Extension Dane County

‘Native’ is a bit of a slippery term, though you hear it used on a regular basis in reference to plants. But the question is, “Native in reference to where?”. When talking about ‘native’ plants, someone might be referring to a U.S. native or East coast native, but not necessarily a Midwest native or Wisconsin […]

An online, complete-at-your-own-pace introductory course where you learn key concepts for selecting, growing, and maintaining plants – from trees to houseplants to vegetables (and everything in between!) 

Venkata Karri has been named the new FoodWIse Teaching Coordinator in Dane County. She brings 15 years of experience as a FoodWIse Nutrition Educator to this position. She will be working closely with staff to plan and deliver learner-centered, evidence based nutrition education to eligible Dane County residents in both SNAP and EFNEP project areas, […]

This year, unlike last year, we have certainly not had to worry about watering! Everything is huge and luxuriant (unfortunately, this includes mosquitoes in the evening). So many things are flowering that I had trouble choosing what to cover. I decided that I would focus on ‘daisies’ since we have several cultivars (this word is […]