• Oakland County gets SET for 2010

    Published on October 13, 2009
    The National 4-H Headquarters has identified three focus areas called mission mandates. They are science, engineering and technology (SET); healthy living; and citizenship. Oakland County 4-H is working hard to make SET a big part of future programming.

  • Slime and gunk and snot, oh my!

    Published on October 13, 2009
    4-H science, engineering and technology (SET) programs were on the hands-on learning menu in northern Michigan this summer, as Crawford County 4-H offered several programs that encouraged young minds and improved science proficiency in the county's youth.

  • Toyota 4-H20 Project educates youth in water quality

    Published on October 13, 2009
    Youth from six Michigan counties are learning water quality education with the Toyota 4-H2O Community Project.

  • Mind design session explores big ideas

    Published on October 13, 2009
    More than 150 4-H youth and adult volunteers from across the state took that question to heart at the second annual Michigan 4-H Business and Entrepreneurship Expo (4-H B&EE).

  • Outdoor education program's success is no "big fish" story

    Published on October 13, 2009
    Macomb County's yearly 4-H Take Me Fishing program for youth was a "reel" success in June 2009.

  • From the lake to the pan and everything in between

    Published on October 13, 2009
    "From the Lake to the Pan and Everything in Between" is a three-day course offered each year as part of 4-H Exploration Days, which offers hundreds of youth the chance to participate in a wide variety of outdoor learning opportunities.

  • Youth get a taste of dairy at Exploration Days

    Published on October 13, 2009
    The first annual Michigan 4-H Exploration Days session, "Life on the Dairy Farm," brought together 27 youth, ages 11 to 19, to learn what it is like to own and operate a dairy farm.

  • Grand Equestrian riders honor four-legged friends

    Published on October 13, 2009
    The Livingston County 4-H Grand Equestrian Program, a therapeutic horseback riding program for children with physical and mental disabilities, honored two Standardbred horses this year for their devoted years of hard work.

  • Gardening: Weeding, watering and...wikis?

    Published on October 13, 2009
    The Michigan 4-H Children's Garden will soon be offering several wikis for kids to use to report and share their plant-related, science-based activities and discoveries.

  • Dogs really can be man's best friend

    Published on October 13, 2009
    Best Friends 4-H Club involves young people ages 6 to 25, who have a variety of disabilities including learning, developmental, hearing, physical and emotional, in utilizing dogs as a teaching aid.