Ashe County 4th of July Livestock Show

You are invited to join us on Saturday, July 6, 2013 at the Upper Mountain Research Station (new location) in Laurel Springs, North Carolina for our Annual 4th of July Livestock Show.  All ages welcome.  Weigh-in starts at 9:00 a.m.  Deadline to register:  June 21
See here for more information

Sheep     Goats     Beef     Dairy

4-H Super Summer

4-H Super Summer is ready to roll.  Registration is open for our summer workshops.  Activities include our Pizza Adventure daycamp and exploring fun, creative topics such as plants, chocolate, gardens, birds and more!

To register, come by our office for a registration form or download from here. 

Return the registration form by mail or in person.

Our office is located at the Agricultural Services Building, 971 West King Street, Boone

4-H Camp Enrollment

Enrollment for 4-H Camp for Summer 2013 is still open.  Watauga County 4-H will escort a group of 8-14 year old campers to Betsy-Jeff Penn 4-H Center.  The center is located above Greensboro in Rockingham County, near Reidsville.   The camping week is July 7-July 12.    The good news is you can reserve your spot with a $100.00 deposit and have until July to save up for the rest of the fee, which is $360.00 more (total of $460.00).  The fee covers meals, lodging, t-shirt, transportation to camp and more.  Special programming for 12-14 year olds is an additional $65.00.    Some scholarship money is available.  Contact the 4-H office at 264-3061 for more information or to register or download the form below.  See more 4-H camping information here.   

Camp Flyer

Local 4-H Super workshops are not available yet, but click here to get an idea from last year's activities of what we offer.

4-H Information Session

Want to join in on 4-H opportunities?

Looking for “something to do”?  4-H offers project resources in a variety of topics for individuals, groups, 4-H clubs, school classrooms and after-school settings. 

An information session will be held Tuesday, April 16

Drop in between 4:30-6:00 to find out more information about 4-H opportunities.  

Location: Agricultural Conference Center

NC Science Festival

Explore 4-H and science

Celebrate science with the NC Science Festival.  Fun activities are offered across the state.  To celebrate, Watauga County 4-H is offering 4-H “Grow Green” for 5-12 year olds from 3:30-4:30.    Get ready for Earth Day by exploring some hands-on science with a “grow green” theme.   The workshop will be held at the Agricultural Conference Center.

North Carolina Science Festival is a two-week-long, 500-mile-wide celebration of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Across the state, North Carolinians participate in science talks, lab tours, nature experiences, exhibits, performances and other activities, hosted by all kinds of community organizations –schools, colleges and universities, parks, libraries, museums and businesses.

NCSF was founded in 2010 by UNC-Chapel Hill’s Morehead Planetarium and Science Center and is the first statewide science festival in the U.S. Morehead continues to produce the Festival in partnership with many sponsors and event hosts. The 2013 Festival is scheduled for April 5-21, and Time Warner Cable is the 2013 Festival Champion.

Learn more at www.ncsciencefestival.org.

Summer Activities

4-H Super Summer

Explore fun and educational topics throughout the summer.  4-H Super Summer workshops are designed for youth ages 5 to 12.

Our session listings will be available in May.  But, you can enroll now for:

Pizza Adventure Week

Local Foods for Local Kids

Who:  Ages 6-10

When:  Monday- Thursday, June 17-20
Time:  9:00-3:00

Fee:  $60.00

Explore local sources of food as you collect ingredients for pizza.

 Make pizza from scratch and enjoy other food fun. See a cheese factory, dairy, other farms, and more!  

Where:  Start out at the Agricultural Conference Center

To get an idea of what we offer, see last year’s listinghere