Submitted by Shaina Spann, UF/IFAS Extension Baker County Kash Addy, 12, has been a member of Baker County 4-H for 6 years. Kash has participated in 4-H activities like school enrichment chicken embryology, residential 4-H camp and club meetings…. Read More
By Kim Scotto GAINESVILLE, Fla. –Is your child getting more ‘screen time’ than ‘green time’ this summer? Camp Kids in the Woods, a joint initiative between the UF/IFAS School of Forest Resources and Conservation and the USDA… Read More
When Mike DeBock gets home each day, he hangs up his keys on a decades-old woodwork project he did one summer at 4-H Camp Cloverleaf. It’s a daily reminder of how 4-H still impacts him today. As a… Read More
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Local 4-H youth and volunteers have been working around the clock to collect and distribute much needed supplies to those affected by the Eastpoint Wildfire, which destroyed dozens of homes in Franklin County, Florida. “This… Read More
Submitted by Derby Sale, UF/IFAS Extension Suwannee County At just 8 years old, Macie Carnahan is helping her family with raising rabbits, chickens, and dogs; growing cucumbers, squash, and lettuce; and breeding and butchering show pigs. In this… Read More
Jayden Black, 11, is a member of the 4-H Amigos Club, one of the longest-running 4-H clubs in Polk County, Florida. He has a passion for showing pygmy goats, and he and his goat Elsa have won many… Read More
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — When Deb Jordan dropped off her daughter Maggie at 4-H’s Intermediate State camp last June, she reminded Maggie that if she wanted to go home at any time, mom was just a phone call away…. Read More
You could say Mark Waldorff’s passion for plants stems from the 4-H clover. A 4-H member at age 10, he quickly learned to grow plants on his own. He eventually went on to join the Alachua County 4-H… Read More
Reggie Brown grew up in Alachua County, Florida, but thanks to 4-H, he got to see much more of the state—and the country. The first time he took a train was to attend the National 4-H Congress in… Read More
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Many kids dream of becoming veterinarians and helping animals. This June, a few lucky middle and high school students will see what it’s really like to be a vet. During weeklong 4-H Veterinary Science day… Read More
