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Hello Junior Master Gardener Subscribers, Occasionally, our JMG program identifies research journal articles capturing many of the core reasons individuals enjoy and benefit from gardening and working with plants. Please find the linked journal article, below, co-authored by Dr. Charlie Hall, Ellison Chair in International Floriculture at Texas A&M University, discussing the emotional and mental health benefits of plants.  We hope this article will provide you with more knowledge as to why plants are important to our well-being and supplies you with more encouragement to enjoy activities and hobbies centered around plants and gardening! Growing Good Kids~ The JMG Team

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Want to have some pre fun at the Fair?

   

We have a large area that 4-H, EFNEP, and FCS are joining together to decorate at the fair on Thursday.  If you would like to help come on out to the fairgrounds Thursday, September 27 between 1 and 6 pm to help us fill the booth and tell folks about our incredible Extension Programs we would love to see you.  We will be in the main building (where the vendors set up) and we will have all sorts of things to get done.  Come on out and have some fun as we make this an interactive booth with a good time and a great healthy message.

  Hope to see you there!

Miss Artastic? Don't Worry!

  4-H Members, families, Volunteers...are you the crafty type?  Do you maybe knit? Bake? Have  green thumb?  Well think about entering your items in the Robeson Regional Agricultural fair.  Not only will you have the chance to have your hard work viewed by thousands you might also win premium money and ribbons.  Imagine being able to say you grew a blue ribbon fern, or your bush produces award winning pomegranates. How many folks can say that?

  Entering items is easier than ever.  Drop off times at the Robeson Regional Agricultural Fair are from Sunday, September 24, 1-6 pm; Monday-Wednesday from 4-8 pm.  This year they have something new, to help you stay out of the lines.  You can register your items online before you get there with their new fair entry system.  One of the benefits to that is if your family has a 4-H Online account you should be able to sign in with your 4-H Online email and password.  If you prefer not to do that you can create your own account with fair entry.  

  Just follow the prompts and don't worry about "creating" invoice, there is no charge for entering your items.  Just keep hitting the continue button until you get to submit.  Take your items to the fair during one of the drop off times and let a volunteer who is registering know that you registered online and give them your name.  They will check you in and print your tags for you.  It really is that easy.

  To enter items into the fair just go to:  https://fairentry.com/Fair/SignIn/19121

Artastic Results

 4-H Artastic is our visual arts contest for our talented youth.  Artastic encompasses all the youth categories of the fair and allows our youth to enter their items in the fair after judging for our contest.  This year we had more entries than we have had in more than five years.  It's wonderful to see this program grow and pick up steam from our 4-H members.  Without further ado, here are our winners for 2023.  Ribbons and checks will be given at 4-H appreciation night on December 8.  

Cloverbud Division 5-7 year olds (Non Competitive, will receive ribbons and a prize)

Emeree Chavis-Self Portrait Drawing

Anna Malloy-Drawing & Watercolor

Kingsley Roberson-Acrylic Painting, Paint on Object, and Woodcraft

Junior Division, 8-13 year olds

Malachi Jones took first place for a crochet item and second place for an acrylic painting.

Ian Malloy received first for his woodworking entry

Walt Malloy took home a blue ribbon for woodcraft

Jahari Roberson is taking home 15 blue ribbons in the categories of:  Acrylic Painting; Water Color; Pencil Drawing; Photography, Color, B&W, and Series or Collage, Sewing for a skirt, Hat, and other; Ceramics; Bead Craft; Applique on Clothing; Science Project; Any Other Project; and 3-D Art.  Jahari is also taking home a second place for Jewelry.

Thomas Underwood is taking home three second place wins in:  Water Color Paintings; Wood Craft; and Color Photography.  He is also taking home seven blue ribbons in:  Jewelery; Other Clothing; Christmas Decorations; Paint on Object; Mixed Media; and Craft Specimen.

Senior Division, 14-18 year olds

Taylor Hunter is taking home three first place wins in Acrylic Painting, Science Project, and Multi-Media display.

Amare Jones is taking home first place in Crochet.  He is also taking home a third place win in Acrylic Painting.

DJ Jones is taking home a red ribbon for his Acrylic Painting.

Kennedi Lyons is taking home a blue ribbon for wood working.

Maggie Underwood is our big winner taking home 17 blue ribbons, one red ribbon and one green.  She won first place in:  Pencil Drawing; Photography, Color, Black & White, and Series or Collage; Ceramics; Bead Craft; Jewelery; Christmas Decorations; Mixed Media; Craft Specimen; Embroidery; 3-d Art; Canned Peaches; Pottery; Paint on Shirt; Paper Craft; and Stained Glass.  Her second place win is in Mixed Media and her green participation ribbon is in acrylic painting.

Congratulations to all our participants and winners.  Special thanks to our judges who took the time to go through and give their honest opinions about the projects.

Registering for the Fair-Animal Shows

Showmanship Circuit families:

  I am very excited to say that our Fair Entry Registration system for the 2023 Robeson Regional Agricultural Fair is up and running this morning.  That being said, this is a new system and may have a couple of bugs, so we are asking for folks' patience and constructive feedback as they register.

The link to register is

https://fairentry.com/Fair/SignIn/19121

The following counties have accepted our request for 4-H Online integration: Columbus, Cumberland, Lee, Randolph, and Robeson.  What that means is that you should be able to sign in with your 4-H Online email and password to register in the Fair Entry System.  If you prefer not to do that, or your county has not accepted the request, you can create your own account with fair entry.  I realize some of you already have an account from registering for the Lee County Show so you should be familiar with it, and can register with the same account you used for them.  

When you are registering as an exhibitor please note you will find the shows under the specific animal types, not listed under youth.  Please register for both showmanship and market shows for goats, lambs, and heifers/steers.  We will not be having a market hog show this year.

One other note...we will not require health certificates this year at the Robeson fair.  A vet tech with NCDA has agreed to be on hand for our livestock shows and will check animals on site.  This was something we were able to secure in the last week.  

  We appreciate everyone's patience as we work with the fair to make this an easier process for all of you and we hope that the new registration process is common sense and easy.  We think you will also see a change in running the shows, as this should make it easier as well.  

If you have any questions please reach out to Shea Ann DeJarnette at sadejarn@ncsu.edu or (910) 671-3276.

We look forward to seeing you at the fair.

Shea Ann

JMG News

BIWEEKLY UPDATE | SEPTEMBER 2023 NLT Conference registration opens soon!!!! Teacher Training Course Opens TODAY! Hawaii JMG Summer Camp THREE DAYS UNTIL REGISTRATION OPENS! Registration Opens: September 18th, 2023 Registration Closes: February 12, 2024 What: An Engaging and Hands-On National Leader Training When: February 20th - 21st, 2024 Where: Online via Zoom If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us at jmgnltconference@gmail.com  Find more NLT info here! Early Childhood LGEG Course Opens TODAY! This new, self-directed, engaging & FUN training course will equip you to successfully teach the garden, nutrition, and science-based Early Childhood Learn, Grow, Eat & Go (EC LGEG) curriculum in your classroom. This course will overview this popular school garden, nutrition, and physical activity unit specifically developed for students in pre-K through kindergarten. Click to Read More About the Course! East Hawaii JMG Summer Camp! Look at these amazing gardeners in Hawaii! This 4-H summer day camp program was held for 8 weeks. Each week there was a theme: seeds, soil, fertilizing, weeding, pruning, and composting. The participants rotated to 3 stations that included doing activities in the greenhouse, out in the demo garden, and a craft station. The last two weeks they focused on Cooking with Perennials. One week they learned to make Cassava Hash Browns, Lau Pele Rice Wraps, and Lau Pele Balls. The last week focused on cooking with annuals, so they made green papaya salad, green bean salad, and regular salad with items from the demo garden. The kids enjoyed all the activities and had a blast learning about gardening!! Junior Master Gardener Program | juniormastergardener@gmail.com CONNECT WITH US:

Saying Goodbye

   

  It is with a sad heart that we share the news of one of our own volunteers who has passed away.  Peggy Monk was a 4-H Volunteer in Bladen and Robeson Counties for almost two decades.  Peggy started her 4-H Club after starting to homeschool her children.  Her home school grew and she was looking for other outlets for socialization and learning for her children when she started her 4-H Club.  She was active in all aspects of 4-H and was recognized on the district and state levels for her volunteer work with the clubs.  She served as an officer for our leaders association and was always willing to help out.   Peggy was also the assistant club leader for our Dirty Dozen shooting sports club and loved leading the Citizenship section of any program.

  One of my favorite memories of Peggy was when she was trying to offer incentives to her home school students to pass their end of grade test.  She told them if they all scored above a certain percentage she would die her hair and let them choose the color.  It was no surprise the next time we saw her that her hair had gone from it's traditional white to a electric blue.  The only problem was the dye that was chosen was a permanent dye so it was months before it grew out enough to go back to her original color.  She took it all with stride and pride, being able to brag on her students and how well they had done on their tests.

  Peggy was kind, sweet, and had a wicked sense of humor.  What I will remember about Peggy most of all is her passion for her children.  She demonstrated daily, the lengths she would go to for them and prayed they would grow to be happy and capable adults.  She was a woman who loved deeply and fought hard for the right things.  We will miss her smile, her laugh, and her heart in our program and lives.  Thank you Peggy for all that you gave, and your heart of service.  

You can view information about services for Peggy at https://www.majesticfh.com/obituary/MrsPeggyS-Monk.  We ask that you keep her family in your thoughts and prayers.

Just an update...a visitation is planned for Sunday, September 17 from 5-7 pm at Majestic funeral home.