Did you know the third weekend in February is both the Great Backyard Bird Count and Maine Outdoor Weekend? These are both fabulous events and Zabet NeuCollins, your community education assistant, is geeking out over it all. She has organized three workshops, open to 4-H and the general public, geared to get children pumped about […]
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4-H Happenings A monthly newsletter for Hancock County 4-H Members Download the PDF Table of Contents Upcoming Dates| County News | Club News | State News | Leaders Meeting Minutes | Cooking with Kids Upcoming Dates to Remember February 11 – 6:30 pm – Leaders’ Meeting – Extension Office February 15 – 9:00-11:00 am – Birding 101 – […]
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Registration is now open for the 4-H Workshop, DIY Bird Feeders. 4-H is partnering with the Northeast Public Library on Mount Desert Island to offer this exciting workshop! Participants will learn how to make bird-feeders out of materials that you can find around your home. Materials provided, participants will walk out with their own bird-feeder. […]
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4-H Happenings A monthly newsletter for Hancock County 4-H Members Download the PDF Table of Contents Upcoming Dates| County News | Club News | State News | Leaders Meeting Minutes | Cooking with Kids Upcoming Dates to Remember January 14 – 6:30 pm – Leaders’ Meeting – Extension Office – dinner provided by Extension Staff January 21 – […]
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4-H Happenings A monthly newsletter for Hancock County 4-H Members Download the PDF Table of Contents Upcoming Dates| County News | Club News | State News | Leaders Meeting Minutes | Cooking with Kids Upcoming Dates to Remember December 25 – Christmas Day – Extension Office Closed December 31 – State Deadline for Re-enrollment Forms – No Exceptions […]
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4-H Happenings A monthly newsletter for Hancock County 4-H Members Download the PDF Table of Contents Upcoming Dates| County News | Club News | State News | Leaders Meeting Minutes | Cooking with Kids Upcoming Dates to Remember November 11 – Veteran’s Day – Extension Office Closed November 13-14 – Extension Office Closed – All Staff Organization Conference […]
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4-H Happenings A monthly newsletter for Hancock County 4-H Members Download the PDF Table of Contents Upcoming Dates| County News | Club News | State News | Leaders Meeting Minutes | Cooking with Kids Upcoming Dates to Remember October 9-20 – Paper Clover Campaign at Tractor Supply Company October 12 – 10:00-1:00pm – 4-H Awareness Day – Tractor […]
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4-H Happenings A monthly newsletter for Hancock County 4-H Members Download the PDF Table of Contents Upcoming Dates| County News | Club News | State News | Leaders Meeting Minutes | Cooking with Kids Upcoming Dates to Remember September 23 – Project Records are Due in the Extension Office October 8 – 6:30 pm – Leaders’ Meeting – […]
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4-H began at the end of the 19th century as a way to bring new agricultural techniques to farmers through rural youth programs. The reluctance of farmers to adopt new agricultural practices was circumvented by introducing youth, who were more open to new ideas, to innovative farming methods that they would then bring back to […]
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This year, 4-H at the Blue Hill Fair, Aug. 29-Sept. 2, will include an aquaculture exhibit by youth ages 15-18 who participated in an internship at the University of Maine Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research in Franklin. Seven Hancock County 4-H members participated in the summer internship, where they were involved in the care of […]
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