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| 4031 - Family and Consumer Sciences 4-H Core Curriculum | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4031.1) | 88 |
Number of youth who reported that they followed instructions step-by-step to do or make things themselves |
| 4031.2) | 87 |
Number of youth who reported that they followed safe practices |
| 4031.3) | 79 |
Number of youth who reported that they demonstrated what they learned to do for themselves |
| 4031.4) | 87 |
Number of youth who are more aware of preparing and eating healthy, local food |
Author: Katie Mills
Major Program: Family and Consumer Sciences 4-H Core Curriculum
Farm to Fork is an event that uses locally grown food and used to make the meal for the night. In Hopkins County, we had our second annual Farm to Fork event that consisted of over 150 guest and over 45 volunteers. In 4-H alone, we had one adult male, three adult women, four male youth, eight female youth and one African American female youth to volunteer for this amazing event. 4-H received over $2400 in donations from the event for volunteering.The other great part about the event though is th
Author: Katie Mills
Major Program: Family and Consumer Sciences 4-H Core Curriculum
Today, more people are becoming obese and in Hopkins County alone 35 percent of children are obese. This is a large number that we are hoping to help decrease. Also, there are over 50 percent of youth eligible for free or reduced lunch. There could be many variables for why a youth may be obese. One could be that their parents or themselves do not have the knowledge to fix healthy meals. Another, that youth are not willing to try new foods that they have not had before or that eating healthy see
