Events
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
New! Seeds, Weeds & Garden Reads—Michigan 4-H Gardening & Nutrition Activities for 5 to 8 Year Olds
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)
- Michigan 4-H Horticulture Project Snapshot (4H1616)
- Selecting Vegetables for Exhibit (4H1175)
