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Miami-Dade 4-H teens head to Washington D.C. to showcase skills in agricultural technology

by Lourdes MederosAvatar photo
January 26, 2023

Last summer, 4-H teens from Miami-Dade County worked on a five-week apprenticeship to address food insecurity by growing food in unconventional spaces in Overtown. Now, two of the six interns will take what they learned to the Ignite ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Curriculum, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Agriscience, Agritech, Agrotechnology, Cooperative Extension, Florida 4-H, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Food Insecurity, Food Security, Hydroponics, Ignite By 4-H National Conference, Indoor Vertical Farming, Miami-Dade Count Y Public Schools, STEM, Teens, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek H. Murthy, UF/IFAS Extension Miami-Dade County, Urban Food Farming, USDA, Vertical Farming, Workforce Development
teens holding certificates

Teens Find a Place to Learn and Lead in Wakulla 4-H

by Dr. Rachel Pienta
August 2, 2022

Wakulla 4-H offers a variety of activities geared to teen interests.  Teen 4-H members can explore career options, develop leadership skills, and engage in hands-on learning experiences.  Over eight weeks this summer, 18 teens contributed ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Disaster Preparation, Events, Food Safety
Tags: Disaster Preparation, Leadership, Tailgating, Teens, Volunteering

Have You Reserved Your Place in Wakulla 4-H?

by Dr. Rachel Pienta
October 15, 2020

Many of our Wakulla 4-H meetings are live and in-person! We are wearing masks and practicing social distance while engaging in hands-on learning. Most of all, we are having fun while learning new information and developing skills together. Be ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers
Tags: Chickens, Citizenship And Leadership, Food Forest, Gardening, Healthy Living, Horses, Poultry, Service, Shooting Sports, Teens, Walking

Pack A Healthy School Lunch

by BLOGS.IFASAvatar photo
August 10, 2017

By Samantha Kennedy, UF/IFAS Extension Wakulla County Studies have shown children who receive proper nutrition perform better in school. When it comes to packing school lunches, the possibilities are endless. However, not all possibilities ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Children, Community, Families & Consumers, Family, Family And Consumer Sciences, Family Youth & Community Sciences, Florida, Food, Food And Nutrition, Food Safety, Fun, FYCS, General Information, Grow, Growing, Health, Natural Wakulla, School, Teens, UF-IFAS, Vegetables, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, Youth

January is Family Fit Lifestyle Month

by BLOGS.IFASAvatar photo
January 20, 2016

Photo Credit: University of Missouri Extension   By Shelley Swenson, Extension Agent III, Family and Consumer Sciences UF-IFAS Wakulla County Extension Research has found that inactive children are much more likely to ... READ MORE

Category: Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Children, Education, Exercise, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family, Family Youth & Community Sciences, Florida, My Activity Pyramid, Physical, Shelley Swenson, Teens, Wakulla, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

4-H Camps & Clubs in North Florida

by BLOGS.IFASAvatar photo
June 5, 2015

It is summer break, so get your kids involved in something fun and educational--like 4-H summer camps and clubs! Read this informative article by Jenny Savely on what 4-H has to offer this summer! Visit the UF|IFAS Northwest District blog ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers
Tags: 4-H, 4-H Youth Development, Camp, Children, Club, Community, Day Camp, Education, Enjoy, Eric Westbrook, Families & Consumers, Family, Farming, Food And Nutrition, Fun, General Information, Lawn & Garden, Overnight Camp, Summer, Summer Break, Teens, Youth, Youth Development, Youth Oppurtunities

Teens and Sleep

by John Wells
May 24, 2012

Courtesy of Shelley Swenson Family and Consumer Sciences/ Expanded Food and Nutrition Program UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Keeping up with the daily schedule of a teenager can be exhausting. However, they are often the ones who are truly ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Educational, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family, Family & Consumer Sciences, Family And Consumer Sciences, Shelley Swenson, Sleep, Teens, Wakulla County Extension

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