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Plant science at your dinner table: Hot chocolate vs. hot cocoa
Published on January 3, 2018
Hot cocoa and hot chocolate are as different as milk chocolate and bittersweet chocolate but both are derived from the cacao tree. -
Youth and adult citizen scientists help answer questions to real scientific research
Published on December 29, 2017
Youth and adult volunteers become amateur scientists through citizen science projects. -
Michigan 4-H awarded Walmart 4-H Healthy Habits grant
Published on December 20, 2017
Michigan 4-H was awarded the Walmart Foundation Healthy Habits grant to support nutrition education, gardening and physical fitness programs for the 2017-18 year. -
Smart sign scavenger hunt in the 4-H Children’s Garden
Published on November 17, 2017
Explore the 4-H Children’s Garden and discover some of the secrets there using your phone. -
Discover butterfly secrets at the Indoor 4-H Children’s Garden
Published on November 17, 2017
Learn more about butterflies and visit the Butterflies in the Garden Exhibit in the Indoor 4-H Children’s Garden. -
Forcing spring bulbs to bloom indoors
Published on November 8, 2017
Add some color to this winter by forcing spring bulbs to bloom indoors and explore the science behind it. -
The unexpected, interesting things you learn by hosting an international exchange student
Published on October 30, 2017
You can learn some unexpected and interesting things when hosting an international exchange student, like the story of potatoes and the United States. -
All-season trees: River birch
Published on October 27, 2017
All-season trees like river birch provide interest to your landscape by changing colors throughout all four seasons. -
All-season trees: Paperbark maple
Published on October 17, 2017
All-season trees like paperbark maple provide interest to your landscape by changing colors throughout all four seasons. -
All-season trees: Sargent Cherry
Published on October 11, 2017
All-season trees like Sargent Cherry provide interest to your landscape by changing colors throughout all four seasons.