Each year, thousands of volunteers in Indiana donate their time and energy to make their communities a better place to live. These volunteers will be among the millions across the country who will be spotlighted during the 41st anniversary of...
Purdue Extension - Porter County
2015 Porter County Extension Homemakers Spring Fling
Are you interested in learning a new hobby? Do you already have a hobby, but no time or space to work on it at home? Then the Porter County Extension Homemakers have the answer! Come and join them for SPRING FLING on Saturday, April 18, 2015 from...
The Popular “Dining with Diabetes: Meal Planning & Cooking School” is Coming to Hanna
Do you or someone you care about have Type 2 Diabetes? Purdue Extension’s Dining with Diabetes program will help you select and prepare healthy, easy to make, and tasty meals! Bring in your favorite recipes for a makeover, enjoy a light meal...
Purdue Extension Presents Educational Programs: “The Brighter Side of Life” and “Caring and Feeding of Birds”
Life can be full of hardship and challenge. While positive thinking often won’t make problems go away, a positive attitude can go a long way in assisting with pain and difficulty. The program Brighter Side of Life takes place March 25, 2015 at the...
Time to Order Trees for Spring 2015
It is time to pre-order quality trees from the Porter County Extension Board, while supplies last. Apple, Apricot, Plum, Peach, Nectarine, Cherry and Pear are priced at $18. The Tree Sale and Workshop will be held at the Porter County Fairgrounds...
Purdue Extension to Offer Annual Educational Seminar & Garden Center Training
Do you have a lawn care or landscape service? Do you own a nursery or landscape materials company? Then why not join us for the Annual Educational Seminar and Garden Center Training. It will be held at Avalon Manor in Merrillville, IN on Tuesday,...
Purdue Extension Presents Low Impact Exercise Program on February 17, 2015
Are you interested in exercising, but need something that is easy on your body? We have the answer: Low Impact Exercise. Learn strength training that you can do in your home(and chair if necessary) with the use of a TheraBand- making the resistance...
Fruit Trees and Small Fruit for Sale through Purdue Extension
Fruit trees and small fruit can be found at the Porter County Extension Board Tree Sale and Workshop on Saturday, April 4, from 8 am to 11 am at the Porter County Fairgrounds. Fruit trees, as well as small fruit, asparagus, horseradish and rhubarb...
Purdue University Cooperative Extension Photography Contest
Purdue University Cooperative Extension and its Porter County Master Gardeners invite the public to share their garden photography in a photo contest. Entries will be displayed at the 12th Annual Gardening Show on Sat., Jan. 24, 2015, Porter County...
Spring 2015 Master Gardener Course
Porter County is announcing its Spring 2015 Master Gardener Course. The program runs Monday evenings from February 2 through May 11, 2015. Classes will be held at the Purdue North Central—Valparaiso campus in the Graduate building. 600 Vale Park...