Numbered Publications: 4-H Programs
4FD-03PO: Creating Fashion/Expressing Self: Closet Couture
Isaac Hilpp | Nov. 22, 2021 (New)
Creating a wardrobe that reflects who you are as a person can be very intimidating. It is important to remember however that you don’t need to buy all new things to make this happen. Often times you can coordinate and match items in your own closet to get the job done.
4FD-01LO: Creating Fashion/Expressing Self: Leaders Guide
Isaac Hilpp | Nov. 22, 2021 (New)
The goal of the Creating Fashion/Expressing Self program is to provide young people in high school the opportunity to explore fashion and textile programs in a non-sewing context. Fashion should be a celebration of the uniqueness of each young person. Creating Fashion/Expressing Self is a celebration of the things that make us unique and a tool that helps us express those qualities.
4FD-04PO: Creating Fashion/Expressing Self: Curating You
Isaac Hilpp | Nov. 22, 2021 (New)
Shopping for clothing is motivated by a lot of things--much of which can be summed up in two words: need or want. Your need to purchase a new item or replace a current one may be the factor that causes you to shop. On the other hand, your favorite pastime may be shopping. Regardless of what gets you to the marketplace, you need to know the three W's of wise shopping: when to shop, where to shop, and what to shop for.
4AH-10PO: Windowsill Garden Project
Bill Fountain, Dick LeMaster, Ashley Osborne | Nov. 18, 2021 (New)
This guide is for volunteer leaders or county Extension personnel, and includes four lessons designed for youth in 3rd‐5th grades. Each lesson focuses on an aspect of seeds, plants, and/or gardening. Three additional experiments are included in the Digging Deeper section that youth can do independently or in a group or classroom setting. At the end of the guide, additional resources and an appendix are available. The National 4‐H Gardening Series, which includes 4 levels for grades 3rd‐12th and a Helper's Guide, is recommended if additional background information is needed. The National 4‐H Gardening Series includes projects and activities for youth that have an interest in continuing to learn more about plant science and gardening after completing their windowsill garden.
4LE-09LO: Chinese Dumplings
Rachel Guidugli | Nov. 4, 2021 (New)
Dumplings are a type of food that is prepared and enjoyed all over the world. Dumplings can be a stuffing wrapped in a thin dough or pieces of dough cooked in boiling water. Dumplings can be boiled, fried, steamed and prepared in many different ways. Just like bread, dumplings probably arose independently in several cuisines. And in all likelihood, they were invented as a way to stretch a small amount of meat to feed more people.
4LE-10LO: Argentina: Empanadas
Nicole Breazeale, Rachel Guidugli | Nov. 4, 2021 (New)
Empanadas are hand-held pies stuffed with a variety of delicious fillings that are extremely common in Latin America. Rich and poor alike serve them for impromptu dinners, stick them in lunch boxes, and enjoy them at public gatherings. Home cooks teach their children to make empanadas using special family recipes, but they also buy them from a multitude of shops, where you can often find a dizzying array of filling options (both sweet and savory). Sometimes they are fried and sometimes they are baked.
4LE-08OO: Why Extension Abroad Matters at Home
Rachel Guidugli | Nov. 4, 2021 (New)
In order for U.S. universities and colleges to remain competitive and innovative forces for the greater good in a rapidly changing world, Cooperative Extension Systems (CES) must continue to globalize to serve new and more diverse audiences, provide enriching opportunities that produce global citizens, and strengthen long-term institutional capacity.
4HA-10PA: Annual Container Garden
Ashley Osborne | Sep. 1, 2021 (New)
The Annual Container Garden Contest is a perfect opportunity to showcase a container garden that you have created and cared for. Remember that this contest is specific to annual, non-vegetable plants. Annuals are plants that survive for only one growing season. Kentucky's cold winter temperatures kill outdoor annuals. Annual plants are grown for their unique foliage or colorful flowers.
4HA-11PA: Vegetable Container Garden
Ashley Osborne | Sep. 1, 2021 (New)
The Vegetable Container Garden Contest is a perfect opportunity to showcase a container garden that you have created and cared for. Remember that this contest is specific to vegetable plants.
4AJ-08PA: Kentucky 4-H Poultry Judging Contest: Past Production Hens: Giving Oral Reasons
Jacquie Jacob, Tony Pescatore | Sep. 1, 2021 (Major Revision)
Oral reasons are a very important part of a poultry judging contest. This is the opportunity participants have to defend their placings of an egg production class. In addition, oral reasons are an important tool in the development of organization and communication skills, which in turn will build self-confidence.
