Robeson County 4-H

Its hard to believe that today is the last day of our wonderful Farm to Fork 4-H day camp .  As we wrap up the week we have a few more activities to finish up on and things to remember.  We started the day with a round up of the things we had learned the day before and Mrs. Christy and Mrs. Janice reminded us of all the fun we have had.  Then Mrs. Christy worked with us on etiquette.  Etiquette is just a fancy word for minding your manners and making people feel comfortable.  As part of our etiquette lesson Mrs. Christy taught us how to set a table, and about the top ten rude manners to avoid.  We also got to take home an etiquette handbook that Miss Shea Ann and Mrs. Christy made.     After a brief snack, it was time for Mrs. Tahnea to come in and work with us on team building again.  We learned about the different things we like and how to work with others.  After a few games we were tired and ready to sit ba...

  There are days where I love working in our office.  Days like today when it smells like a bakery and it turns out to be educational are the best!  Today was our fourth and next to last day of 4-H Farm to Fork summer day camp.  We had a lot to cover and dove right in during the morning session reviewing the things we had learned the day before.  Our groups split into two and half worked with Mrs. Christy on their t-shirt rugs, while Mrs. Janice worked with the other half on making wheat flour and they would make the beginning of their whole wheat dough for bread.  As the dough was riding from the first group the groups switched places and started all over again.   Lunch was another chance to make your own.  Today was make your own veggie pizza.  We used flat bread for crust, homemade pizza sauce, green peppers, red peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes, spinach, and lots of cheese.  each youth made their own masterpiece and I did no...

Day number 3 of Farm to Fork 4-H Day Camp was just peachy.  Our day campers hit the Downtown Farmer's Market to work on a scavenger hunt.  The hunt included finding the largest fruit, largest vegetable, learning about new items and meeting the farmers who grow the food we eat.  As a prize for finishing their scavenger hunt each youth got a water bottle, filled with ice water to drink on the trip and to take home with them.   After a successful trip it was time to go back to the office where the campers made their own lunch.  Using fresh chicken and cornflakes the youth made baked chicken nuggets, using fresh potatoes from the farmers market the youth made french fries, and shucked corn for fresh corn on the cob.  Lunch was the bomb and healthy to boot.   When lunch was over it was time to get to work.  The group split into two with part of the group working with Mrs. Janice to make peach jam (with peaches that we purchased the day b...

   Day two of 4-H Farm to Fork Day Camp was exciting because we were going someplace new, often called a field trip.  In the case of this camp I can honestly say it was a trip to the fields, the agricultural fields where our campers got a first hand look at where their food really comes from (because I can't tell you how many literally believe it grows on grocery store shelves).     First stop of the day was Geraldine's Peaches and Produce Roadside Market.  There our day campers got to go on a tour and see how peaches and other produce grow and even pick some.  For many this was their first time eating a peach picked right from a tree.  They also learned about the different varieties of peaches.  Many of the youth were excited to learn about doughnut peaches for the first time.  It was really neat to see them push the pits out and know that because these peaches are lower in acid, they are just a bit sweeter th...

  Let's officially cut into 4-H Summer Fun with our Farm to Fork day camp.  This camp is all about letting our youth see where their food comes from and teaching them how to prepare healthy meals.  So there is not doubt that it will be a lot of fun.   For our first day we started with some getting to know you exercises, led by Mrs. Tahnea.  She worked with us on team building.  Then it was time for Mrs. Tamika to join us.  Mrs. Tamika is the 4-H Expanded Foods and Nutrition Program Assistant.  She is going to work with us all week to teach us about the proper foods to eat, exercise and we will make our own snacks.  Today we made apple carousels with apples, peanut butter and animal crackers.  It was a great healthy snack.   After a morning of hands on fun we settled into a healthy lunch and then split into two groups.  Half went with Mrs. Janice to learn about canning tomatoes, while the rest went with Mrs. Christ...

  Robeson County 4-H is going viral.  You might have thought we were already there, but you know as the net expands so can we.  As part of a new volunteer training program the 4 County 4-H Volunteer Revolution we have been working with our volunteers to use the net to find credible sources to expand the hands on learning opportunities for our members.  So in an effort to help, Robeson County 4-H is now on Pinterest !   For those of you who have not heard of Pinterest , it is a virtual bulletin board system that lets you pin things from all over the Internet, on boards that you make.  You can have as many boards as you like and organize them in a variety of ways.  You can also repin items that others have pinned.  You may follow people with similar likes, and you may be followed.  Although you can "like" and item and make comments, it is not as much a social networking site as it is an idea networking site.  You can however l...