Healthy Meals in a Hurry
(Posted on 4/23/2008)
Making nutritious food choices can be a challenge whether you're facing a hungry family or just your own growling stomach. A new program from Iowa State University Extension is designed to help consumers of all ages blend time-saving convenience with nutritious, dollar-stretching food choices.

JUNIOR 4-H MEMBER WORKSHOP HELD
(Posted on 4/16/2008)
Audubon County Clover Commissions held a junior member workshop for junior 4-H members on Saturday, March 29 at the Extension Office. Eight members participated in a morning of hands on activities. Sandy Irlmeier, co-leader of Sharon Shamrocks and Dean Hansen, co-leader of Lincoln Producers, led participants in “get acquainted” games.

GRANT FUNDS AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT LOCAL FOOD PRODUCTION
(Posted on 4/16/2008)
The Southwest Iowa Food & Farm Initiative is pleased to provide up to $500 in grant funds to local producers interested in starting or expanding local food production, processing, marketing or distribution in the eight southwest Iowa counties of Adair, Adams, Audubon, Cass, Guthrie, Montgomery, Pottawattamie and Shelby.

LOCAL 4-H MEMBER INTERVIEWED FOR STATE 4-H COUNCIL AND NATIONAL 4-H CONFERENCE
(Posted on 4/16/2008)
Amber Irlmeier, member of the Sharon Shamrocks 4-H Club and daughter of Sandy and Ken Irlmeier of Kimballton, recently participated in the Southwest Iowa Area Recognition event, interviewing for State 4-H Council and National 4-H Conference. State 4-H Council members are ambassadors for the entire 4-H program.

4-H SCIENCE AND TECH DAY HELD AT AGRI-HALL IN AUDUBON
(Posted on 4/16/2008)
ISU Extension Audubon County and Southwest Iowa Area 4-H Council are hosting a science and tech day on Saturday, May 10 at Agri Hall on the Audubon County Fairgrounds.

PARENTING WORKSHOP
(Posted on 4/16/2008)
The workshop will teach parents, with children zero to seven, ways to stay calm and increase their child’s motivation to cooperate. Free child care will be available if requested in advance.

2008 State 4-H Conference
(Posted on 3/25/2008)
Every June, over 1000 teenagers converge on the campus of Iowa State University for 3 days full of speakers, workshops, mixers, dances, a banquet, and community service activities. If you've completed 8th grade, you're eligible to attend.

BOOTS TO HEELS CONFERENCE OFFERS RANGE OF LEARNING
(Posted on 3/24/2008)
Over 150 southwest Iowa women attended Boots to Heels Women’s Conference Saturday, March 1 at the Cass County Community Center in Atlantic. The conference was designed to celebrate and empower women involved in or affected by agriculture.

SW Iowa 4-H Junior Camp
(Posted on 3/18/2008)
Area 4-H Junior camp is open to all Southwest Iowa youth who have completed grades 5 and 6 and will be held in Birch Village ( a village at the 4-H Camp Center in Madrid) The camp will be filled at 100 youth, so you will want to register early before it fills up. 4-H camps are open to all youth, membership in a 4-H club is not required. So bring a friend and share the experience!

START PLANNING NOW FOR SPRING GARDENS
(Posted on 1/30/2008)
During these cold winter days, it’s a good time to start thinking about warmer weather and the upcoming growing season. For gardeners, that means evaluating their garden site, crops planted and new items for 2008. One important question to consider is why is it important to rotate crops in the vegetable garden?