Category: 4-H & Youth

Exciting Updates for the 4-H Horticultural ID Contest

by hckent
June 15, 2017

Horticulture is one of our state's leading industries, and for decades, the 4-H Horticulture ID contest has helped youth learn about this industry and demonstrate mastery of horticultural identification skills. Even if a youth does not pursue ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth
Tags: 4-H Events And Activities, Horticulture Identification, Horticulture Judging, Judging Teams, Panhandle 4-H, Plant Sciences, Volunteer Resources, Workforce Preparation

Reflections from Graduating Seniors: Kheica Jones

by jglilly
June 8, 2017

I will never forget the day Kheica and little sister walked into the Jefferson County Extension Office interested in doing a 4-H Demonstration at County Events. Two shy and very timorous little girls. Perhaps they could organize their presentation, ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth
Tags: 4-H Alumni, Communication, Consumer Choices, County And District Events, Demonstrations, Leadership, Panhandle 4-H, Service Learning, Teens As Volunteers

Florida teachers get to be kids again at UF Plant Camp

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 2, 2017

By: Dehlia Albrecht, 352-273-3665; dehliadee@ufl.edu GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- While parents are getting ready to send their kids off to camps, two dozen teachers will prepare for their own summer adventure. On June 12, teachers from across ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Camp, Events, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS
Tags: Camp, Center For Aquatic And Invasive Plants, News, Teachers

Growing Minds…and Vegetables

by Whitney Elmore
June 1, 2017

It’s the end of the school year, which, to the Family Nutrition Program, means one main thing: garden harvests! We were invited to several of the garden harvest events at the schools, where the children pick the vegetables that they grew all ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Curriculum
Tags: Chef, Class, Community, Eating, Family Nutrition Program, Garden, Harvest, Lesson, Master Gardener, Nutrition, School, Students, Vegetables

Ag Literacy Day

by cwoodard
June 1, 2017

Youth Learning Aquaculture through Ag Literacy Day Ag Literacy Day is an annual event held each spring where hundreds of agriculture industry representatives read a designated children’s book about agriculture in elementary school classrooms ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth
Tags: 4-H, Agriculture, Youth

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