Youth Development

NEW for the 2024-2025 program year, volunteers will be trained on the 4-H Thriving Model and this kickoff event covers several topics designed to enhance your role as a project leader.

Come along to our weekly Workday & Open Garden Gate - we are now operating SPRING/SUMMER HOURS - 9am to 1pm. Open year-round on Thursdays - the public is welcome to explore the garden, ask for advice, take free seeds home to plant, buy plants, share in the harvest and more.

Mandatory Enrollment Meeting.

Harvest Fair will be held on Saturday October 26th.

Learn how to make jam and enter it in the Mid-State Fair! Each 4-H participant will make 3 jars of jam/jelly, either grape jelly or strawberry jam. Take one jar home to share and use the other two jars for fair entries. This is a free workshop open to current 4-H youth members, ages 9-19.

UCCE Master Gardeners of El Dorado County will be available to answer your gardening questions or just chat about gardening! For more information about the Farmers Market, visit eldoradofarmersmarket.

Register here! Trees are a valuable part of our landscapes. However, older trees can harbor wood decay fungi, which can be associated with an increased risk of tree failure or branch breakage.

Visit your local Tractor Supply Company store to buy a Paper Clover and support 4-H in our community! 4-Hers are invited to represent their project or club at either of the two Tractor Supply stores in El Dorado County.

Join us in celebrating Earth Day on Sat, April 20th from 8 am - 12 noon at the MC Regional Waste Authority (MCRWA), 7040 N State Hwy 59, Merced.

Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) certification is required annually for all animal exhibitors age 9 and up who will participate in the El Dorado County Fair. Exhibitors may choose to attend an in-person training for $3 or complete the online training for $12.