- Author: Susana C. Bruzzone-Miller
Published on: June 23, 2014
The first week-long 4-H Summer Camp at HAREC kicked off today. Day 1 went off without a hitch thanks to our intern, Chris Massa. A diverse group of youth-19 in all and ages 9-16 enjoyed a hands-on day at the farm. Sustainable You! Summer Camp, a program created by Utah State University, is designed to help youth understand what it means to be sustainable through fun activities based around the five major areas of sustainability: land, food, air, energy, and water.
Today's theme-Land inspired youth to:
- Differentiate between trash, recycling, and compostSustainable You! campers
- Learn the value of preserved open space
- List essential resources provided by natural land (water, air, soil, food)
- Learn how to vermicompost and create a vermicompost bin
![Nature Walk & Scavenger Hunt Nature Walk & Scavenger Hunt](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/Hansen/blogfiles/23023.jpg)
Nature Walk & Scavenger Hunt
![Making Vermicompost bins Making Vermicompost bins](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/Hansen/blogfiles/23024.jpg)
Making Vermicompost bins
![Red worms for vermicomposting Red worms for vermicomposting](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/Hansen/blogfiles/23025.jpg)
Red worms for vermicomposting
Comments:
by Christopher M Smith
on June 24, 2014 at 11:11 AM
WOW! Also just heard that some of parents of the child participants are now volunteering.