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4-H Youth Development

4-H is the largest youth development organization in North Carolina, educating hundreds of thousands of young people each year. Extension’s 4-H program is growing the next generation of leaders and equipping youth with the skills to succeed.

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Dr. Kim Ingold 4-H Photography Contest

Orange You Happy to See Me? | Elijah Herman, Person County 4-H | 2nd Place, “Nature’s Beauty,” Junior Division (2022) Person County 4-H’ers …

Person County 4-H Summer Fun summer day camps (2023)

2023 Summer Fun

Get excited for this year’s 4-H summer programming! We are offering a variety of day camps covering topics such …

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4-H Clubs in Person County

4-H offers a variety of clubs and special interest groups to youth in Person County. 4-H is open to …

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What Is 4-H?

What is 4-H? 4-H is the Cooperative Extension System’s dynamic and educational program for youth. 4-H has about 6 million …

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Feather Classic Returns for 2023

The 4-H Feather Classic poultry project is returning for 2023. Do you know a youth interested in chickens? This …

4-H Online 2.0

January 26, 2021 Welcome back to the new 4-H year! The first step to becoming an active 4-H member, volunteer, …

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Take-Home STEM Kits

Person County 4-H is excited to offer free take-home STEM kits for ALL youth in Person County, ages 9 …

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NC 4-H Summer CAMP OUT! 2020

Join North Carolina 4-H Camps & Centers for a completely new and virtual camping experience June 22-26! FREE and open to …

Person County 4-H Presentations

It’s that time of year to start thinking about participating in 4-H Presentations! While this year may look a …

DIY Mask Making Video

Check out what Davidson County 4-H’er, Sydney Loflin, has created! This easy to follow, step by step instructional video …

2020 4-H Summer Update

Dear Person County 4-H Friends and Families, It is with a heavy heart I’m having to share this information with …

Recent Publications related to 4-H Youth Development

Cluster of yellow, oval eggs of a lady beetle.

Introducing Children to Insects in Childcare Center Gardens

This factsheet is a guide to introducing children to common garden insects in an early …

A young child stirs kale in a large white bowl.

Snacking and Cooking With Cool-Season Produce From Childcare Production Gardens

This publication includes simple recipes that childcare center cooks and educators can use to engage …

An adult holds a container for children to place tomatoes in while harvesting from a raised bed.

Snacking and Cooking with Warm-Season Produce from Childcare Production Gardens

This publication includes simple recipes that childcare center cooks and educators can use to engage …

Raised beds with a crop of kale (left) and mustard greens (rt).

Growing Cool-Season Vegetables in Childcare Production Gardens

This publication focuses on easy-to-grow, child-friendly, cool-season vegetables suitable for childcare center gardening. This is …

Raised beds with a variety of plants in front of brick wall

Growing Warm-Season Fruits and Vegetables in Childcare Production Gardens

This publication focuses on easy-to-grow, child-friendly, warm-season fruits and vegetables suitable for childcare center gardening. …

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Creating Childcare Center Production Gardens

This publication focuses on developing fruit and vegetable production gardens in the Outdoor Learning Environment …

2 children loosen the roots of a plant

Growing and Cooking Fruits and Vegetables at Childcare Centers

This factsheet summarizes the benefits of fruit and vegetable gardening with children. It includes age-appropriate …

Excerpt of Soil to Seed Curriculum

Excerpt from Soil to Seed curriculum. Protecting water quality through soil erosion, sediment, and turbidity …