Harvest for All Seasons Webinar
Springfield, IL (Sangamon County), 6:00 PM

Informal Meeting - Row Crop and Livestock Producers - RE: Drought
Centralia, IL (Clinton County), 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

August 10, 2012

Effingham County 4-H Llama Exhibition
Altamont, IL (Effingham County), 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

King City Beekeepers Meeting
Mt. Vernon, IL (Jefferson County), 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Bond County Beekeepers Meeting
Greenville, IL (Bond County), 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

August 13, 2012

Fall Bloomers
Bloomington, IL (McLean County), 1:30 PM

Garden Help Line
Naperville, IL (DuPage County), 1:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Openfields Local Foods Dinner Series 2012 - Social Urban Bar & Restaurant, Rockford, IL
Rockford, IL (Winnebago County), 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Fall Bloomers
Bloomington, IL (McLean County), 6:30 PM

August 14, 2012

Garden Help Line
Naperville, IL (DuPage County), 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Tomato IPM Webinar - Boone County
Belvidere, IL (Boone County), 11:15 AM - 1:15 PM

Tomato IPM Webinar - Ogle County
Oregon, IL (Ogle County), 11:15 AM - 1:15 PM

Tomato IPM (integrated pest management) Webinar
Macomb / Galesburg, IL (McDonough County), 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Tomato IPM for Master Gardeners
Murphysboro, IL (Jackson County), 11:30 AM

Making Fresh Salsa program
Pontiac, IL (Livingston County), 6:00 PM

Ergonomic Gardening
Eureka, IL (Woodford County), 6:30 PM

Vermilion County Master Gardeners' Tuesday Night Class: "Orchids"
Danville, IL (Vermilion County), 6:30 PM

Alternative Forage Options for Livestock Producers
Clinton, IL (DeWitt County), 7:00 PM

Macoupin County Board Shadowing
Carlinville, IL (Macoupin County), 11:59 PM

August 15, 2012

Garden Help Line
Naperville, IL (DuPage County), 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

East Central Illinois Master Naturalist Pizza Party
Champaign, IL (Champaign County), 6:00 PM

Sustainable Farm Practices Farm Tour
Leland, IL (LaSalle County), 6:00 PM

August 16, 2012

University of Illinois Agronomy Day
Champaign, IL (DeKalb County), 7:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Garden Help Line
Naperville, IL (DuPage County), 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

HCE Lesson for Living: Bulbs & Perennials
Bourbonnais, IL (Kankakee County), 10:00 AM

Diabetic Clinic---Eureka IL--- How Sweet is Your Drink?
Eureka, IL (Woodford County), 1:30 PM

Cacti & Succulent Container Gardening - DeKalb County
Sycamore, IL (DeKalb County), 2:00 PM

Dealing with Drought in the Home Landscape
Belvidere, IL (Boone County), 6:00 PM

Kankakee River Valley Beekeepers Association Meeting
Bourbonnais, IL (Kankakee County), 6:00 PM

Ogle County 4-H Fair Committee Meeting
Oregon, IL (Ogle County), 7:00 PM

August 17, 2012

Kankakee County Master Gardener meeting
Bourbonnais, IL (Kankakee County), 10:00 AM

Openfields Local Foods Dinner Series 2012 - 9 East Coffee, Freeport, IL
Freeport, IL (Stephenson County), 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

August 18, 2012

Grow a Garden to Eat!
Sycamore, IL (DeKalb County), 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

State 4-H Dairy Judging Contest
Springfield, IL (Sangamon County), 10:00 AM

August 19, 2012

Hummingbird Banding
Smithfield, IL (Fulton County), 2:00 PM

August 20, 2012

Ford-Iroquois Extension Ag Breakfast
Onarga, IL (Iroquois County) 7:00 AM
(Runs through September 6, 2012 8:30 AM )

Garden Help Line
Naperville, IL (DuPage County), 1:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Grazing by Design
Rockford, IL (Winnebago County), 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Master Gardener Help Desk - Roselle Public Library
Roselle, IL (DuPage County), 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Illinois Nutrition Education Program - Packing Up a Safe Lunch
Westchester , IL (Cook County) 11:59 PM
(Runs through September 28, 2012 11:59 PM )

Localvore Lunch - Boone County
Belvidere, IL (Boone County), 11:59 PM

August 21, 2012

Garden Help Line
Naperville, IL (DuPage County), 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Master Gardeners On-Site - Sherman Hospital
Elgin, IL (Kane County), 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Effingham County 4-H Foundation
Effingham, IL (Effingham County), 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Emergency Drought Telenet for Horse Owners
Oregon, IL (DeKalb County), 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Emergency Drought Telenet for Horse Owners
Springfield, IL (Sangamon County), 6:00 PM

Succulent Frames
PONTIAC, IL (Livingston County), 6:00 PM

August 22, 2012

Fit Wits
Mt. Carroll, IL (Carroll County), 9:30 AM

INSECT WORKSHOP
Carlinville, IL (Macoupin County), 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

PLANT INSECT workshop
Carlinville, IL (Macoupin County), 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

August 23, 2012

Garden Help Line
Naperville, IL (DuPage County), 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Fall Bloomers
Eureka, IL (Woodford County), 7:00 PM

August 24, 2012

Robotics on the Mobile Science Laboratory
Chicago, IL (Cook County), 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

U and I Aware of Breast Cancer
Chicago , IL (Cook County), 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

August 25, 2012

A Biological and Organic Farm System: A Road to Sustainability
then one mile south on 1200 East Road, IL (Christian County), 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Growing and Caring for Iris Seminar
East Peoria, IL (Tazewell County), 10:00 AM

August 26, 2012

Master Gardener Help Desk - Whole Foods, Naperville
Naperville, IL (DuPage County), 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

August 27, 2012

International Agronomy Day
Urbana, IL (Champaign County), 7:00 AM

Garden Help Line
Naperville, IL (DuPage County), 1:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Vegetables for the Fall Garden
Eureka, IL (Woodford County), 1:30 PM

Lawrence Hunter Safety Education Classes
Sumner, IL (Lawrence County) 6:00 PM
(Runs through August 29, 2012 9:00 PM )

Marshall-Putnam Association Meeting & Potluck Dinner
Henry, IL (Marshall County), 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Ogle County 4-H Leader Meeting
Oregon, IL (Ogle County), 6:00 PM

Boone County 4-H Federation Meeting
Belvidere, IL (Boone County), 6:30 PM

August 28, 2012

Garden Help Line
Naperville, IL (DuPage County), 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

4-Season Gardening Series - Beyond Ash & Maple- Tree Selection & Care
Decatur, IL (Macon County), 1:00 PM

Four Seasons Gardening Telenet Series: Beyond Ash & Maple - Tree Selection & Care
Macomb / Galesburg, IL (McDonough County) 1:00 PM
(Runs through August 30, 2012 7:00 PM )

Four Seasons Gardening Telenet Series: Tree Selection-Beyond Ash & Maple
Hillsboro, IL (Montgomery County) 1:00 PM
(Runs through August 30, 2012 7:00 PM )

Four-Season Gardening Telenet Series: Beyond Ash & Maple Tree Selection and Care-Aug. 28, 2012
Arthur, IL (Moultrie County), 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Four-season Gardening Telenet Series: Beyond Ash & Maple-Tree Selection & Care
Champaign, Onarga, Danville, IL (Champaign County), 1:00 PM

Tree Selection & Care - Beyond Ash & Maple
Woodstock, IL (McHenry County), 1:00 PM

Tree Selection & Care telenet
Bourbonnais, IL (Kankakee County), 1:00 PM

Tree Selection & Care, Beyond Ash & Maple - Horticulture Telenet (Boone County)
Belvidere, IL (Boone County), 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Tree Selection & Care, Beyond Ash & Maple - Horticulture Telenet (DeKalb County)
Sycamore, IL (DeKalb County), 1:00 PM

Tree Selection & Care, Beyond Ash & Maple - Horticulture Telenet (Ogle County)
Oregon, IL (Ogle County), 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Tree Selection & Care: Four Seasons Gardening Series
Dixon, IL (Lee County), 1:00 PM

Tree Selection and Care - Beyond Ash & Maple
Waterloo, IL (Monroe County), 1:00 PM

Tree Selection and Care - Beyond Ash & Maple
Collinsville, IL (Madison County), 1:00 PM

Tree Selection and Care Telenet
Ottawa, IL (LaSalle County), 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Plant Science Information Table
Eureka, IL (Woodford County), 6:00 PM

Regional Tourism Meeting - Clark, Crawford and Edgar Counties
Paris, IL (Edgar County), 6:00 PM

Serve It Safely Seminar
Oregon, IL (Ogle County), 6:00 PM

Macoupin County Health Dept. Presentation-Macoupin County
Carlinville, IL (Macoupin County), 11:59 PM - 11:59 PM

August 29, 2012

Garden Help Line
Naperville, IL (DuPage County), 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Celebrations & Traditions: Strengthening Family & Community
Onarga, IL (Iroquois County), 10:00 AM

All Things Poultry
Oregon, IL (Ogle County), 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Henry County 4-H Livestock Superintendent Meeting
Galva, IL (Henry County), 6:30 PM

August 30, 2012

Garden Help Line
Naperville, IL (DuPage County), 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Land Lease Issues Program
Morris, IL (Grundy County), 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM

Test
Urbana, IL (Champaign County), 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Illinois Nutrition Education Program Serving The Calumet Park Senior Program Center
Calumet Park, IL (Cook County), 1:00 PM

Land Lease Issues
Sycamore, IL (DeKalb County), 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Landowner Lease Issues Workshop
Sycamore, IL (DeKalb County), 6:00 PM

Bureau County Expansion and Review
Princeton, IL (Bureau County), 6:30 PM

4-Season Gardening Series - Beyond Ash & Maple- Tree Selection & Care
Decatur, IL (Macon County), 7:00 PM

Exit Strategies: Are You Ready?
Eureka, IL (Woodford County), 7:00 PM

Four-Season Gardening Telenet Series: Beyond Ash & Maple Tree Selection and Care-Aug. 30, 2012
Mattoon, IL (Coles County), 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Tazewell 4-H Leader & Superintendent's meeting
Pekin, IL (Tazewell County), 7:00 PM

Tree Selection & Care, Beyond Ash & Maple - Horticulture Telenet (Boone County)
Belvidere, IL (Boone County), 7:00 PM

Tree Selection & Care, Beyond Ash & Maple - Horticulture Telenet (Ogle County)
Oregon, IL (Ogle County), 7:00 PM

Tree Selection & Care: Four Seasons Gardening Series
Dixon, IL (Lee County), 7:00 PM

Tree Selection & Care-Beyond Ash & Maple
Grayslake, IL (Lake County), 7:00 PM

Tree Selection and Care - Beyond Ash and Maple
Naperville, IL (DuPage County), 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Tree Selection and Care - Beyond Ash and Maple
Eureka, IL (Woodford County), 7:00 PM

Tree Selection and Care Telenet
Ottawa, IL (LaSalle County), 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Tree Selection and Care, Beyond Ash & Maple - Horticulture Telenet (DeKalb County)
Sycamore, IL (DeKalb County), 7:00 PM

August 31, 2012

Illinois Nutrition Education Program Serving the Senior Program at Schaumburg Barn
Schaumburg, IL (Cook County), 1:00 PM

4-H Awards & Incentives Committee Meeting
Bourbonnais, IL (Kankakee County), 5:00 PM