About Marion County Extension
We provide relevant and research-based educational services to Marion County residents and organizations who share our passion for building young leaders, creating strong families and healthy communities, developing profitable businesses and trusted employees, and growing a vibrant natural environment.
We improve lives and livelihoods by delivering tested and trusted educational resources. The Cooperative Extension Service is one of the nation's largest providers of scientific research-based information and education. It's a network of colleges, universities, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, serving communities and counties across America. Our areas of focus are:
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Community Development
Health & Human Sciences
4-H
Purdue Extension Marion County serves all areas of Indianapolis and Marion County. This includes the over 900,000 residents who live in the 396 square miles of the consolidated city/county.
Upcoming Marion County Events
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Wells County 4-H Fair T-Shirt Form. Order forms due Friday June 13th.
Sometimes taxes cost more to collect than the revenue they generate. Back in 2015, the Indiana...
Purdue University’s Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture will offer a...
As we prepare for the fair, the please check out the check-in dates and Fairgrounds set up....
Did you know that we get several products from the woods (besides lumber for building materials)?
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Indiana Sheep and Wool Market Development Program (Indiana...