February 2024 News and Events

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February 2024

Nebraska Extension in Douglas-Sarpy Counties

Free 4-H Golf Clinic

Douglas-Sarpy 4-H is offering a 4-H Golf Clinic in April 2024! This FREE clinic is sponsored and funded by the National Jr. PGA and aims to provide youth ages 7-18 the opportunity to learn how to play golf without the barriers of fees for green spaces, coaches and equipment. The Clinic provides each youth with coaching, a backpack, hat, and jerseys.

Where: Schmidley's Golf, 4700 N. 120th St, Omaha, NE 68164

When:

April 4, 5:30-6:30pm

April 11, 5:30-6:30pm

April 18, 5:30-6:30pm

April 25, 5:30-6:30pm

Fill out an interest form at https://go.unl.edu/4-hgolf

For more information, contact Ericka at ericka.murray@unl.edu

Getting Ready to Garden

The public is invited to join Nebraska Extension for two gardening events this February.

Seed Swap and Seed Starting Seminar

Bring your old seeds to share and gather new seeds for your garden. During this event, Nebraska Extension Master Gardeners will offer seed starting seminars.

When: Feb. 3, 2024 from 10:00 am–12:00 pm

Where: Nebraska Extension in Douglas-Sarpy Counties; 8015 W. Center Rd, Omaha NE 68124

Starting Plants for Your Garden Zoom

Starting seeds inside for your home garden is a great way to get a jump-start on the garden season. Join us for a discussion on how to properly start seeds indoors, issues that may arise, the growing requirements of your plant starts, and how to move them into the garden when the season starts.

When: February 14, 2024 Noon-1pm CT.

Where: Zoom

Family and Community Well-being Programming

Healthy Kids Club is part of the Latino Center for the Midland’s Family and Community Well-being programming that aims to provide clients with tools necessary to live a healthy, self-sufficient, and fulfilling life. The ongoing partnership between Nebraska Extension and the Latino Center of the Midlands allows us to work towards this common goal together. Healthy Kids Club is one example where youth are learning about healthy living through the experience of cooking and tasting healthy recipes. SNAP-Ed Extension Assistant, Martha Hernandez, engages children in age-appropriate cooking tasks to bring a positive connection to food and health.

February is American Heart Month

Nebraska Extension has tips to help you take care of your heart by reducing salt/sodium intake. Ways to reduce sodium:

1. Use garlic, herbs, spices, citrus, or vinegars instead of salt to add flavor to your food.

2. Drain and rinse canned vegetables and beans.

3. Try lower sodium versions of foods such as low-sodium broth, soups, or tomato-based sauces.

4. At restaurants avoid adding salt to foods, watch out for words such as smoked or cured, and control portion sizes.

Learn more cutting back on salt by visiting food.unl.edu

4-H Enrollment is Open

To enroll, click here.

Contact Mary Dierks at mdierks@sarpy.gov with any questions.

For returning families, please do not create a new account; rather use your log-in credentials for 4honline used in previous years. Instructions can be found here: https://4h.unl.edu/enroll/returning-member.

Enrollment instructions for new families can be found here: https://4h.unl.edu/enroll/new-member.

Please note the enrollment fee for Douglas-Sarpy counties is $10 per member and is paid online.

With our 2023 year wrapped up, we would like to thank all of your support and participation in our programs and events. To view specific program area and county impact reports, click here.

Learn more about horticulture and the 4-H programs by signing up for our Newsletters:

Monthly Horticulture Newsletter by emailing John Fech here.
Weekly 4-H Newsletter by emailing Rachel Wright here.

Nebraska Extension in Douglas-Sarpy Counties

8015 West Center Road, Omaha

402-444-7804

go.unl.edu/douglassarpyext

Email us at douglas-sarpy@unl.edu

Our south office is located at 1102 E. 1st St., Papillion, NE 68046.

Call 402-444-7804 to schedule an appointment at our Papillion Office.

Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made to Douglas-Sarpy County Extension at 402-444-7804 or douglas-sarpy@unl.edu

Nebraska Extension education programs abide with the non-discrimination policies of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the United State Department of Agriculture.