Five graduate students from the La Follette School of Public Affairs demonstrated that universal child savings accounts could have significant benefits for the state when they conducted the first statewide cost-benefit analysis of the idea last fall. Stephanie Mertens, Ian O’Connor-Giles, Adam Riley, Sam Schneider, and Tyler Williams completed the study on behalf of UW–Madison’s Division of […]
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Here are this week’s reminders and updates… MAY/JUNE NEWSLETTER The newsletter is available online at: https://winnebago.extension.wisc.edu/4h/events/#newsletters It should arrive in your mailbox soon! SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATION SPOTS ARE LIMITED! Final deadline to register for camp is May 12th. Camp takes place June 27-30th at Upham Woods This year’s theme is Under the Sea! Cost: $170 per camper Download […]
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Safety of Home Dried Mushrooms Fresh mushrooms have a short shelf life, usually 1-3 days at room temperature. For this reason, drying them either commercially or at home is an attractive alternative, because it lowers the water activity to below 0.85, thereby restricting the growth of pathogens (harmful bacteria). When dehydrated to a water activity […]
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SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATION SPOTS ARE LIMITED! Final deadline to register for camp is May 12th. Camp takes place June 27-30th at Upham Woods This year’s theme is Under the Sea! Cost: $170 per camper Download Registration Form: https://winnebago.extension.wisc.edu/4h/camp/ CLOVERBUD & EXPLORING JUNE DAIRY MONTH FUN! Ice Cream making with Rebecca Poppy! June 5, 2023 at JPCC at […]
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MOVIE – MINI GOLF & MU SHU – YAC SPRING ADVENTURE Deadline to register is TODAY! ALL Winnebago County 4-H-ers (and your family & friends) are invited! Youth in grades 5 and under must have a parent attend. April 29th 1:15PM: Meet at Marcus Theatre Oshkosh to view “On A Wing & A Prayer” (Rated PG) 3:30PM: Laser Mini […]
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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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DOG PROJECT TONIGHT’S training class is cancelled. Our first training class will now be next Thursday 4/13. There was a slight miss-communication with the kennel club and we will skip this week. Apologies for any inconvenience and see everyone next week!! SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATION Are you (and the cabinmates you requested) registered? We only have about […]
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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 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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