• May 15

    Mindfulness for Children - Teaching Kids Mindfulness 5.15

    May 15, 2024 12:00PM – 1:00PM Online

    Mindfulness for Parents and Caregivers is a one-time workshop to help parents learn about the benefits of teaching children mindfulness.

  • May 15

    Dining with Diabetes Mecosta County

    May 15, 2024 – June 5, 2024 Mecosta County MSU Extension, 14485 Northland Drive, Big Rapids, MI 49307

    Dining with Diabetes is a four-session course designed for people at risk of diabetes or who have diabetes, as well as their family members. Through this class, you will learn how to make healthier food choices and plan balanced menus.

  • May 15

    Build and Protect Your Credit- an Adulting 101 session

    May 15, 2024 5:00PM – 6:00PM Zoom

    Learn why your credit matters, how to start obtaining credit and how to manage it.

  • May 16

    Preserving MI Harvest-Debunking Food Preservation Myths-To Can or Not to Can?

    May 16, 2024 1-2 p.m. and 6-7 p.m. ET Zoom Webinar

    Social Media can be fun- but is it a safe place to find food preservation information? Let's take a look at some of the most recent trends- and myths!

  • May 16

    Great Lakes Leadership Academy Local Government Leadership Intensive

    May 16, 2024 10:00AM – 4:00PM MML Capitol Office, 208 N Capitol Ave, Lansing, MI 48933

    The Great Lakes Leadership Academy and MSU Extension Center for Local Government Finance and Policy are partnering to offer a 1-day leadership intensive for local government staff and elected or appointed officials.

  • May 16

    Retirement Myths and Facts

    May 16, 2024 12:00PM – 1:00PM Zoom

    Thinking about what your future will look like? To reduce confusion about retirement it is important to separate fact from fiction.

  • May 16

    Explore the Farm Through the Seasons Workshop Series: May Event

    May 16, 2024 5:45PM – 12:00AM

    Schomaker Farms and Saginaw 4-H Michigan State University are teaming up to offer a 12-month farm education learning series in 2024. Each month will offer a different learning topic and hands-on activity.

  • May 16

    Online Parent Talk System Series - May-June 2024

    May 16, 2024 – June 20, 2024 7:30pm-9:00pm ET Online

    The Parent Talk System is a course for caregivers of toddlers to teens to improve communication and provide strategies for raising confident, caring, responsible children. Offered at no cost.

  • May 18

    Emergency Response to Accidents Involving Livestock (ERAIL) Training, May 2024

    May 18, 2024 9:00AM – 4:00PM Eastern Michigan Fairgrounds, 195 Midway St., Imlay City, MI 48444

    This one-day training focuses on managing the scene of an accident, organizing volunteers and working to ensure public safety and animal welfare.

  • May 18

    Kalamazoo Garden Festival

    May 18, 2024 9:00AM – 3:00PM Kalamazoo Expo Center-2900 Lake Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49048

    Southwest Michigan Extension Master Gardeners are hosting the Kalamazoo Garden Festival featuring vendors, workshops, speakers and much more!