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| 4011 - Agriculture 4-H Core Curriculum | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4011.1) | 152 |
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) | 79 |
Number of youth that can keep production, performance or financial records on their 4-H agriculture projects |
| 4011.3) | 77 |
Number of youth who understands the role of agriculture in the production of food and fiber |
| 4011.4) | 52 |
Number of youth who are more aware of local farmer’s markets and community gardens |
Author: Stephen Conrad
Major Program: Agriculture 4-H Core Curriculum
Florence Elementary put out a request for help in soils/gardening. Because of their location, the vast majority of the students are never around a flower or vegetable garden. In an effort to answer their request, the Boone County Cooperative Extension Service offered a soils/vegetable lesson. 215 3rd and 4th grade students learned about the appropriate make up of soil, proper aeration, and why vegetables/fruits are important to our diet. The lesson ended with each student filling a pot with pott
Author: Christy Eastwood
Major Program: Agriculture 4-H Core Curriculum
Throughout the history of 4-H youth programming, the development of valuable life skills such as communication, problem solving, and understanding one’s self have been taught through experiential learning activities (Boyd, Herring, & Briers, 1992). When youths learn the process of evaluation through livestock judging, these same skills can be integrated into other real life situations. McCann and McCann (1992) reported that the livestock judging activity provides youth with an opportun
