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| 4011 - Agriculture 4-H Core Curriculum | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4011.1) | 666 |
Number of youth who demonstrate a skill that was learned and/or improved by participating in a 4-H ANR project, program, event or activity |
| 4011.2) | 134 |
Number of youth that can keep production, performance or financial records on their 4-H agriculture projects |
| 4011.3) | 666 |
Number of youth who understands the role of agriculture in the production of food and fiber |
| 4011.4) | 166 |
Number of youth who are more aware of local farmer’s markets and community gardens |
Author: Owen Prim
Major Program: Agriculture 4-H Core Curriculum
The amount of farmland in Campbell County continues to decline each year. 87% of the citizens of Campbell County live in urban communities. This increasing population has limited understanding or appreciation for the importance of agriculture in our daily lives. To address this issue, the Campbell County Cooperative Extension Service developed an agriculture awareness and education program called "Grow It, Eat It, Wear It" that targets fifth grade students. &nbs
Author: Don Sorrell
Major Program: Agriculture 4-H Core Curriculum
Agriculture Awareness especially for urban youth, has become a focus of the Campbell County ANR agent and agriculture leadership groups such as the Campbell County Agriculture Council and the Campbell County Farmland Workgroup. The following are agriculture awareness programs coordinated/supported by the Campbell County ANR agent. Newport High School is an inner city school where concrete and blacktop are the dominant landscape features of their school and homes. During the fall of 2
Author: Owen Prim
Major Program: Agriculture 4-H Core Curriculum
Livestock Projects are some of the longest-running and easily identifiable aspects of 4-H. These projects range in all sizes and can work for families with lots of space or acreage and for those with limited space or acreage. In Campbell County, these projects include both market and breeding beef, goats, sheep and swine.To ensure that Kentucky 4-H members have a full and well rounded educational experience in the livestock projects, volunteers working with these project areas are re
Author: Sarah Imbus
Major Program: Agriculture 4-H Core Curriculum
Junior Master Gardener/Learn Grow Eat Go: The Campbell County ApproachIn Kentucky, at least one out of every three adults (34.2%) and children (37.1%) are overweight or obese, more than one out of every five Kentuckians (16.8%) and Kentucky children (21.9%) experience food insecurities, and one out of every three Kentuckians (29.8%) are physically inactive (SNAP-Ed, 2017). In Campbell County (population 92,488).There are 12.9% of the county who are food insecure, 13.2% of the population bel
