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Scholarship winners earn success

La Plata County 4-H would like to congratulate all local students graduating from high school. This is a major accomplishment, and we wish you the best going forward. We also are ...

DATE: May 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Bacteria play critical role in overall health, well-being

The microbiome is a community of microorganisms that live in and on our bodies, and gut health is rapidly showing a long-term influence on our microbiome. For every cell in the h...

DATE: May 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Welcome the recent rain, now monitor soil moisture

With all the recent moisture (2.5 inches since the first of April), it’s easy to get excited about gardening. After a relatively dry and warm winter, pessimism abounded, and it w...

DATE: May 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Choose your plants with care

Editor’s note: Get Growing, written by the La Plata County Extension Office’s Master Gardener Program, appears during the growing season. It features timely tips and suggestions for your gar...

DATE: May 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Get Growing

Bulbs for late summer color

Editor’s note: Get Growing, written by the La Plata County Extension Office’s Master Gardener Program, appears during the growing season. It features timely tips and suggestions for your gar...

DATE: May 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Get Growing

4-Hâ€™ers learn how to raise livestock, grow produce

Consumers have become increasingly aware of how their food is produced. More and more people want to know where and what methods were used in the growing of the foods they eat. ...

DATE: May 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Think ahead to minimize the burden of student loans

This is a time of year many families are having discussions about college. For starters, who is paying? A recent study of 1,000 students revealed that 84 percent presumed parent...

DATE: Apr 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Growers, it’s time to start thinking about the county fair

Editor’s note: Get Growing, written by the La Plata County Extension Office’s Master Gardener Program, appears during the growing season. It features timely tips and suggestions for your gar...

DATE: Apr 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Get Growing

There’s no ‘perfect’ tree, but there’s a lot to love

This Friday is National Arbor Day. Really, it should be a recognized holiday – no school, no postal deliveries. We could all find a tree and decorate it, yarn-bomb it, perhaps. G...

DATE: Apr 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Gardening demands work, but delivers so much joy

Editor’s note: Get Growing, written by the La Plata County Extension Office’s Master Gardener Program, runs during the growing season. It features timely tips for your garden and landscape. ...

DATE: Apr 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Get Growing

Giving Back Garden highlights power of local food

The 4-H Giving Back Garden is gearing up for another year of growing local food. We are excited to continue our partnership with the Old Fort Incubator Plot program in Hesperus....

DATE: Apr 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

How you can prevent food poisoning

“From farm to plate, make food safe” was the theme of this year’s World Health Day. On Tuesday, the World Health Organization highlighted the importance of food safety. Because th...

DATE: Apr 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Scholarship winners earn success

Bacteria play critical role in overall health, well-being

Welcome the recent rain, now monitor soil moisture

Choose your plants with care

Bulbs for late summer color

4-Hâ€™ers learn how to raise livestock, grow produce

Think ahead to minimize the burden of student loans

Growers, it’s time to start thinking about the county fair

There’s no ‘perfect’ tree, but there’s a lot to love

Gardening demands work, but delivers so much joy

Giving Back Garden highlights power of local food

How you can prevent food poisoning

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