Leeds County 4H
Leeds County

Just a reminder to Leeds 4-H Volunteers that Committ to Kids training has to be done by Dec.31,2020. Please note Canadian Centre for Child Protection info will NOT be available for User Support from Dec 24 2020 to Jan 4, 2021. If needing help you will have to use the frequently asked questions section. An email was sent out from 4H Ontario and Cam with all the info on how to start this training. Thanks . Take care and stay safe

Hi ,,, hope everyone is staying safe and enjoying summer. To all the families that got the 4-H signs I was wondering if you could e-mail me pictures of your signs in the gardens as I need to send the pictures onto a sponsor. My e-mail is brenda_dunster @ hotmail .com that would be great. Thanks again to all for showing your 4-H pride. Take care .

Leeds 4-H Assoc. Volunteers, members and families would like to send Sincere Sympathy to The Simpson family on the Passing of Dan. Dan was a 4-H Dairy Volunteer in the Lansdowne area for many years and their farm Seelby Holsteins has been a Sponsor of Leeds 4-H Champion Calf Award again for many years. Keeping all the Family in Our Thoughts and Prayers at this Very Sad Time. Take care

Show your 4-H Pride. The 4-H member/family signs are all out so when you are driving in Leeds County look for these signs.You will see the signs in flower gardens, veggie gardens or on lawns. Thanks to all The 4-H families for being part of Show Your 4-H Pride. Hopefully next year we can expand on doing these signs. Thanks to all. Take Care

As a very different school year has come to an end Leeds 4-H Assoc. would like to CONGRATULATE all the 4-H members on a successful school year. Congratulations to all members graduating from grade 6 to grade 7, from grade 8 to high school, from high school to higher education and beyond. If you would like to post a picture of your school graduate on Leeds 4-H page please do. All the Best for this Very different Norm Future that we are in. Take Care.

Due to our ongoing concern regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, the excitement of The Royal will have to wait for another year. The Royal’s Board of Directors today made the heart-wrenching but unanimous decision to cancel the 2020 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, originally scheduled for November 6th to 15th at Exhibition Place, Toronto. This treasured annual tradition will return better than ever in 2021. Over the past several months, we’ve all experienced an unprecedented disr...uption to our daily lives and are redefining how we live, work and play. Ultimately, our decision is grounded in our commitment to help ensure the health and well-being of our community at large, stated Charlie Johnstone, Chief Executive Officer at The Royal. Our primary responsibility remains rooted in serving our community and protecting the integrity and welfare of all. We understand and appreciate the time, effort and financial commitment required to compete and exhibit at The Royal and did not make this decision without very careful consideration. The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair is the largest combined indoor agricultural fair and international equestrian competition in the world. Each fall, The Royal brings together hundreds of competitors, thousands of animals and hundreds of thousands of guests to celebrate the best in agriculture, local food, and equestrian competition. During its storied history, The Royal has been cancelled on only one other occasion, during World War II. At that time, the stalls within the historic Royal Horse Palace were transformed into Army Barracks to house soldiers preparing to be deployed to join our Canadian and Allied troops fighting in Europe. Today, The Royal once again stands in support of its community, first and foremost. During these uncertain times, we’re heartened by the resilience of farmers, the ingenuity of entrepreneurs, and the abundance of care shown towards family, friends and animals, concluded Johnstone. As we lead up to our 100th Anniversary celebrations in 2022, we take comfort knowing that the 2021 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair will be, as always, an outstanding experience for all those who compete, exhibit and attend. In addition to The Royal’s Agricultural Food Competitions, which will still take place in 2020, virtual programming designed to engage, educate and motivate is currently being explored for this Fall. More details regarding this exciting initiative will be released soon. In the meantime, all Canadians are encouraged to continue supporting Canadian farmers, producers and local retailers. Together we will get through this, and Bring the Country to the City next November 5th to 14th, 2021.

Hi all,,,I have delivered some of the 4-H signs today, if I didnot get to your place with the sign I will try and get it there over the weekend. Look for these 4-H signs around Leeds County. Thanks to all who participated in this. Looking forward to seeing whatever members do with the 4-H signs hopefully next year we can expand on this starting much earlier Take Care

Hope everyone is enjoying this nice and sunny weather Just wanting to let 4-H members, families and Cloverbuds know the 4-H signs are in. I will try and get them picked up tomorrow and out to the families this week. Thanks

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Just a reminder if you would like to be part of the gate sign garden with a 4-H sign today is the last day to order the signs. I will order the signs tomorrow. if wanting more details please check out Leeds 4-H Facebook page.Thanks to all the families for ordering the 4-H signs. will be great to see everyone's 4-H gardens over the summer and hopefully expand this idea for next year. Thanks again. take care and stay safe

To Leeds 4-H members, Volunteers and Leeds 4-H Cloverbuds, as we want to keep everyone safe and waiting for in person 4-H clubs to start again some of the volunteers thought it would be neat for members to do a gate sign garden with a 4-H sign to help let people know yes 4-H is still here in Leeds.. I know some members are doing virtual but thought this idea of a 4-H sign garden would be something different. To do this it would involve a 4-H sign , your creation of a flow...er/veggie garden or whatever you would like to plant , keeping weeds out , deadheading the flowers , and using your creative minds, pictures on Facebook as well as drive bys by some of the volunteers to check your gardens. The signs will be provided but you can do your own if wanted. The signs say 4-H members Lives here or 4-H Family Lives here. I NEED to know by next Tuesday what sign you would like to get the signs to all, will be a drop off. If this all works for all maybe next year. we can expand on this If you have any questions please give Brenda a call. Again please let me know as soon as possible what sign you would like. Take care and stay safe See more

Leeds 4-H Members, Volunteers and Leeds 4-H Cloverbuds.....due to some fairs being cancelled this year because Covid -19, Delta Fairboard is putting together a cookbook honouring their 190th Anniversary and are looking for recipes. As Delta Fairboard is one of Leeds 4-H Sponsors, it would be nice if we could support this by sending recipes etc. They are due towards the last week of June. You will find all the info on Delta Fair facebook page. Hope everyone is staying safe. Thanks for your support Take Care.

Beef Farmers of Ontario is hosting a spring bfoUP Young Producer webinar on May 23rd, featuring Corad Farms from Lanark County! Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/2yZ91F7

As COVID-19 continues to challenge our society, we want to assure you that EastGen is diligently following the advice from Health Canada, the Ministry of Health... and local public health units while making decisions to protect our customers, staff and stakeholders. Today, we announce the cancellation of our Atlantic Canada EastGen Showcase and our three regional Showcase and Challenge events in Ontario this July. At this time, it is critical we take precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19. At EastGen, we are invested in your future. We look at this time as an important investment to ensure we can move forward soon as healthy and strong Canadians with bright futures! Throughout the recent weeks we have heard wonderful stories of virtual 4-H clubs, virtual farm visits, and the incredible outpouring of engagement with new online 4-H project resources. We encourage you to take on this 4-H year with open minds, resilience and leadership. This will be a year of new personal growth and new experiences. In 2021, we will welcome 4-H members to participate in our youth events that have become the highlight of the year for so many in the past. We will be ready for you in a BIG and BOLD way the summer of 2021! Thank you for your continued support of our youth programs at EastGen. Stay safe and well 4-H friends!

Since 4H is on hold for the foreseeable future, Leslie is starting a Judging activity in a private FB group. We're going to post classes of livestock for you to... judge on Mondays. You'll have the week to judge them, then we'll give you officials and post new class(es). Mostly we will be concentrated on livestock, but some other classes will appear as well. If you complete all the activities in the group, you should get club credit for it. Comment if you want to join and we'll set it up. The group is called Leeds 4H Livestock Judging 2020. Search for it and request to join. If you have problems, contact Leslie See more