What drives a 4-H Volunteer to do what they do? Quite simply, quoting Elizabeth Andrew, “Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they just have the HEART.” In relation to 4-H, they have a heart that bleeds green! Jamie Burgess joined ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & YouthSunday, April 10th, marks the beginning of National Volunteer Week. A recent study found that volunteers are directly responsible for teaching as much as 50% of the life skills a youth learns through the 4-H program (Fogarty et al). Volunteers ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth[Tweet "Over the decades, @Florida4H has been growing #TrueLeaders. Find out what that means in 2016! #ItBeganWithAg http://bit.ly/1UQvS8W"]4-H has been around for over 100 years1—but what does 4-H mean today? Maybe you’ve seen the four-leaf ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & YouthI just discovered a few years ago that my great-grandmother, whom I never met, was an Irish redhead. I found this very exciting. It made me much more interested in learning about the history of St. Patrick’s Day, beyond wearing green. We ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & YouthThe 4-H Chick Chain is a program designed to help youth learn how to raise pullets (baby female chicks) into mature production hens to learn responsibility, record keeping, and communication skills. The culmination of this program is a show ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & YouthThe following link will take you to the Florida 4-H rabbit project books on pet rabbits, rabbits for show, and market rabbits. This is a great resource, because it is specific to your needs and has lots of pictures! Once you click the link, ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & YouthCalhoun County 4-H and Keep Calhoun County Beautiful, Inc. will be selling Dogwood trees from February 29 - March 18. The cost is $1 each or $5 for six. Trees are bare root (not potted) so please bring a container that will hold the number ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & YouthThe Holmes County 4-H Newsletter for February and March is now available. If you have not received your copy of the newsletter via email, please be sure to call the Extension Office to confirm your correct email address. You may choose ... READ MORE
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In a recent book entitled The Surprising Power of Family Meals, author Miriam Weinstein asks this question: "What if I told you that there was a magic bullet-something that would improve the quality of your daily life, your children’s ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & YouthLocal 4-H'ers are supporting Sole Hope with a service project which will provide shoes for children in Uganda where local pests (called jiggers) burrow into bare feet causing long term disability. We need your help! Please collect empty ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth