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National HCE Week

National Home & Community Education Week! Since 1940, HCEs across the US have been reaching out in their local communities to provide, connection, education, caring, friendship, volunteering, and leadership. The women and men of every local HCE across Wisconsin dedicate their time and energy to a wide variety of local causes, especially the educational growth […]

Family Caregiver Survey

Help spread this survey opportunity to family caregivers across Wisconsin! Are you a family caregiver caring for a loved one or close friend? If so, the Wisconsin Family and Caregiver Support Alliance (WFACSA) wants to hear about your experiences – and you could win a $100 Visa gift card from Ascension for your participation! A […]

Parents Forever

Parents Forever is a co-parenting class available online or in-person. For more information and a schedule: https://columbia.extension.wisc.edu/family-living/parents-forever

Pressure Canner Testing

Extension Columbia County can test the dial gauge on pressure canners. If you have a pressure canner that you’d like to have checked, please bring it in to your county Extension Office. You may also want to review the publication “Using & Caring for a Pressure Canner” by the University of Wisconsin-Extension. Presto Pressure […]

COLUMBIA COUNTY BARN QUILTS

See one of the recently added quilts to the Columbia County barn quilts trail! It is located at the Historic Indian Agency House, 1490 Agency House Road, Portage. The house was built in 1832, and the honeycomb pattern was commonly used in quilting with the colors turkey red and indigo blue. See more barn quilts around Columbia […]

2018 Columbia County Plat Book

The 2018 Columbia County Plat Book is now available to pick up at the Columbia County UW- Extension Office, located at 112 E. Edgewater Street, Room 212, Portage, WI. The price of the new Plat Book is $30.00 and checks can be made payable to: CC 4-H Leader’s Association. The 2018 Plat Book is a […]

Columbia County Local Foods

(last updated 4/24/19) More Information will be coming soon!! Click on the Brochure to see Farmers Market locations, Food Resources, and more 2019 Columbia County Local Foods Brochure (PDF, 2 pages, 773KB) Also visit the Wisconsin Local Food network for more Local Food events and information http://wilocalfood.wordpress.com/.