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Help kids explore
the basics of plants and plant science plant growth, soils,
plant varieties, pest control measures, equipment and gardening
techniques through 4-H plants, soils and gardening projects.
Young people can learn about crop and soil sciences wherever they
can grow plants, whether thats in a basket, on a small garden
plot or on an acre of land. Introduce kids to the magic of the earth
and help them harvest a bushel full of knowledge and experience.
Online
Resources
Learning
Materials
(Note: Adobe PDF format documents linked on this page require the free Adobe Acrobat Reader, available from http://www.Adobe.com)
- 4-H 1175 Selecting Vegetables for Exhibit (Adobe PDF format)
- 4-H 1279 Heritage Gardening: Vegetables (Adobe PDF format)
- 4-H 1337 4-H Flower Gardening Project Guide (Adobe PDF format)
- 4-H 1516 The Michigan 4-H Guide to Herb Gardening Projects (Adobe PDF format)
More information on learning
materials available to support these activities can be found in the Michigan
Guide to 4-H or through the MSU
Bulletin Office.
Training
& Events
For upcoming training and
events in this area, check the 4-H
Volunteer Workshops web site, the MSU
Extension Calendar and the 4-H
Exploration Days web site.
Contact
Information
For more information on
how to get involved as a youth
or volunteer,
contact your county MSU Extension
office or:
Dixie Sandborn,
Extension Specialist
Department of Horticulture
Michigan State University
414 Plant and Soil Sciences Building
East Lansing, MI 48824-1325
Email: sandbord@msu.edu
Phone: (517)355-5191 Ext. 1404
For more
information on the Michigan 4-H Children's Garden, contact:
Norman K.
Lownds, Ph.D., Curator, Michigan 4-H Children's Garden
Department of Horticulture
Michigan State University
A-240B Plant and Soil Sciences Building
East Lansing MI 48824
Email: lownds@msu.edu
Phone: 517-355-5191 Ext. 1349
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Last Updated: January 28, 2009
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