Very seldom do unpleasant incidents occur, but the potential does exist. Here are the guidelines for you concerning the supervision of 4-H youth.
Volunteers must be at least 21 year of age AND currently enrolled as a registered volunteer in your county before they can work with 4-H’ers. Find instructions on how to become a volunteer.
The procedure to become a Registered Volunteer is as follows:
The Mississippi 4-H Cloverleaf exhibit allows Mississippi 4-H members ages 8–9 years old explore and share what they have learned in a noncompetitive environment. This means all participants in the Mississippi 4-H Cloverleaf exhibit are recognized for participating and are not competitively ranked.
A Mississippi 4-H Cloverleaf exhibit tells a story to an audience about a 4-H member’s project. These exhibits may be used for teaching at 4-H club meetings, district 4-H project achievement days, or fairs.
If you like variety, you should love horticulture. In horticulture, we grow some plants for beauty, such as flowers, houseplants, ornamental shrubs, and trees. We also grow plants for food, such as vegetables, fruits, nuts, and herbs. We grow other plants for medicines, such as foxglove and periwinkle. Proper handling of plants requires a great deal of skill. This handbook will help you develop skills and knowledge in horticulture. The first section is for seniors only. The second section is for juniors and seniors.
Canning is an easy way to preserve food for later use. It saves money and can also be enjoyable.
One of the most important aspects of forestry is growing a crop of trees. However, a crop of trees is measured and sold in a different way than the crops familiar to most of us.
Soybeans are sold by the bushel, and cotton is sold by the pound or bale. Farmers receive a certain amount, depending on markets, for each bushel or pound they sell. Have you ever wondered how a tree farmer measures his crop of trees and how these trees are sold?
Learn how to conduct a 4-H business meeting. You will learn the Order of Business, Amendment Change Motions, Handling of Main Motions, and the Chair and Secretary responsibilities. Download the PDF above.
The two most common methods of preserving vegetables are freezing and canning. Freezing keeps the food so cold that microorganisms cannot grow and enzyme activity is slowed down. When you can vegetables, you put them in a jar and heat them. They must be heated enough to kill microorganisms that cause spoilage, and the jar must be sealed to keep microorganisms and air out. Canning requires more work than freezing but is more economical.
This publication gives information on freezing only. Here are some things you will learn:
The two most common methods of preserving vegetables are freezing and canning. Freezing keeps the food so cold that microorganisms cannot grow and enzyme activity is slowed down. When you can vegetables, you put them in a jar and heat them. You heat them enough to kill microorganisms that cause spoilage, and you seal the jar to keep microorganisms and air out. Canning is more work than freezing but more economical.
You will learn these things in this project:
Entomology — The study of insects.
Would you like to learn some unusual facts about a few of the many species in the insect world? (Entomologists have identified more than 91,000 species of insects in the United States alone.)
Would you like to start a hobby that could give you an interesting learning experience and possibly a stepping-stone to a career in entomology?