Youth Development

UCCE Master Gardeners of El Dorado County will be available to answer your gardening questions or just chat about gardening! For more information about the Farmers Market, visit eldoradofarmersmarket.

Full course website: https://calnat.ucanr.

Event Name: Basics of Raising Chickens Description: Basics of Raising Chickens in your Backyard Have you thought about raising chickens in your backyard? Would you like to have farm-fresh organic eggs for breakfast every day? Do you know what resources will be required and how much it will cost?

Check-in: 1 PM Judging: 1:30 PM Fashion Show: 3:00 PM Awards immediately following the Fashion Show...

Join us on May 11,2024 for a free community workshop on Drip Irrigation: Containers, Landscape, Garden, & Orchard.

Full Course Website: https://calnat.ucanr.edu/Take_a_class/MROSD/ The California Naturalist certification at Midpen serves to strengthen and deepen the level of training of its Docent Naturalists as a supplement to its longstanding foundational ecology and natural history training curriculum.

The Kings County 4-H Leaders Council meets the first Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. in the Kings UCCE Multi-Purpose Room to discuss 4-H business, plan events, and develop the program. All Kings County 4-H adult volunteers, senior youth members, and parents are encouraged to attend.

Bring your family to enjoy a very short hike (1 mile - strollers and toddlers welcome!) to visit our new born lambs. Enjoy a variety of sheep related activities suitable for children after the hike at the Rod Shippey Hall patio. Adults $10, Children 16 and under $5 Click here to register.

All Clubs are welcome to participate! Please contact Rene (rjmccrory@ucanr.edu) at the 4-H Office for more information or if you would like to have a vehicle and/or walkers in the parade. Space is limited.

Learn the art and science behind composting from a local Master Composter. Learn about the importance of managing your organic waste (food scraps and yard trimmings) at home. As the drought worsens and the climate warms, home-based waste management has never been more relevant.