Alexander County 4-H had an awesome time @ UNC Charlotte for the 75th Electric Congress. We were represented by youth Lucas Ritchie, Colin Ritchie, Eowyn Berwick. Volunteer
Merylin Davis and 4-H Agent DJ Salyer
Alexander County 4-H was represented at NC 4-H Congress by Lucas and Colin Ritchie. We had an awesome week learning, exploring, and meeting new people.
We had some awesome gardens to judge this year for the Mini Garden Project. Take a look at all the great youth gardens in Alexander County in the photos below.
Winners are as follows:
1st place Eowyn Berwick
2nd place Hawthorne Berwick
3rd place Abigail Martin
Alexander 4-H Summer Opportunities continued in July with lots of fun and educational camps. Cloverville Mystery 4-H Camp allowed participants to sink their teeth into STEM to learn about food safety, food chemistry and food production. They unlocked new challenges and located clues to unravel each mystery.
The next camp held in July was 4-H BBQ Boot Camp. These participants learned about the different kind of cuts of meats that can be grilled and where to find those cuts. They also learned the importance of food safety and temperatures meats should be cooked to. Each participant was allowed to
cook on the grills and the last day a friendly competition was held. Participants were given some time to come up with their own recipe to be grilled and judged.
Lastly, Farm to Fork 4-H Camp was held. Participants visited local farms each day to get products to bring back to prepare recipes with. These local farms did an outstanding job educating the participants about how they produce a product for customers to
buy. Special thanks to: Heritage Hill Farms, Linney's Mill, Campbells Berry Farm, Danny Price Bee Farm, The Farmer's Daughter, and Deal Orchards. Check out the photos below from the week:
ALL 4-H members and volunteers MUST be enrolled in 4-H Online to participate in any programs or clubs that are provided by Alexander County 4-H.
For more information and to start the enrollment process please visit the following link:
Reminder!! The following clubs are taking the summer months off and will begin meeting again in
September: Boot and Breeches 4-H Club, Shockers 4-H Club, Southern Grace 4-H Club and Whisk it Up 4-H Club
The 4-H Garden Clubmet in July to learn about hummingbirds! They learned about the species we have here in NC, how to plant for them, and how to make hummingbird food correctly. They also made their own diy hummingbird feeders!
If your children are interested in our garden club, join us on August 11th where we will be starting our fall planting of vegetables in our community garden!
The Alexander 4-H Livestock Club met on Monday, August 2nd at the Alexander County Service Center. The Mecimore Family showed members how to fit goats for a show. They also showed how to walk in the show ring and set your animal up. We will not meet the month of September but will continue the first Monday night in October at 7:00pm at the NC Cooperative Extension Center located in the Alexander County Service Center. Everyone is welcome!
Attention Volunteers!!
AUGUST is the Month for several National Days.
Here are a few of my favorites:
August 6th - National Play Outside Day August 8 - National Sneak Some Zucchini into your Neighbor's Porch Day August 20th- World Honey Bee Day August 24th - National Peach Pie Day
Alexander County 4-H would like to wish everyone a great school year!!
NC State University and N.C. A&T State University work in tandem, along with federal,
state and local governments, to form a strategic partnership called N.C. Cooperative Extension.
Extension's 4-H program is the largest youth development organization in North Carolina. We help over 247,000 young people grow into active, contributing citizens each year.
