Cook Co Extension is hosting a series of fruit tree pruning workshops this Jan/Feb. Programs are free to attend and open to the public, We just ask that you pre-register. Bring your tools if you have them and dress for the weather. Feel free to call me if you have any questions. I will be on site for most (if not all) of these programs.

Jan 21, 2026, 10 am – 12 noon at Backyard Flower Lab, Winnetka
Jan 21, 2026, 1 – 3 pm at the Talking Farm, Skokie
Feb 7, 2026, 10 am – 12 noon at Farmworks in Chicago (westside) (in partnership with Neighborspace) 
Feb 20, at Passion of Pullman, Chicago (southside) (in partnership with Neighborspace) 
date TBD in Chicago (northside)
Feb date TBD at It Takes a Village Farm, Saulk Village.

Sarah Batka
Local Foods Small Farms Program Coordinator
U of I Extension, Serving Cook County
direct phone 217-300-8636
sbatka@illinois.edu