4-H Grows Here
Empowering the next generation to lead and to reach their full potential, working in partnership with caring adults through community clubs, county-wide activities and 4-H projects to provide opportunities for youth to learn leadership, citizenship, and life skills. From 5 – 19 years old, everyone is welcome to join!
Families and Children Are Wisconsin’s Future
Housing, healthy relationships, finances -- families need all of them. Family Living provides education to help families manage money wisely as well as parenting practices to help parents and children build healthy relationships for a lifetime of success, important to Wisconsin’s social and economic future.

We teach, learn, lead and serve, connecting people with the University of Wisconsin, and engaging with them in transforming lives and communities.

Alfalfa Scissor Cut Results

Alfalfa scissor cut results from May 21st and May 23rd are now available at https://fyi.extension.wisc.edu/fdlag/alfalfa/.

Starting Your Nonprofit

Step 1: Search for names already used in Wisconsin (WI Department of Financial Institutions, Corporate Records Search). Step 2: Fill out the form for Articles of Incorporation ($35) with the State of Wisconsin. WI Department of Financial Institutions Form 102, “Nonstock Corporation Articles of Incorporation”). Include your mission statement (the purpose of your organization – […]

Welcome to our New 4-H Program Coordinator

Hello! My name is Tracy Keifenheim, and I am the new Extension 4-H Coordinator for Fond du Lac County. I was previously the School Age Director for the Kettle Moraine YMCA. I live in West Bend with my husband, and two Black Labs Raven and Phoenix. When I am not at work you can find […]

Starting Your Food Business Checklist

Permits Needed for Your Food Business

What business you are starting? See this page for more considerations for all food businesses.

Farm Women Need Time to Connect and Network

Farm women need time to connect and network with others who wear the same, many hats they do, and face the same daily experiences and challenges. Extension Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, Calumet, Sheboygan, Ozaukee & Washington Counties once again hosted the annual “Heart of the Farm” Farm Women’s Conference at Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center. The […]

Grocery Store Tours: A FoodWIse, Festival Foods and WIC Partnership

FoodWIse has a new partnership with WIC and Festival Foods, conducting grocery store tours to the WIC Fit Families participants. Melanie Phillips, FoodWIse Nutrition Educator, conducted two grocery store tours at the Fond du Lac Festival Foods, in which 7 participants attended. Phillips took participants around the store and highlighted key shopping tips, such as […]

Going Solo Business Simulation at Laconia High School

Diana Hammer, Communities Extension Educator, taught two rounds of Going Solo Business Simulation to 66 students at Laconia High School in Rosendale. The game teaches pricing, fixed costs, variable costs, and adds an element of chance to recreate a real-life business environment.

Extension Fond du Lac County

University of Wisconsin-Madison

4-H Grows Here

Families and Children Are Wisconsin’s Future

Alfalfa Scissor Cut Results

Starting Your Nonprofit

Welcome to our New 4-H Program Coordinator

Starting Your Food Business Checklist

Permits Needed for Your Food Business

Farm Women Need Time to Connect and Network

Grocery Store Tours: A FoodWIse, Festival Foods and WIC Partnership

Going Solo Business Simulation at Laconia High School