Called 4H
Have a Nice Day!
Well,
Here's the information I got:
What we attended was an informational meeting for a Community 4H club, which is a club that offers multiple projects with multiple leaders.
The first come first serve thing might be re-evaluated. The coordinator wasn't totally aware of this practice, and the state office has never heard of such a practice.
Contrary to the national site's "enroll any time of year", the community project club is a specific enrollment, and enrollment is once/year mainly for the convenience of the leaders who are volunteers.
Finally, and the most important piece of information: there is such a thing as project clubs, which is what you all are describing.
There are only 4 or 5 project clubs in the county:
1. Pygmy goats
2. Seeing Eye Dogs
3. Horse Clubs
4. Livestock (which includes Dairy, or Dairy is the 5th club, I'm not sure)
She said there is such a thing as a "self determination project". THATS probably what I'll do...as this most resembles "unschooling", but I want to see what all they have to offer. I am also going to call another nearby county and see what they have because I'm already a Girl Scout leader, and I don't know if I can take on 4H too :o).
I wish I had known all this before.
Kristen
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Here's the information I got:
What we attended was an informational meeting for a Community 4H club, which is a club that offers multiple projects with multiple leaders.
The first come first serve thing might be re-evaluated. The coordinator wasn't totally aware of this practice, and the state office has never heard of such a practice.
Contrary to the national site's "enroll any time of year", the community project club is a specific enrollment, and enrollment is once/year mainly for the convenience of the leaders who are volunteers.
Finally, and the most important piece of information: there is such a thing as project clubs, which is what you all are describing.
There are only 4 or 5 project clubs in the county:
1. Pygmy goats
2. Seeing Eye Dogs
3. Horse Clubs
4. Livestock (which includes Dairy, or Dairy is the 5th club, I'm not sure)
She said there is such a thing as a "self determination project". THATS probably what I'll do...as this most resembles "unschooling", but I want to see what all they have to offer. I am also going to call another nearby county and see what they have because I'm already a Girl Scout leader, and I don't know if I can take on 4H too :o).
I wish I had known all this before.
Kristen
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Cornerstone Community Farm
On Wednesday 05 May 2004 09:59 am, Have a Nice Day! wrote:
skipped), a yearly fair, and at least 50 projects, everything from
dairy to beef, rabbits, cats, dogs, horses, chickens, sewing,
woodworking, gardening, flowers, decorations, electricity, computers,
baking, canning, almost anything you can imagine.
Some projects have little time commitment (easy projects & young
children), and others involve more time (usually age 13 on up).
You do not have to live in the country to be in 4-H. Even some "city"
people show a cow from a nearby farm. Many cities allow rabbits or
female chickens (which make no noise, only roosters are noisy)
Walking thru the various displays in the sheds is a favorite family
activity every summer.
Keith
> Finally, and the most important piece of information: there is suchWe have a general meeting once a month for everyone (some months
> a thing as project clubs, which is what you all are describing.
skipped), a yearly fair, and at least 50 projects, everything from
dairy to beef, rabbits, cats, dogs, horses, chickens, sewing,
woodworking, gardening, flowers, decorations, electricity, computers,
baking, canning, almost anything you can imagine.
Some projects have little time commitment (easy projects & young
children), and others involve more time (usually age 13 on up).
You do not have to live in the country to be in 4-H. Even some "city"
people show a cow from a nearby farm. Many cities allow rabbits or
female chickens (which make no noise, only roosters are noisy)
Walking thru the various displays in the sheds is a favorite family
activity every summer.
Keith
Christina Morrissey
>Minor point of disagreement......females are lots noisier than roosters as--Christina
>they notify the rest of nearby neighbors for several hours about the
>indignity (or perhaps its pride?!) of producing that daily egg!
><<female chickens (which make no noise, only roosters are noisy)>>
Cornerstone Community Farm
On Wednesday 05 May 2004 11:54 am, Christina Morrissey wrote:
How true, some hens are more "proud" than others. They do not "cluck"
until they are old enough to lay, which varies by breed, average 4
months. After the fair you could sell the chicken or give it away,
before it makes noise. The roosters noise volume is considerable
louder however, where a neighbor might not mind clucking, crowing is
quite a bit different (see the movie "Hook") I can hear my neighbors
roosters, but the hens are not even detectable.
Keith - who has something to crow about :)
> >Minor point of disagreement......females are lots noisier than<insert>many clucking and crowing sounds, grins, smiles, and fresh eggs.
> > roosters as they notify the rest of nearby neighbors for several
> > hours about the indignity (or perhaps its pride?!) of producing
> > that daily egg!
> --Christina
>
> ><<female chickens (which make no noise, only roosters are noisy)>>
How true, some hens are more "proud" than others. They do not "cluck"
until they are old enough to lay, which varies by breed, average 4
months. After the fair you could sell the chicken or give it away,
before it makes noise. The roosters noise volume is considerable
louder however, where a neighbor might not mind clucking, crowing is
quite a bit different (see the movie "Hook") I can hear my neighbors
roosters, but the hens are not even detectable.
Keith - who has something to crow about :)