Fun fall offerings from OSU Extension Holmes County

This fall OSU Extension Holmes County is offering the following fall programs:

Fall email challenge

This fall why not join Ohio State University Extension family and consumer sciences educators as we take a virtual road trip around Ohio? Explore wellness topics through weekly email messages and optional Wellness Wednesday Webinars (over Zoom). Topics include the health benefits of travel, the perks of eating and shopping local, how reading can benefit you, and why we should all get outside and enjoy nature a little more. Each week the OSU team will encourage you to get out and enjoy some of the wonders we have in our home state — either by actually visiting or taking virtual tours of sites.

The email challenge connects participants with tips, research and resources to help blend nature, health, finances, mental wellness, local foods and more. Go to go.osu.edu/lhlwholmes and answer a few short questions to get registered by Oct. 15. Exploring the Heart of It All will challenge you to explore a variety of ways you can journey around Ohio to find a healthier you. This program is offered free and is sponsored by Ohio State University Extension.

Muffin Mania

Join Kate Shumaker at the Holmes County Library on Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 6 p.m. to learn everything you ever wanted to know about muffins: proper mixing method, troubleshooting muffin issues, mix-ins, topping ideas and more. Kate will make several muffins as part of the program. Recipes and samples will be available. Preregistration is required. Call the library at 330-674-5972 to register.

Cooking with Kate holiday party

Need some new holiday inspiration? Come to the holiday party at Cooking with Kate for a fun perspective on food. Taste the foods prepared. The menu will include spinach and turkey sausage egg casserole, cinnamon toast cake, baked barbecued chicken sliders, bruschetta, sweet potato apple crisp muffins, churro crackers, and cranberry sangria mocktail.

This two-hour program will be held at the Love Center’s community room, 1291 state Route 241, Millersburg, and costs $10 per person. The same program will be offered Thursday, Nov. 7 from 6-8 p.m. and Friday, Nov. 8 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Preregistration is required.

Kids in the Kitchen, holiday edition

Need something fun for the kids to do over holiday break? Come cook with us as we’ll be making fun party foods to share with your family and friends. The menu will include homemade cheeseball, hot Swiss almond spread, s’mores snack mix and churro crackers.

This three-hour program is open to youth age 8-12 and costs $10 per child. The program will be held at the Love Center’s community room and will be offered three times: Dec. 27 from 9 a.m. to noon and 1-4 p.m. and Dec. 30 from 9 a.m. to noon. Each session is limited to 15 students. Preregistration is required.

For more information about any of these programs, email or call Kate Shumaker, extension educator of family and consumer sciences, at shumaker.68@osu.edu or 330-674-3015.