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June 2024 Class List

by Morgan Roth
May 15, 2024

Join us at the UF/IFAS Brevard Extension office for some fun learning experiences! Make sure to follow us on Eventbrite to be notified by email whenever we post a new class: https://brevardextension.eventbrite.com Want this sent to your email? ... READ MORE

Category: Events
Tags: 4-H, Adulting Camp, Cheese, College Prep, Cooking, Farmer's Market, Finance, Florida Friendly, Florida Friendly Fishing, Food And Nutrition, Gardening, Pesticide Exam, Pesticide License, Pesticide Workshop, Science, Sewing, Summer Camps, Urban Agriculture

What is County Events?

by Kelsey Irvine
February 23, 2023

Here in Nassau County our annual County Events is a big deal and happens in March. We know that the name "County Events" isn't the most helpful when understanding what this key 4-H event is, so we hope this will answer your questions! County ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Events
Tags: 4-H, Art, County Events, Demonstration, Life Skills, Nassau County, Nassau County 4-H, Photography, Public Speaking, Sewing, Youth, Youth Recognition

How your clothes are hurting the environment: a fast fashion story

by Kassidy House
November 18, 2020

What is Fast Fashion? Fast fashion happens when companies mimic trendy clothing styles at a cheap price for the public. However, the environmental cost of doing this is extraordinary. Why is it harmful? Water resources: To make clothes ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation
Tags: Conservation, Environment, Fashion, Pgm_Sustain, Recycle, Sustainability, Water

Ironing Versus Pressing

by Heather Janney
May 28, 2020

The words pressing and ironing are often interchanged. However, these two terms are not equal when you speak with someone who sews. Ironing is what you do to remove wrinkles by sliding a hot iron back and forth. Pressing is the process of lifting ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Curriculum, Home Management, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 4-H, 4-H Virtual, 4-H Youth Development, Iron, Ironing, Life Skills, Pressing, Sewing, Youth Development

Threading a needle

by Heather Janney
May 27, 2020

Yes, threading a needle may sound like something simple but would you believe a lot of people just don't? Who knows why. Does the needle scare them? Did you never learn? Do you have no clue what all is entailed? or well, like me these days, ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Curriculum, Home Management,
Tags: 4-H, Needle And Thread, Needle Threader, Sew, Sewing, Sewing By Hand, Youth Development

Sewing on a Button

by Heather Janney
May 7, 2020

Sewing on a button is one of those things that comes in handy when you are trying to put on a shirt and all the sudden the button comes loose putting you behind in leaving or having to completely change clothes. Even though sewing a button back ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Curriculum, Home Management,
Tags: 4-H, Buttons, Life Skills, Quick, Sewing, Sewing By Hand, Youth Development

Osceola County 4-H Call to Action

by Jessica Sprain
April 13, 2020

4-H has a long history of members and volunteers stepping up in times of need to serve their communities. We are currently living in one of these times. The Osceola County Community, along with many others, is facing a shortage of certain ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Curriculum,
Tags: 4-H, Community Service, Covid-19, Sewing

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