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Fall 2023 Encouraging Financial Conversations Series Available
EFC – Encouraging Financial Conversations is a program designed for case managers, social workers, and other frontline staff to help empower clients achieve their financial goals and manage their money. EFC participants will learn techniques and strategies to help their clients create a financial goals action plan, build and maintain good credit, pay off debts, […]
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Local Foods – Safe Foods: Starting a Farm- or Home-Based Food Business in Wisconsin- April 17th
UW-Madison Professor of Food Science Barbara Ingham will share information on food safety for products made at your farm or home.Registration for the event is available online at: https://go.wisc.edu/00487s. For additional information about the workshops email Jessica Jane Spayde, Food Entrepreneurship Specialist at the Community Food Systems Program at the UW-Madison Division of Extension, at spayde@wisc.edu.
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Our office will be closed Friday, April 7th
In observance of the holiday, we will be closed on Friday April 7th. We will reopen Monday, April 10th with normal business hours of 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.
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A Response for Fatherhood: What We Heard from Wisconsin Dads
A Response for Fatherhood: What We Heard from Wisconsin Dads What does it take to support today’s fathers? How do you define a successful fatherhood? Those are the questions research from UW-Madison Extension is answering with its Wisconsin Fatherhood Need assessment, a report now available here: https://parenting.extension.wisc.edu/fatherhood Extension realized we were not serving fathers in […]
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Preserve It Fresh, Preserve It Safe: January/February 2023 Issue
Burning Issue: Canned Soups The winter season means soup season! Enjoying a warm bowl of homemade canned soup is a great way to stay warm and cozy in these cold months. The key to canning a safe, high-quality soup is to follow directions provided by a reliable science-based source such as USDA, the National Center […]
Read More...Plan Ahead to Avoid Thanksgiving Panic
Over the next two weeks, we’ll consider the steps in getting a Thanksgiving meal successfully (and safely) on the table. Our first topic: Plan ahead to avoid Thanksgiving panic. The Thanksgiving holiday focuses on bringing family and friends together over a shared (or virtual) meal. Planning ahead will help ensure an enjoyable holiday. Tips for starting […]
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4-H Announcements 9/30/2022
NATIONAL 4-H WEEK! October 2nd-8th! Tune into WOSH at 8AM on October 5th to listen to Kyle Domke and Nate Piper be interviewed about receiving the 4-H Key Award. We will also have a trivia question and chance to win a prize! Stop in at the Oshkosh Public Library to see our October 4-H display in […]
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Food Safety Before, During, and After a Power Outage
The weather has caused power outages across the United States already this year. There are certain things that you can do to before, during, and after a power outage to help keep your family food-safe. Prepare Yourself Before Power Emergencies Make sure you have appliance thermometers in your refrigerator and freezer. Check to ensure that the freezer temperature […]
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Think Healthy Greens
Safe and Healthy Leafy Greens Vegetables are an important part of a healthy diet. And according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, leafy vegetables such as lettuce, spinach, cabbage, kale, and bok choy, provide nutrients that help protect you from heart disease, stroke, and some cancers. But leafy greens, like other vegetables and fruits, are sometimes contaminated with harmful […]
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