Need your pressure canner tested for the upcoming food preservation season? Pressure Canner testing is available Monday through Thursday during office hours. Please call ahead to schedule a time. There is no charge to have your canner tested. If you have any questions, please contact our office at 715-726-7950.
Hello Chippewa County 4-H Families! We’re thrilled to welcome Emma Bruder to the Chippewa County 4-H Positive Youth Development programming team! Emma is serving in the Wisconsin 4-H AmeriCorps role with Chippewa County through August 2026. In this role, they will focus on expanding our reach to new, more diverse audiences by building capacity within […]
🌾 Hidden Challenges on the Farm 🌾Join us for two free, 90-minute interactive workshops focused on key issues farmers face — Healthcare While Farming and Child Care While Farming. 📅 Friday, November 14, 2025🕤 Healthcare: 9:30 – 11:00 AM🕛 Childcare: 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM 📍 Class locations available in: Learn how to budget healthcare […]
Get expert guidance on your farm’s future, wherever you are! Join UW-Madison Division of Extension Farm Management Specialists virtually for the “Cultivating Your Farm’s Future” workshop series. This series provides tools and resources for farmers to tackle their succession plans, exploring the three-step process: Where are you now? Where do you want to be? How […]
· Apples are a member of the rose family of plants, along with pears, peaches, plums and cherries. · The science of apple growing is called pomology. · Apples come in all shades of red, green and yellow. · Most apples are still picked by hand. · It takes about 36 apples to create one […]
· The name pumpkin comes from the Greek word ‘pepon’, meaning ‘large melon’. · Scientifically speaking, pumpkins are fruits (they contain seeds) but when it comes to cooking, they are often referred to as vegetables. · Giant pumpkins can be grown for competitions, with some weighing over 1000 pounds! · Pumpkin plants feature both male […]
Time to Plant Hardy Bulbs I love living in a northern climate. For several years, I lived in South Carolina where I was considered by many of my Carolinian friends to be crazy, since every winter I wished for snow. Now that I’m back in snow country, come March, I find myself desperately searching for […]
Add a Touch of Autumn Splendor to Garden Containers This time of year, nature begins to surround us with its striking fall colors. Celebrate the season’s change by creating containers that capture the shades of autumn. You can create a new design or freshen an existing container by adding some brightly colored fall blooms. Fall […]
A Few Fall Reminders for the Home Gardener October is a busy month for gardeners. Fall clean-up alone can be a daunting task. It usually includes raking leaves, removing plants from the vegetable garden, and pulling out annuals done in by frost. When it comes to perennials, I sometimes get asked whether it’s better to […]
Is your farm’s future on your mind? The “Cultivating Your Farm’s Future” virtual workshop series is designed to help farm families like yours start their succession plans. Whether you’re the owner wondering how to transfer to the next generation, or the next generation with questions about your future role, multiple farm/family members are encouraged to […]
Whenever I find myself at a farmers’ market, I am always struck by the boisterous hum of voices as vendors and shoppers alike are busy having conversations and sharing laughs. This is a common scene at farmers’ markets in our area. Farmers’ markets give customers a chance to meet the people who grow the food […]
A wonderful thing about the community garden I garden in is that together with vegetables, garden plots are often peppered with an assortment of flowers. As I wandered through the gardens the other day, I couldn’t help but notice how alive it was with the movement and sounds of insects. One insect in particular caught […]
Some of my favorite childhood memories are of summertime picnics in the backyard with my family. Good food, good laughs and, come August, lots of watermelon. It was just the right treat at the end of a hot summer’s day. Melons belong to the cucurbit family, which include squash, pumpkins and cucumbers. Recently, I was […]
