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Impact Report
| For plan | Youth Development (Socorro County) |
| Date | October 2, 2008, 5:26 pm |
| For Objective | Medium-term Show medium-term objectives |
| Impact Report | Kids, Kows & More: Socorro County Extension Service hosted their 2nd Annual Kids, Kows & More on April 17, 2008. 546 youth and 50 teachers attended the event which was an educational and hands-on learning experience that introduced children and adults to the agriculture industry and where their milk comes from. The program was open to all 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders in Socorro County. Students rotated through 7 fifteen minute presentations, topics included: Food for America: Where do we get our meat?, Cattle Ranching; Horses, Farming, Water Conservation, Food Safety, and Where our Milk comes from. Following the event, we have an essay contest and the winner of the essay contest wins a $100 savings bond and an ice cream party for their entire class. 4-H materials are sent home with each student and teacher by putting a pencil and brochure into each goody bag. Health: Living • Healthy Lifestyle Choices – Youth learn where their food comes from and what kinds of food are healthy. They also learned about food safety and how to prepare their food to help minimize diseases in their food. HEAD: Thinking • Learning to Lean – Youth learn about a variety of agricultural related topics. Many of these kids have no idea where their food and clothing comes from and we are trying to do our part to change that. HEAD: Managing • Wise Use of Resources – Through Kids, Kows and More youth are learning how to conserve many of our earth resources such as water. Water is very limited in New Mexico and we need to teach our youth early on how to conserve it. |