HIGHLIGHTS

Get Ready for Community Gardening!

Eau Claire County is again offering garden plots for rent at the Community Garden Site located on Jeffers Road, just off the North Crossing.  This is the same location as in previous years.

New in 2007 was the installation of a water hydrant for renters to water their garden plots.  With the addition of water at the site, we have a slight increase in rentals fees for 2008.  A 20' x 50' plot will rent for $32. 

Please call our office at (715) 839-4712. if you have any questions or concerns.  The Extension Office hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM.

Read the latest 4-H local news and you will find opportunities for 4-H’ers of all ages from Cloverbuds and Explorers through high school age members. There are offerings on the county, district, state, national and even international level. This means that 4-H provides interesting, challenging and rewarding activities for your 4-H members, regardless of their age or past level of involvement.

Newly Revised Eau Claire County Resource Directory (latest version)
Need assistance concerning The Community Table free meals, available food pantries you can go to, if you are eligible for food stamps, or housing and energy assistance and many more resources available to you and your family? Resource assistance is listed in the areas of: Food & Nutrition, Housing & Energy, Health care dental care, Financial Services, Employment, Clothing and Other Services. Provided by the Hunger Prevention Coalition of Eau Claire County. Download the four-fold summary directory brochure or the detailed, long version of the directory.

• 2008 Hunger Coalition Resource 4-Fold Directory (latest version) (2 pages, 109 KB)
• Eau Claire County Resource Directory "Make the Connection" Complete, Detailed Version (latest version) (9 pages, 45 KB)
  Provided to you by the Hunger Prevention Coalition of Eau Claire County.

MISSION

With an office in each Wisconsin county, Cooperative Extension develops practical educational programs tailored to local needs and based on university knowledge and research.

County-based Extension educators are University of Wisconsin faculty and staff who are experts in agriculture and agribusiness, community and economic development, natural resources, family living and youth development.

Extension county-based faculty and staff live and work with the people they serve in communities across the state. Extension specialists work on UW System campuses where they access current research and knowledge. Collaboration between county and campus faculty is the hallmark of Cooperative Extension in Wisconsin.