Field Trip to UF Swine Facility

Our November meeting found us at the UF Swine Facility. It was loads of fun. Mr. Larry Eubanks and Dr. Chad Carr, both of the UF Animal Science department, led the tour and answered questions. The pictures didn't turn out great - it was dusty and almost dusk.

More Worms

Dr. Billy Crow was our guest speaker. He's a nematologist at UF and was a great speaker. We built a bin for the worms and then added compost and the worms.

Worms, worms, and more worms

We had a great meeting with about 15 Cloverbuds and 4-H members and several tag along members. We read "Oh Say Can You Seed" by Dr. Seuss and did an edible dirt activity. It was really fun, but really sweet.

Earthworms and Sweet Potatoes

With the 4-Hers (over 8), we're trying to give them a little more context to our meetings so that they can help teach the Cloverbuds. We've been meeting with them separately. At this meeting, Abby and Joy's dad, Dr. Billy Crow, taught about earthworms. We then did a mini-science project with growing sweet potatoes in jars.

Officer Meeting

First officer meeting of the year. Abby and Joy decided on some guidelines on how the meeting would run and learned about being officers.

Happy Holidays!

I'm a little behind in my posting, but we've had several very fun meetings in the last couple of months. The club is off to a great start!