Category: Clubs & Volunteers

Highlands County Master Gardener Volunteer training starts soon

by David Austin
December 16, 2022

The First Master Gardener Volunteers In the early ’70s, two overworked Horticulture Extension Agents from Washington state came up with a bright idea. They would train volunteers in the art and science of horticulture to help them answer ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Clubs & Volunteers, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension,
Tags: Gardening, Highlands County, Highlands Horticulture Digest, Hometown Gardener, Master Gardener, Master Gardener Volunteers, UF/IFAS Extension

The 4th H for Health Challenge

by Ashley H.K. Gill
March 29, 2019

My Health to better living- As a 4-H Professional, it is imperative that we teach youth about each of the four h's and what they represent. We spend a great deal of time focusing on teaching youth to master projects areas, be good citizens, ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 4-H, 4th H For Health, Club, Healthy Living, Youth Development; Highlands County 4-H

Garden Festival is replacing the Master Gardener Plant Sale

by David Austin
August 7, 2018

Garden Festival and Plant Sale They say time flies while you're having fun. This may explain why the Garden Festival feels like it is coming so quickly. Yes, the Annual Plant Sale, which comes on the 3rd Week of November every year, is morphing ... READ MORE

Category: Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Festival, Gardening, Highlands County, Master Gardener, Master Gardeners, Plant Sale, Tomato

Ode to a Volunteer

by David Austin
June 14, 2018

As a volunteer Master Gardener, Charlie Reynolds wrote a weekly article for our local paper, called Growing Pains. Like everything he did, it was a labor of love. During his time as a Master Gardener volunteer he wrote at least 80 horticulture ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Horticulture
Tags: 4-H, Highlands County, Master Gardener, Memorial, Volunteer

4-H Youth Celebrate National 4-H Week with Commissioner’s Breakfast

by Tiffany Porter
October 25, 2017

Article written by Highlands County 4-H Program Assistant: Alexis Cooper The Highlands County 4-H Program held another successful annual Commissioner’s Breakfast at 7:00 AM at the Bert J. Harris Agriculture Center on Tuesday, October ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Events, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 4-H, 4-H Week, Breakfast, Commissioners, HC4H, Highlands County, Youth Development

4-H in Schools Near You

by Kristen Poppell
September 19, 2017

When most people think of 4-H, they think of our traditional clubs, but did you know 4-H programming is available in the classroom through our school enrichment programs? Last year, Nassau County 4-H reached over 3,000 youth through school ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers

4-H Membership Enrollment for the New 4-H Year

by Shaina Spann
August 16, 2017

Information for the 2017-2018 4-H year membership enrollments and fees. 4HOnline enrollments and payments go live for the new 4-H year on August 17, 2017. This system is used to keep track of all youth and volunteers that are involved with ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers
Tags: 4-H, Enrollment Fee, FL, Membership Fee

We Need YOU to Volunteer!

by Kristen Poppell
July 31, 2017

As the summer draws to a close and the new school year begins, that can only mean one thing... the new 4-H year is coming! Did you know that adults play many critical roles in 4-H? These roles apply not only to parents, but to all community ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers

STEM+Agriculture and 4-H!

by Anne Elise Creamer
July 11, 2017

What is “STEAM”? Science, technology, engineering, agriculture (or art!), and math! It is important that youth have opportunities to engage in these fields, as they instill critical thinking, curiosity, global engagement, and the confidence ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Curriculum, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: 4-H, Agriculture, STEAM, STEM, Youth

Highlands County 4-H Youth Has His Sights on Community Service

by Tiffany Porter
May 11, 2017

Highlands County 4-H Youth Has His Sights on Community Service Article written by 4-H S.E.R.V.E. club member: Walker Dressel Article Edited by: Highlands County 4-H Program Assistant : Alexis Cooper Walker Dressel is an active member of ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: HC4H, Highlands - 4-H Youth, Highlands - Community Service

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