St. Joseph County Resources

Purdue Extension - St. Joseph County offers programs in agriculture, health and human sciences, 4-H & youth development, and nutrition education.

 

 

Departments

4-H & Youth development

Agriculture & Natural Resources

Health & Human Sciences

Nutrition Education Program

 

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Purdue Extension - St. Joseph County
125 S. Lafayette Blvd. 2nd Floor
South Bend, IN 46601
(574) 235-9605

Open Monday through Friday
8 AM - 4:30 PM

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The Extension Master Gardener (EMG) program was started in 1973 in Washington state. Dr. David Gibby trained volunteers with a passion for gardening to assist Extension with consumer horticulture education in the community. This unique volunteer program has become internationally recognized and often duplicated as a model for other volunteer programs. Today, Extension Master Gardener programs exist in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, several Canadian provinces, and South Korea.

The Purdue Extension Master Gardener Program trains gardening enthusiasts as volunteers to assist Purdue Extension with home horticulture education in Indiana communities.


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The Indiana Extension Homemaker Association (IEHA) works to strengthen families through continuing education, leadership development, and volunteer community support, and are dedicated to empowering and enriching the lives of individuals, families, and communities.

For more information or to join the St. Joseph County Homemakers, contact Becky Wasio at rkwasio@hotmail.com or at (574) 252-9069.

Check out the St. Joseph County IEHA Facebook page!

Our office does NOT do free soil testing, but we can provide a free soil testing kit. These kits come with information on how to mail your soil sample to a partnered lab in Fort Wayne, Indiana, with a check for the testing. If you are interested in a free soil testing kit, stop by our office to pick one up, or give our office a call at 574-235-9605 for more information.

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service is education of Indiana citizens through the application of land-grant university research and knowledge base to develop youth and strengthen agriculture, families and communities.

VISION STATEMENT

We will be a leader in providing relevant, high-impact educational programs that transform the lives and livelihoods of individuals and communities in Indiana and the world.