Annual Capital City Farm Days at Fuji Park introduces youth to Nevada agriculture
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Fri, 04/10/2015 - 8:16am
Event Date:
Repeats every day until Fri Apr 17 2015 .
April 16, 2015 (All day)
April 17, 2015 (All day)
University of Nevada Cooperative Extension’s 4-H Capital City Farm Days Thursday and Friday in Carson City will feature 30 presenters teaching elementary-age youth about Nevada agriculture, where food and fiber come from, and environmental issues related to agriculture.
Attendees will include public, private and home-schooled students and their families from Carson City, Storey County, Douglas County and Dayton Valley.
“Presenters will teach about how ranching and farming in Nevada serve us, as well as the benefits and challenges of maintaining agriculture in our state,” Sandra Wallin, with the 4-H Youth Development Program, said. “All of the presenters love the event, and attendees look forward to it each year.”
Presentation topics and demonstrations will include composting, organic farming, water, noxious weeds, bees and rangeland. A new participant from Nevada Department of Agriculture this year is “Moolissa,” the life-size milking cow. Future Farmers of America and 4-H youth will also bring their livestock project animals and talk about what it takes to raise a market animal. There will be wild horses and burros, craft demonstrations, a herding demonstration, and antique tractor displays and discussions. The fair runs from 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m., on both days.
Capital City Farm Days has been a part of Carson City Cooperative Extension outreach to the community for 18 years. Cooperative Extension’s 4-H Youth Development Education Program teaches leadership, citizenship and life skills to thousands of Nevada youth ages 5 to 19 each year, through activities such as practicing robotics and raising animals, with an emphasis on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education.
For more information about Capital City Farm Days, contact 778-887-2252, Wallin at wallins@unce.unr.edu, or Jim Barcellos at barcellosj@unce.unr.edu.
WHO: University of Nevada Cooperative Extension 4-H Youth Development
WHAT: Capital City Farm Days
WHEN: April 16 and 17, 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Largest number of students between 10 a.m. and noon.
WHERE: Carson City Fairgrounds, Fuji Park, 601 Clear Creek Road
University of Nevada Cooperative Extension is the College of the University of Nevada, Reno that is engaged in every Nevada county, presenting research-based knowledge to address critical community needs. It is a county-state-federal partnership providing practical education to people, businesses and communities. For more information on its programs, visit www.unce.unr.edu.
Founded in 1874 as Nevada’s land-grant university, the University of Nevada, Reno ranks in the top tier of best national universities. With nearly 20,000 students, the University is driven to contribute a culture of student success, world-improving research and outreach that enhances communities and business. Part of the Nevada System of Higher Education, the University has the system’s largest research program and is home to the state’s medical school.
Bringing outreach and education programs to all Nevada counties and home to one of the largest study-abroad consortiums, the University extends across the state and around the world. For more information, visit www.unr.edu.
— Claudene Wharton is a Communications Specialist for the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension
Dean and Director’s Office. She can be reached at whartonc@unce.unr.edu
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