PROGRAM AREAS

	Agriculture
	Community Development
	Family Living
	Horticulture
	Nutrition Education
	4-H Youth Development

OFFICE RESOURCES

OTHER RESOURCES

	Green County Government
	InfoSource
	UWEX Cooperative Extension
	UWEX Publications

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Cara Carper
Assistant Professor
Community Resource Development Educator
Green County - UW Extension
2841 6th Street
Monroe, WI 53566-9397
Phone: 608-328-9441
Email: cara.carper@ces.uwex.edu

Stirring The Pot: Dialogue, Discussion and Dinner in the Dairyland

Looking for tips on cooking with fresher, seasonal local produce this summer? Do you have a passion for gardening, home cooking, and supporting the Monroe Farmers' Market? Mark your calendar for Wednesday, June 17th, July 15th, and August 19th. Come learn new tips and idea for cooking at home with the amazing bounty of local produce grown here in Green County! For more information, visit the Stirring the Pot webpage!

Green County Leaders

Green County Leaders is a community leadership program consisting of an orientation, 9 classes and a graduation. Classes are held the second Wednesday of each month, September through May. Classes focus on leadership skills and issues of concern to Green County communities. Participants network with local and non-local experts. To learn more about the program click here.

Green County Commercial Kitchen

Green County UW-Extension coordinated a survey to assess interest in creating a fully certified, commercially equipped kitchen available for use by local growers and producers of foods products, caterers, restaurants, chefs, special event food vendors, bakers, groups and organizations. Survey results of the are available for your review. The facility is for anyone who has a dream of producing and marketing a food product, but lacks the space, equipment, financial resources or support of others to do it. For more information regarding the Green County Commercial Kitchen, contact Cara Carper, Green County UW-Extension by email or at 608-328-9441. Be sure to check back...webpage coming soon!

Green County Barn Quilts

Quilts, always a beloved symbol of comfort, family, heritage and community will provide a warm invitation to the rural countryside of Green County. Vibrant quilt patterns will be painted on pre-built 8’x8’ wooden squares. Each quilt will be painted by a team of volunteers and will require a willing barn owner to donate hanging space on their building. Making these quilt squares will allow volunteer groups from churches, schools, 4-H, scouting, HCE, and other community service groups and even families the opportunity to create and paint their own quilt square as a group project. Read more about Green County's project at www.greencountybarnquilts.com or contact Cara Carper, Green County UW-Extension by email or at 608-328-9441.

Future Forward! Green County

Green County is a Great Place to Visit and to Live!

Future Forward! Green County was formed to help get that message out and help ensure the future is bright for Green County, its communities and the surrounding area.  Four main working groups (or committees) have formed and meet regularly to help guide this effort. The Leadership Committee strives to provide the overall strategy and vision for Future Forward! Green County. The Boomerang Committee strives to decrease the "brain-drain" and bring home former residents of Green County. The Community Liason Committee works to coordinate the efforts of Future Forward! Green County with the many existing groups and efforts already at work in Green County. The Poral Committee is effectively the technology arm of Future Forward! Green County. Read more about Future Forward! Green County or contact Cara Carper, Green County UW-Extension by email or at 608-328-9441.

First Impressions

In this community improvement program volunteers from two similar communities (size, location, county seat, etc.) agree to do unannounced exchange visits and then report on their findings. Participants became "secret shoppers" for the day to discover what they can about their sister city. They follow procedures and reporting guidelines in a fully developed manual, which is copied for each participant. The manual helps insure that the evaluations and reports are thorough and somewhat uniform and minimize the training of volunteers. To learn more click here.

A number of Green County communities have engaged in First Impressions exchanges. To review those reports, visit the First Impressions webpage.

Building Communities

The Building Communities is an educational series offered via live, interactive Web and audio-conferencing. The UW-Extension Center for Community and Economic Development developed the series to introduce communities to a variety of community and economic development tools and resources. This year's series focuses on funding sources and technical assistance available to Wisconsin communities. The Green County UW-Extension Office hosts a local site for participating in the statewide series. To learn more about the current Building Communities sessions being offered, click here. To register to participate in the program free of charge at the Green County UW-Extension site, contact Jayne Butts at 608-328-9441.

Green County Young Professionals Connection

The purpose of the Green County Young Professionals Connection is to provide a location where young professionals of Green County can connect to resources, events, and news. Learn more about what the upcoming events may be for the Young Professionals group on their website.

Smart Communities

Green County Smart Communities was formed to focus on connecting local businesses and the arts community to promote community and economic development in Green Couny. Read on to learn more about Smart Communities.

4-H Entrepreneurship Project

Green County 4-H youth have the unique opportunity to participate in a project area focused on entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurs who take on the risk of starting new business ventures help grow our local economy. 4-H youth enrolled in the project learn about entrepreneurship and business ownership. Youth have can display under the project at the Green County Fair, and they can participate in a business plan writing component of the project. For more information, visit the 4-H Entrepreneurship Webpage.

Green County Latino Needs Programming

Green County Latino Needs Programming in the UW-Extension office targets an underserved and growing segment of Green County's population. To learn more about this programming click here.

Have you noticed when you read a novel or biography, you feel like you've become immersed in the world of the characters and their lives? We live our lives within our own world of class and culture, and understanding others' experiences is difficult. Reading literature can bring alive a world apart from our own and can help us understand others' experiences. We extend to you the inviation to read with us one or more of four literature selections written by Latinos or about Latinos' experiences in the U.S. For more information. To view the book selections and meeting time information please read the brochure

• Community Leadership
• Organizational Development

• Economic Development
• Community Processes

• Land Use
• Natural Resources

• Local Government

Local Government Offerings Calendar

Includes Local Government Center WisLine programs.

Community Development Programs Calendar
Includes programs of leadership, economic development, community development and local government.

Radio Broadcast Information
Broadcasts include articles about community development, open meeting law, TIF & business information, home environment issues such as moisture problems or heating & cooling issues, and even energy tips.

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