Capital City Farm Days at Carson City Fairgrounds introduces youth to Nevada agriculture
University of Nevada Cooperative Extension’s 4-H will host its annual Capital City Farm Days this Thursday and Friday, April 11-12 at Carson City Fairgrounds, Fuji Park.
There will be about 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. The program runs from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. both days.
“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. The Nevada Department of Agriculture will have “Moolissa” there, 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, a herding demonstration and a branding presentation.
Capital City Farm Days has been a part of Carson City Cooperative Extension outreach to the community for more than 20 years. Cooperative Extension’s 4-H Youth Development Education Program teaches leadership, citizenship and life skills to more than 50,000 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 Wallin at 775-887-2252 or 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 11 and 12, 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.
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