Youth Development

SAVE THE DATE! The return of South Coast Research and Extension Centers Open House and Urban Ag Expo! Saturday, May 4th 9-2pm Thats right! After 5 long years we are dusting off the tractors, setting up the tents, and are opening our doors to the public! Join us for spring u-pick vegetables, kids a...

Youth ages 5-18 are invited to come make three jars of a jam or jelly of their choice (apple, strawberry, peach or grape), then take one home and enter the other two in the 2024 El Dorado County Fair! Bring your own fruit and the Master Food Preservers will provide everything else.

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 see our lambs in the fields. Enjoy a variety of sheep related activities suitable for children after the hike at the Rod Shippey Hall patio.

Sutter-Yuba 4-H "Color Me Green" 5k Run/Walk...

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.

Join us Saturday March 16,2024 to hear Tom Dinwoodie, Merced Master Gardener present a free community workshop on Container Vegetable Gardening.

 Enjoy the red berries of the madrones, and clumps of mistletoe as you make your own seasonal wreath, made from locally sourced foliage. You may even get the chance to meet our newborns as the first of the lambs arrive! $40 per person, includes all materials and warm apple cider/snacks. Click…

4-H Summer Camp June 23-28, 2025 (Junior Counselors go to camp the day before campers arrive) Camp Keola at Huntington Lake Do you enjoy Teen Leader opportunities? Is Summer Camp at Huntington Lake something you would like to plan, organize, and participate in?

Please contact your club leader for additional information or the 4-H office at 209-525-6800/uccestanislaus@ucanr.edu.