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WHAT: Hands-on activities including learning how to grow and tend vegetables from around the world, and a ribbon cutting ceremony unveiling the Rutgers Gardens’ theme, “Our Planet, Plant It.”
WHEN: Tues., May 28, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m
WHERE: Rutgers Gardens, 112 Ryders Lane, New Brunswick, NJ. [Read more...]
L-R, Cape May County CyberExplorers 4-H Club members Nate Hoffman, Ben Johnson, David Heacock and Joe Johnson accept one of five awards they captured at the 2013 Greater Philadelphia SeaPerch Challenge on April 27.
For the second consecutive year, the Cape May County 4-H Youth Development Program fielded a rookie team to the Greater Philadelphia SeaPerch Challenge and walked away with top awards. The Cyber Explorers 4-H Club high school team, comprising David Heacock, Nate Hoffman and Ben and Joe Johnson captured the award for overall winner in the high school division. Avid Star Wars fans, the team of four constructed an underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) they dubbed “The Depth Star,” to compete in the annual challenge held at Drexel University. “The force was with them,” joked Cape May County 4-H Agent, Julie Karavan.
The high school team also received second place for poster presentation, third place for pool performance and an honorable mention for their engineering design notebook. [Read more...]
4-H Poultry Clinic
On May 4, the Cape May County 4-H Youth Development Program‘s Livestock Committee hosted a Poultry Clinic. Nearly 40 members of the community and 4-Hers from as far away as Ocean County attended the educational event, held in the Lockwood 4-H Youth Center in Cape May Court House, NJ. Pictured above, senior 4-H members Cody Hanek, Kate Sugar and Susanna Allay demonstrate the basics and finer points of poultry showmanship. [Read more...]
Using rainwater collected from a roof, last weekend Cub Scout Pack 145 performed the first known "green" car wash fundraiser in Union County, at the public works building in Clark. The event was a success for the Scouts, who washed almost 100 cars while demonstrating how to conserve water and reduce pollutants…The green car wash was designed by the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Water Resources Program with assistance from Arthur L. Johnson High School students, under a grant from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
Read the entire article at NJ.com »
For many youngsters, the first extensive time away from the family hearth is a sleepaway camp during the summer, like the one offered by the Lindley G. Cook 4-H Youth Center for Outdoor Education. Each year, for the past 62 years, the center has offered a high quality, fun-filled overnight camp experience to countless youths, grades 4–11.
The camp, which is operated by Rutgers Cooperative Extension, is located on 108 acres in beautiful Stokes State Forest, Sussex County, N.J. This annual sleepaway summer camp welcomes everyone, not just 4-Hers, and at an affordable and competitive price for each of the six one-week sessions. Discounts are available for 4-H members and Rutgers University employees. [Read more...]
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