UF/IFAS GLOBAL BLOGS
Did you know most teachers spend their summer as students? Fortunately, there’s lots of fun learning opportunities for school garden champions coming up very, very soon! Here in Sarasota County, we are fortunate to have many school gardens… Read More
Recognition is a key component of the 4-H experience. Primarily because recognition is a human need. Recognition can help motivate and inspire young people to continue participating and learning. Youth need feedback regarding how well they are learning… Read More
For many years, an old set of three bleachers sat in the Extension field. When Shooting Sports Volunteer Leader Ken Gooding started planning an outdoor space for archery, he envisioned a new life for the bleachers. A Plan… Read More
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…. Read More
Google Sheets is an online tool available to anyone with access to the internet. It is essentially the equivalent of Microsoft Excel and you can use it to create artwork by modifying the cells in the sheet to… Read More
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… Read More
Youth can practice mindfulness the same way as adults. However, hey, let’s admit, not all of us have the same attention span. Sometimes it needs to be shorter and maybe even more engaging to trap your attention for… Read More
If you’re anything like the rest of the world, right now, you are probably sitting around at home and could be just throwing everything you see in your mouth! Wow, at the amount of food people are consuming… Read More
It’s hard for people to focus when they try to practice mindfulness. I know I get lost in my memories, start thinking of things that will happen tomorrow or well even in the next 15 minutes, and I… Read More
During this time of COVID-19, Columbia County 4-H wishes to challenge you to help someone near to you deal with the current social distancing that everyone is experiencing. Everyone goes through those times where they experience darkness and… Read More
