Events
Michigan 4-H Soybean Essay Contest
Location: Michigan
Compete in a soybean photo-essay contest to help show how Michigan’s soybean farmers provide food, feed, fiber and fuel.
4-H Science Teen & Adult Volunteer Leader Workshop
Location: Kettunen Center
4-H Environmental & Outdoor Education, Plant Science and Entomology Teen & Adult Volunteer Workshop
Location: Kettunen Center
Join us for this hands-on opportunity to learn about many environmental & outdoor education, horticulture and entomology projects through fun lessons and activities.
4-H Exploration Days
Location: Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Annual MSU pre-college program that attracts approximately 2500 youth participants and chaperones representing all 83 Michigan counties.
Plants, Soils, & Gardening
Explore the basics of plants and plant science – plant growth, soils, plant varieties, pest control measures, equipment and gardening techniques – through 4-H plants, soils and gardening projects. Learn about crop and soil sciences wherever you can grow plants, whether that’s in a basket, on a small garden plot or on an acre of land. Discover the magic of the earth and harvest a bushel full of knowledge and experience.
Contact
For more information on how to get involved as a youth or volunteer, contact your county MSU Extension office or:
Dixie Sandborn, Extension Specialist
Department of Horticulture
Michigan State University
414 Plant and Soil Sciences Building
East Lansing, MI 48824-1325
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Phone: 517-355-5191 Ext. 1404
For more information on the Michigan 4-H Children’s Garden, contact:
Norman K. Lownds, Ph.D., Curator, Michigan 4-H Children’s Garden
Department of Horticulture
Michigan State University
A-240B Plant and Soil Sciences Building
East Lansing MI 48824
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Phone: 517-355-5191 Ext. 1349
News
7th annual 4-H Day at the Breslin celebrates youth development and Spartan Women’s Basketball
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State University Extension (MSUE) 4-H Youth Development will cheer on the MSU women’s basketball team as they take on Ohio State during their Jan. 15 home game at the MSU Breslin Center. “MSUE 4-H Day at the Breslin” is a celebration of the MSUE 4-H program in Michigan.
At last – someone’s taking responsibility!
4-H’s new program, "Join the Revolution of Responsibility," puts a spotlight on all those making a difference in their communities, watching over our natural resources and creating new businesses. It isn’t just politicians or public officials on the front lines of tackling these issues—it’s 4-H members throughout Michigan.
First Michigan 4-H Evening in the Garden event was huge success
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Two weeks later and the praises are still rolling in regarding Michigan 4-H’s first-ever Evening in the Garden Event – and it wasn’t just because of the great weather.
Michigan 4-H invites community to an evening in the garden
Michigan 4-H Youth Development will host its first 4-H Evening in the Garden event, Tuesday, Aug. 16, as a recruitment opportunity, a chance for current 4-H’ers to showcase their projects and an occasion to present activities for hands-on participation.
Fire-resistant garden unveiled at 4-H site
There’s a new garden at the 4-H Kettunen Center in Tustin, Mich., and it’s not just pretty. This garden wards off wildfires.
Resources
- 4-H Flower Gardening Project Guide (4H1337)
- 4-H Science Blast in the Class! Teacher’s Guide
- 4-H Virtual Farm
- Heritage Gardening: Vegetables (4H1279)
- How do proposed changes to federal child labor laws affect you? (10/17/11)
- Member’s Personal 4-H Record Book (4H1192)
- Michigan 4-H Children’s Garden
- Michigan 4-H Guide to Herb Gardening Projects (4H1516)
- Selecting Vegetables for Exhibit (4H1175)