Gardens-Fruit/Vegetable (GCC)

Through this hands-on, minds-on program, youth get the basics of botany, the gist of gardening, the essentials of ecology and much more. Award winning activity guide is an excellent resource for school enrichment programs, organized 4-H clubs, school age. (c 2002)

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National 4-H Council (4-H Mall)

Four grade-level activity guides with exciting activities in six major categories: Garden Planning, Planting a Garden, While You Wait, Garden Care, Harvesting and Storage and Careers. Helper's Guide offers activities, ideas and content to help leaders. (c 1999)

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National 4-H Council (4-H Mall) 

Four grade-level activity guides with exciting activities in 6 categories: Garden Planning, Planting, While You Wait, Garden Care, Harvesting & Storage and Careers. (c 1999)

This item may be purchased for $3.00 through the Utah State 4-H Office by calling Extension Publications at 435-797-2251.

National 4-H Council (4-H Mall)

Four grade-level activity guides with exciting activities in 6 categories: Garden Planning, Planting, While You Wait, Garden Care, Harvesting & Storage and Careers. (c 1999)

This item may be purchased for $3.00 through the Utah State 4-H Office by calling Extension Publications at 435-797-2251.

 National 4-H Council (4-H Mall) 

Four grade-level activity guides with exciting activities in 6 categories: Garden Planning, Planting, While You Wait, Garden Care, Harvesting & Storage and Careers. (c 1999)

This item may be purchased for $3.00 through the Utah State 4-H Office by calling Extension Publications at 435-797-2251.

National 4-H Council (4-H Mall)

Helper's Guide offers activities, ideas and content to help leaders with their challenging and exciting role. (c 1999)

This item may be purchased for $3.00 through the Utah State 4-H Office by calling Extension Publications at 435-797-2251.

National 4-H Council (4-H Mall)

This reference manual gives those exhibiting vegetables the standards for preparing an exhibit, and suggestions for preparing exhibits. The rules in some areas many be different from those listed, however the ideas may still be helpful. (c1999)

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National 4-H Council (4-H Mall) 

 

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Jr. Master Gardener - Health & Nutrition

Teaches the concepts of basic gardening, growing techniques, thrigty gardens, food safety, and healthy eating. Participants learn life skills as well as how to share their new knowledge with their family, friends, and community through service and leadership.

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JMG Kids Online

Make plantable greeting cards; discover the wonderful world of worms; use peanut butter, chocolate chips, and cereal to learn about soil aggregates; find out how plants clean water; create your own ethnic vegetable garden; and more. Students can become a certified Junior Master Gardener by completing all eight subject units in Level 1.

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  JMG Kids Online 

Includes all materials from the handbook and is cross-referenced to show how activities support and teach specific curriculum content. Additional exercises and tests included. 394 pages.

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JMG Kids Online

While engaging in a mission to defeat the cunning Dr. Thistle, middle school and jr. high youths can take part in a novel, "hands on" study of Plant Growth and Development and participate in service learning projects while earning certification as a Junior Master Gardener.

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JMG Kids Online

The combined resources of the National Wildlife Federation and the Junior Master Gardener Program along with the valuable input from pilot teachers and students across the country have helped to shape Wildlife Gardener into an integrated, engaging, and one-of-a-kind experience for kids.

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JMG Kids Online

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Suggested 4-H Garden Exhibits

Gives ideas and guidelines for presenting every kind of produce exhibit from basil to watermelons.

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be purchased for $0.00 through the Utah State 4-H Office by calling Extension Publications at 435-797-2251.

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Vegetable Garden Project - Member's Outline (1983)

In this manual youth learn the fundamentals of growing vegetables and advance to different methods of exhibiting their harvest.

This item may be purchased for $0.50 through the Utah State 4-H Office by calling Extension Publications at 435-797-2251.