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The past two weeks have been calm. We have only had two summer fun days to attend. We had an tie dye/ pool party day and an arts and crafts day. I think these two days were a hit with the 4-H youth here. They had an amazing time learning about recycled and agriculture art.…
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This Monday I got to go to my second farmers roundtable! We got to sit down and enjoy a meal and conversation with local farmers with years of experience and listen to a speaker talk about the Piemontese cattle breed. I love getting to go to the farmer’s roundtable, the people are honest and kind…
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This week was filled with prep work for next week. Jennifer and I have a few events coming up, so I’ve been spending most of my time gathering and organizing materials for those events. Next Tuesday, we are heading to Randolph county to pilot the program I’ve been developing this summer. The program is to…
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Charlton County Extension finished their last summer program on week eight! We took twenty four kids out to lunch and bowling. They had so much fun! Through the five summer programs, I have learned the importance of organization and instruction when dealing with a large group of kids. On Monday, I visited Bethune Middle School…
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At the end of week six, Charlton County Extension visited Flip Zone Trampoline park. Our kids had a blast! I love how fun summer programs like these really promote 4-H to the kids in the community. On Friday, we hosted a free car wash for the senior citizens in Charlton County. Members helped wash ten…
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Charlton County Extension is having an eventful week six! We started off the week with a Teen Leader Training. Five new Teen Leaders were trained and devoted themselves to the important role. I enjoyed helping and experiencing this training as leadership trainings provide lifelong skills for our members. Later this week, our members will attend…
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This week served as the last of the recorded observations in the two tobacco fields that I will employ in my summer project, but I will continue monitoring the fields until my last week in order to keep track of the spread of TSWV and to compare the collected data across a greater range of…
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This week I began gathering data for my project. I’ve also created an intern tracker to manage program impact information for interns who participated within the last three years. I hope that with this information we can improve the overall internship program, but also better leverage the program as a strategic recruitment tool. So far…
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Coming back after July 4th, I went to the pecan farm to continue collecting data. I have enough data now to look into the data and see specific trends. This was quite insightful, while some trends in the data are expected, some are not. I am starting to think that the effect of topography needs…
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Another successful week in Walton County has come to a close. This week began and ended with trips to Rock Eagle to bring three 4-H’ers to and from Senior Camp. These trips always show such a big difference in the campers. At the beginning of the week, they are usually quiet and shy. By Friday,…
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