Healing gardens rely on intentional plant choices and a simple, soothing design to support emotional, physical, and mental well-being, helping us unwind and reconnect with nature.

I feel like it’s my purpose to carry that torch and keep building a culture of health and wellness in the community.” Educators handwriting nutrition posters in the 1960s. Extension archives. The ...

In this event series, young chefs will participate in a fun, hands-on cooking experience where they will cook tasty, colorful ...

Washington County partners with Extension to deliver practical education and research you can use at home, at work and in your community.

Shovel out mud. Remove wall interior surfaces and insulation. Scrub walls and floors and then disinfect with bleach solution. Dry thoroughly before rebuilding. Cleaning up from a flood can seem like a ...

Oats were once a major Minnesota crop, with about 4 million acres planted annually on average until the early 1960s. But in 2025, oats accounted for only 195,000 planted acres in Minnesota, and those ...

Cooking Matters courses offer practical nutrition information, hands-on food preparation, and food budgeting and shopping.

Economic impact includes direct, indirect, and induced effects. Direct effects are the initial change in the economy. For festivals and events, this is spending by attendees. It includes spending both ...

Think you need a big backyard to grow a garden? Think again. Whether you’ve got a sunny balcony, a front stoop, or just a few feet of patio, container gardening lets you turn even the smallest space ...

January in Minnesota may feel like a gardening lull, but it’s prime time for one important task: dormant pruning. When trees and shrubs are bare, it’s easier to see their structure and make clean cuts ...

Let's take a deeper look into and provide more information about soil sampling. We will cover why you should consider, how to collect, how to submit, and how to interpret a soil sample submission.

Climate change is not uniform globally or within the United States. Therefore, migratory birds’ arrival varies each spring and they are prompted to move within their four main flyways by specific ...