For many people, their holiday shopping begins on Black Friday. Cyber Monday, which falls after the Thanksgiving weekend is a great way to order gifts online- especially if you do not like crowds. Many retailers will lure shoppers in on Cyber ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & YouthKids will be heating up the kitchen at the UF|IFAS Extension 4-H Office this December with our Christmas Cookies and Cupcakes Day Camp. The children will be baking and decorating cookies. They will also be decorating cupcakes. They will be encouraged ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & YouthFlorida 4-H offers hundreds of events and activities to support 4-H clubs and members. 4-H events are specialized programs designed and conducted to SUPPORT a 4-H members projects at the club, county, district, state, and national levels. Events ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & YouthThe business world says that there are not enough young people with strong communication skills, work ethic, and leadership skills to fill today’s workforce pipeline. Through schoolwork, youth can gain knowledge and skills in areas like reading, ... READ MORE
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Eggcellent Adventures in Classroom Embryology is about learning through experience. In most cases, when a teacher signs up to teach chicken embryology in the classroom, the teacher sets up the incubator and the teacher and class wait for the ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Curriculum, LivestockEveryone has a measure of creativity in them but how we express our creativity is our choice. What is creativity? I am glad you asked. Creativity is defined as the ability to make new things or think of new ideas. Creativity can be expressed ... READ MORE
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The average child will eat 1,500 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches before he/she graduates high school. The Jefferson County Extension Office is collecting unopened jars of peanut butter. The peanut butter will be donated to a local food pantry ... READ MORE
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December 3rd is FCS Dine In Day. This day is set aside for families to eat together. Last year, more than 100,000 people committed to preparing and eating a healthy meal together. This year we are planning to increase to 2000,000. Research ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & YouthGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Ron O’Connor takes a hands-on approach to helping at University of Florida/IFAS Extension events, mentoring up and coming agriculture students, taking photographs and even securing grants for many projects. This ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & LifeCivic engagement is a broad term that describes the process developing the knowledge, skills, and motivation to improve the quality of life in a community, through either political or non-political processes. Thomas Ehrlich, the author of Civic ... READ MORE
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