New Jersey 4-H Members learned about government processes in the vibrant, living classroom of the nation’s capital as part of Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF), an intensive 4-H civic engagement program for high-school youth held at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center in Chevy Chase, Maryland. The New Jersey 4-H delegation of 30 youth and three […]
Hunterdon County
Native bees featured at Hunterdon County 4-H Fair, Aug. 21-25
The Rutgers Master Gardeners of Somerset and Hunterdon counties invite the public to visit their tent at the Hunterdon County 4-H and Agricultural Fair opening on Wednesday, Aug. 21, to Sunday, Aug. 25. This year, the focus will be on the Native Bees o…
Gather your own eggs from chickens Hunterdon 4-H club is raising
Members of the Hunterdon Fur ‘n’ Feathers 4-H club are raising 350 Rhode Island Red pullets and a few cockerels to sell as a club fundraiser. Among them is Bennett Mirabito, 15, of East Amwell Township. He has 50 of the female chicks – which will becom…
New Jersey 4-H members to attend national conference
Thirty 4-H members have been selected to represent New Jersey at the 2013 Citizenship Washington Focus Conference. This conference, now in its 54th year, is taking place this week at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center in Chevy Chase, Md. Citizens…
