Summer Fun Series - Food Safety

To register visit: www.canr.msu.edu/events/summer-fun-series or

to listen by phone call in advance to register: (877) 643-9882.

Connective Conversations

MSU Extension will host a Hunter to Hunter: Connective Conversations webinar series that is FREE hunters across the state.  The webinars will be held each Wednesday in September at 7 p.m.


This webinar series will strive to bring hunters, researchers, and wildlife managers together to build relationships and engage in education, constructive dialog, and increased understanding around the following topics:


•            2020 deer regulations and how regulations packages are developed,  

•            current CWD research,

•            hunting on tribal lands in Michigan,

•            CWD testing and surveillance, and

•            safe home processing


Participants must register for the webinar series at https://events.anr.msu.edu/huntertohunter/ to participate.


Questions should be directed to Katie Ockert, MSU Extension CWD Educator at ockertka@msu.edu.

Food Preservation

Register at:  https://events.anr.msu.edu/PreserveHarvest/

Project Fish Program

Do you love fishing? Ever wonder what kind of fish we have in Michigan?  Ever have issues tying the best knot for your lines? Ever wanted to make a pop can caster rod? Then this is a program you won’t want to miss. Please come share my passion of fishing and get signed up.

Zoom sessions will start August 18^th and run every Tuesday until September 15th , with a new topic each week. We will meet via zoom from 1pm – 2pm This program is open to both 4-H and non 4-H youth, statewide, in grades k-12. Register here: https://www.canr.msu.edu/events/thinking-project-fish by August 17th to make sure you don’t miss out. Zoom link and supply list will be emailed upon registration. 

To learn more or to register, visit: https://www.canr.msu.edu/foodpreservation/events

To listen by phone, call 877-643-9882 to register in advance.

Summer Fun Series

A summer hike is a great way to get your daily steps 
in with family & friends.

To register, visit: www.canr.msu.edu/events/summer-fun-series

To listen by phone: call in advance to register (877)643-9882

Online Youth Food Preservation Series

To register, go to:  

https://events.anr.msu.edu/YouthFPSummer2020/

Experience Outdoor Careers

Register at:  https://events.anr.msu.edu/VenturetoAdventure/

Master Gardener course to be held.

MSU Extension offers 14-Week Extension Master Gardener Course in Marshall

Do you want to learn more about Michigan’s plants, trees, shrubs, grasses, and share this knowledge with people in your community? Does engaging in research-based training on 14 major horticulture topics and environmentally sound practices excite you? Would you like to improve the quality of life and inspire others in your community through service-based horticulture activities? Enrollment is now open for the Calhoun County Extension Master Gardener training.

Who:    18 years of age or older

When: Mondays, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., August 24, 2020 to November 23, 2020

Where: Online and Marshall United Methodist Church, 721 US Hwy 27N in Marshall

Please note: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, classes will be held online via Zoom until we are able to meet in person.

How:  Application and Registration Link will be provided after the applicant has begun the Volunteer Selection Process (VSP) - Click here to start: https://msu.samaritan.com/custom/502/#/volunteer_home

Cost: $325 (scholarships may be available) 

Michigan State University Extension offered its first Extension Master Gardener program in 1978 and since then, more than 40,000 residents from 80 Michigan counties have been involved in the MSU Extension Master Gardener Program.

Enrolling in the Extension Master Gardener Program as a trainee requires only an enthusiasm for gardening and a willingness and commitment to attend the 14-week training and pass all open-book quizzes and tests with a minimum score on each of 80%. After completing the course, trainees perform 40 hours of science-based volunteer activities within their first year.

MSU Extension encourages anyone interested who would like more information to visit: https://www.canr.msu.edu/master_gardener_volunteer_program/join-us/ or email Julie Ford at fordjul2@msu.edu.

Application deadline is August 1, 2020.

Cloverbud Camp has gone virtual!

Register at: https://www.canr.msu.edu/foodpreservation/events

Register at www.canr.msu.edu/events/summer-fun-series

CHOCOLATE!

Register at: https://events.anr.msu.edu/cocoa/

Online Home Food Preservation

Register at:  https://events.anr.msu.edu/Preservation/

Register at: https://events.anr.msu.edu/Preservation/

Online programs and DIY activities!

Use our new calendar of online programs & DIY activities to plan out your week. Choose from daily childhood development, career exploration, STEM, healthy living & leadership activities - or choose them all! There’s even resources for parents & caregivers: https://bit.ly/2S4rdU9

Septic System 101 During Stay at Home Webinar

One unintended consequence of the stay home/stay safe order is septic system issues. In the past, many homes were empty for 8-10 hours each weekday while homeowners were at work, school and other activities. Today with families staying home 24/7, more hand washing, more food preparation and more toilets flushing is causing more stress on septic systems. More septic system issues – back ups, overflows, etc. – are occurring .

MSU Extension in partnership with the Macomb County Environmental Health Division is holding a free educational webinar, “Septic Systems 101 During Stay at Home”. This 90-minute webinar will be held on Tuesday, May 5, 2019 from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM. The webinar will focus on septic system use, maintenance and troubleshooting your system followed by a real time question and answer portion.

To register for the webinar, go to: https://events.anr.msu.edu/septicsystem101macombmay2020/

The link to downloadable handout materials will be sent with the reminder email for the webinar.

Contact Terry Gibb at gibb@msu.edu with questions.

Terry Gibb

Senior Extension Educator

Natural Resources & Government/Public Policy

Virtual Rabbit Education Series

Click here to register.

Smart Gardening

Visit https://bit.ly/SGveggies for more information and to register.

Webinar Series

Food and Farm Business Sales Channel Deep Dive: Restaurants

April 27, 2020 2:00PM - 3:00PM 1:00 PM EST

Online via Zoom or by phone

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Contact: Jamie Rahrig, rahrigj1@msu.edu

Novel Coronavirus is changing how food businesses can sell their products. The Food and Farm Business Sales Channel Deep Dives webinar series will provide you with insight into industry adjustments and considerations for selling through that venue. This webinar will focus on restaurants. 

In this webinar we’ll cover:

• How restaurants have shifted during novel coronavirus
• Creative strategies restaurants are using to generate revenue
• What restaurants are doing now to prepare for opening back up

WHEN: Monday, April 27 at 2:00 ET

WHERE: Register for Zoom webinar at: https://msu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Bp320VgPQZ2DErvfL6qlpw

FOR WHO: Restauranteurs and product makers 

SPEAKERS

• Jon Bos, owner of the Blue Shamrock Pub
• Diane Longanbach, Innovation Counselor, MSU Product Center

The Blue Shamrock Pub, St Louis, Michigan is known for being one of the best Irish pubs in Michigan. The Blue Shamrock Pub's burger was voted best burger in Gratiot County.

The MSU Product Center helps food and farm businesses develop and commercialize high value, consumer-responsive products and businesses in the agriculture and natural resource sectors.