Elkhart County IN Extension Homemakers

Elkhart County IN Extension Homemakers The Elkhart County Extension Homemakers is a part of the Indiana Extension Homemakers Association affiliated with Purdue University.

The ECEH currently have 17 clubs across the county with over 180 members.

Sixteen Elkhart County homemakers just spent two days at Camp Mack at Camp ELKO Retreat. It’s our yearly fall retreat w...
09/16/2026

Sixteen Elkhart County homemakers just spent two days at Camp Mack at Camp ELKO Retreat. It’s our yearly fall retreat with homemakers from Elkhart, Kosciusko, Marshall, and St Joe counties. We had a funny garden hat contest, a Master Gardener speak on container gardening, made Japanese lanterns, heard speakers from Camp Mack, played BINGO, had our own Jenn Chupp comedian extraordinaire, made pressed flower bookmarks, and had lots of great food and fellowship. A big shout out to the planning committee for a wonderful time.

The Elkhart County Extension Homemakers met this evening in the Ag Hall at the Elkhart County 4H Fairgrounds for their a...
09/16/2026

The Elkhart County Extension Homemakers met this evening in the Ag Hall at the Elkhart County 4H Fairgrounds for their annual Achievement Night Dinner. Members brought their favorite salads and desserts to share. The night was full of friendship and great food.
Clubs and members were recognized for their years of tenure - from 5 to 70 years! New members and those members that have passed on were also honored. Clubs and committees were also praised for there service to the organization. The 2026-2027 Board members were installed, the winners of the Cultural Arts contests were recognized, a a new Homemaker of the Year was awarded. It was a great night of fellowship!

The Modern Homemaker group met this evening for their September Club Meeting. They heard a lesson on Color Coding Your H...
09/09/2026

The Modern Homemaker group met this evening for their September Club Meeting. They heard a lesson on Color Coding Your Health given by Sally Sally Martinez Ponce. They also took a quiz on categorizing the colors of fruit and vegetables. They enjoyed colorful fruit kebobs and apple cider as a treat.

Members of Busy Homemakers met Monday evening for a lovely time of fun and fellowship.
08/28/2026

Members of Busy Homemakers met Monday evening for a lovely time of fun and fellowship.

The Fall Holiday Committee is hard at work preparing for Homemade for the Holidays which is scheduled for Saturday, Octo...
08/17/2026

The Fall Holiday Committee is hard at work preparing for Homemade for the Holidays which is scheduled for Saturday, October 24th from 9 AM to 12 PM in Maple Hall on the Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds. Everyone is invited to attend.

Tickets purchased before October 14 are $15 per person. After October 14 or at the door, the tickets are $20 per person. You may purchase a table of 7 to receive premiere seating and 7 raffle tickets.

The extension club contest is a snowman made of any medium and must be delivered to a committee member by October 14.

This year there will also be a silent auction and all items for the auction must be delivered to a committee member by October 14.

Here is a shout out to our winners in open class this year! Thank you all for entering and please come back in 2027 to ...
08/11/2026

Here is a shout out to our winners in open class this year! Thank you all for entering and please come back in 2027 to bless us with your talents. Congratulations to all!

Congratulations to Mark Yoder who won the People’s Choice Award in open class at the Elkhart County 4-H Fair with his m...
08/03/2026

Congratulations to Mark Yoder who won the People’s Choice Award in open class at the Elkhart County 4-H Fair with his metal yard art exhibit.

It's time again for the Best of Michiana Ribs Contest! Any kind of ribs and anything goes! Check-in will begin at 9:00am...
07/31/2026

It's time again for the Best of Michiana Ribs Contest! Any kind of ribs and anything goes!
Check-in will begin at 9:00am an judging will begin around noon.
One entry per participant. You must have a copy of your recipe at check-in.
Participants must follow the same guidelines as for the outdoor cooking contest, except ribs can be parboiled at home prior to barbequing or smoking.
Thank you to Yoder's Meat & Cheese Company for sponsoring this event.

Let's Cook-Off! The Byler Lienhart Cook-Off will be held on Saturday, August 1, 2026 in the Lamb Barn at the Elkhart Cou...
07/31/2026

Let's Cook-Off!

The Byler Lienhart Cook-Off will be held on Saturday, August 1, 2026 in the Lamb Barn at the Elkhart County 4H Fairgrounds. Please enter gate 5. Once your equipment has been unloaded, you will be given further instructions.

Check-in begins at 9:00am with judging at 11:30am. Contestants must submit 2 copies of their recipe used for each entry. You may enter one item in each category.

Thank you to the Elkhart County Pork Producers, Elkhart County Beef Cattle Association, and Elkhart County Sheep Breeders for sponsoring this event.

Anything goes! The more strawberries the better!Bring your best strawberry recipe to the Spectacular Strawberries Contes...
07/30/2026

Anything goes! The more strawberries the better!
Bring your best strawberry recipe to the Spectacular Strawberries Contest on Friday, July 31 in the Open Class Area at the east end of the ECCC building.
Check-in is from 11:00-11:45am and you must bring a copy of your recipe with you. Judging will begin around noon.
Thanks to Yoder's Strawberry Patch for sponsoring this event.

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