Podcasts Government RadioRotary 4-H Its More Than Raising Animals (Sept. 20 & 21, 2014)

4-H Its More Than Raising Animals (Sept. 20 & 21, 2014)

Published: July 21, 2018, 4:44 p.m.

b'RadioRotary host Jonah Triebwasser interviews Maureen Roche, Program Director for 4-H Youth Development at Cornell Cooperative Extension in Dutchess County. The 4-H organization officially set up by the US Department of Agriculture in 1914, although built on a number of youth organizations from around the turn of the 19th century into the 20th. The name stands for Head \\u2013 Hearth \\u2013 Hands \\u2013 Health. Although best known for members raising animals and competing with them at county fairs, 4-H today goes beyond agriculture with programs emphasizing public speaking, robotics, college preparation, photography, arts and crafts, and community service. Dutchess Country has an active 4-H program that includes, among other projects, \\u201cAgriculture Literacy Week,\\u201d in which volunteers read stories based in agriculture to 2nd graders; \\u201cCollege Planning 101,\\u201d and drives to provide food, coats, and toys for the needy.\\n\\n--- \\n\\nSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/radiorotary/support'