What: Florida 4-H will host its annual tailgating grilling competition, which is the state championship event after a series of regional qualifying competitions.
Where: UF/IFAS Beef Teaching Unit South, 3721 SW 23rd St., Gainesville.
When: Saturday, Oct. 4, 9 a.m.
About: Florida 4-H youth from across the state will compete Saturday to be the best tailgate grill master, ahead of this weekend’s Florida Gators football game against the University of Texas Longhorns. Youth who’ve won their regional tailgating competitions will compete for college scholarships. The competition is sponsored by Publix.
The event, and educational classes leading up to it, teach hundreds of youth each year about meat science, grilling and food safety, all to develop key life skills such as food preparation and connecting youth to important career pathways.
The competition lasts about two hours, with awards and scholarships announced following lunch.
Contact: Brian Estevez, UF/IFAS Extension Florida 4-H agent, bestevez@ufl.edu, 352-339-1715
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ABOUT UF/IFAS
The mission of the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) is to develop knowledge relevant to agricultural, human and natural resources and to make that knowledge available to sustain and enhance the quality of human life. With more than a dozen research facilities, 67 county Extension offices, and award-winning students and faculty in the UF College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, UF/IFAS brings science-based solutions to the state’s agricultural and natural resources industries, and all Florida residents.
ABOUT FLORIDA 4-H
4-H is the youth development program of the land-grant university system and Cooperative Extension System. The program provides hands-on educational programs and experiences for youth ages 5 to 18 with the objective of developing youth as individuals, and as responsible and productive citizens. In Florida, 4-H is administered by University of Florida/IFAS Extension and Florida A&M University.
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