Stories
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Plant A Row - Reaping What You Sow
Caldwell Co. struggles with obesity, unemployment, and food insecurity. Fortunately, Caldwell Co. also has land, experienced gardeners, and people who want to make a difference. For Caldwell Co 4-H member, Daniela Berry, encouraging a new generation of gardeners at the elementary...
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The Capps 4-H Family Wins Lego Contest
A fascination with stop-motion video and a love of Legos earned a Henderson County 4-H family national recognition after their entry in the 2011 LEGO Smart Creativity Contest took top prize in the homeschool category. The plastic pieces and miniature people serve as a medium for Chris Capps...
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Join the Revolution of Responsibility
4-H is more than an organization, it is people. Our new campaign, Join the Revolution of Responsibility, will tell the 4-H story in far more compelling terms than ever before. We’re showing the Revolution of Responsibility through the lives of real 4-Her’s making a real impact in...
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NC State "Hunger Pack"
Hats off to the NC State 4-H Collegiate Club for their campus-wide “Hunger Pack.” During National 4-H week the collegiate 4-H group took part and challenged other NC State students to “Fast for 24 Hours” (no food for 24 hours). Collegiate 4-H’ers camped out on the...
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Food & Fins
Gone Fishin. Check out the Gate's County 4-H “Fins for Food” Bass Fishing Tournament. I mean really . . . who wouldn’t want to spend the day out on the water for a great cause! I know - I would! On October 23rd at Bayside Marina in Edenton, fishing enthusiasts spent the...
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4k for Food
This 2.5 mile fun walk/run Race was a great example of creative partnerships with BIG impacts. Partners included the Town of Elizabethtown, Elizabethtown/White Lake Chamber of Commerce, Bladen Community College, Health Department, Cooperative Extension and 4-H, HealthWorks Fitness and...
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Hungry to Help
4-H’ers attending State 4-H Congress in July in Raleigh committed to an ambitious goal of collecting 1 million pounds of food for North Carolina’s food banks as part of a campaign called Hungry to Help. Conducted in partnership with the Food Banks of North Carolina, the campaign...
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A Berry-Good Experience: Growing Entrepreneurs
Eight teens and tweens wandered beneath and between the branches of blueberry bushes under a sweltering July sun in Moore County’s Cameron community. Some mentioned the careers they’d like to pursue when they grow up: One said a hockey player. Another, an auto mechanic. And yet...
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4-H: "Learn by Doing" and learn she did!
When my daughter Abigail (Abi) wanted to join 4-H I wasn’t too keen on the idea, for I’d mistakenly assumed, because of its history, that this organization was primarily an agricultural club for rural youth, a group comprised mainly of farm kids. We lived in the heart of the city and...
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Plant a Row - Daniela's Story
Daniela is a member of Caldwell County 4-H, a 5th grader at Hudson Elementary School and the local organizer and promoter of "Plant a Row for the Hungry" in her community. Daniela gardens with a church group (one acre of potatoes), at her home garden, and at a Community Garden to harvest fresh...