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DeKalb County Master Gardeners Pathway event set for Feb. 24 in Sycamore

Genoa Elementary School and Northern Illinois University partnered to teach fourth and fifth grade students about nutrition, cooking, botany and gardening. On Earth Day, April 22, 2022, the students planted seedlings they grew in cups indoors outside in the school's garden.

SYCAMORE – The DeKalb County Master Gardeners will host this year’s Gardener’s Pathway workshop on Feb. 24.

The program will run from 7:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. at the DeKalb County Farm Bureau, 1350 W. Prairie Drive in Sycamore.

Admission is $50. Registration is required and is open through Feb. 10.

Attendees will learn gardening tips from expert speakers. The event also features door prizes, refreshments, a continental breakfast and a boxed lunch.

The Gardener Pathway workshops schedule includes:

  • Check-in and continental breakfast: 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.
  • Welcome and keynote: 8:30 to 10 a.m.
  • First breakout session: 10:15 to 11:15 a.m.
  • Lunch: 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
  • Second breakout session: 12:15 to 1:15 p.m.
  • Third breakout session: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
  • Door prizes and evaluations: 2:30 to 2:45 p.m.

Early accommodation requests to participate in the event are encouraged. To make a request, call 815-758-8194 or email cahandel@illinois.edu.

To register, visit go.illinois.edu/GardenersPathway2024 or go to the DeKalb County Extension office in the DeKalb Farm Bureau building.

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