Fall celebrates the end of another successful summer for the Junior Master Gardener (JMG) Program. JMG is a gardening and nutrition program that is a partnership between Patty Percy (Community Gardens Coordinator), Amanda Miller (FoodWIse Coordinator), and the Master Gardener Volunteer Program. This summer, the program ran for 12 weeks spanning from April to August. […]
The Community Gardens will soon be put to bed for the season. Vegetable harvests have been plentiful and enjoyed by all. The fall newsletter is full of information about preserving garden produce and locations of local food pantries. Gardeners have been invited to do a “Second Harvest” day at the gardens while cleaning up any […]
Thirty-five Master Gardener volunteers in Fond du Lac County and 40 Master Gardener volunteers in Dodge County learned about being first detectors for two species of pigweed (weeds in the Amaranthus genra) that are or may become problems in agricultural fields or in urban areas. Weed scientists with the University of Wisconsin-Madison want to document […]
Fond du Lac County 4-H has reached hundreds of people by participating in a series of community events such as the Boys & Girls Club’s multicultural night and Lights on Afterschool, North Fond du Lac’s Christmas and Mother’s Day celebrations for ELL students and their families, Action Center at the County Fair and most recently […]
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The latest data breach in the news comes from Equifax, one of the three major credit bureaus in the U.S. This breach involves computer hackers accessing personal data – social security numbers, birth dates, addresses, and potentially more information – of 143 million U.S. consumers. Equifax advises all consumers to determine if their personal information […]
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Junior Master Gardeners celebrated their classroom and garden activities on August 10 with a “Parent Party.” They spent the afternoon harvesting the garden, preparing the pizzas, picking flowers for the centerpieces they could take home, and had fun playing games. Parents enjoyed the pizzas the kids prepared. The final meetings will continue with the harvest […]
The Community Gardens are filled with loads of produce to harvest. The gardens are looking spectacular and well cared for. The gardeners should be proud of their hard work. We will be sending out information on where the extra produce can be taken when the season ends. The cover crop is growing well and will […]
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