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Kitchen Scrap Gardening

Imagine turning kitchen leftovers into an indoor garden and at the same time reinforcing concepts of recycling and reusing. Kitchen Scrap Gardening does just that! HAREC is preparing for 2019 education season. This spring a new second grade classroom...

Lesson begins with reivew of what plants need to grow and plant part stretches that reinforce the function of each part of the plant

plant part stretches

Reading Tops & Bottoms by Janet Stevens reinforces that we eat all the parts of a plant

reading Tops & Bottoms by Janet Stevens

Carrot tops that have been set in water for 24-48 hours are ready to plant

carrot tops in water

Inexpensive paper pots, soil and water for planting

Plantings are ready for some sunshine.

carrot plantings

Summer Camp Highlights

HAREC education season ended June 29th with a memorable 4-H Sustainable You! Summer Camp for ages 9-12. The week long camp, now in its fifth year, is fun, interactive and focuses on the environment. Each day centers on a theme: air, land, food, energy,...

Summer Camp Highlights Ways to be Sustainable

For the past five years, HAREC has offered the 4-H Sustainable You! Summer Camp for youth ages 9-12. Fun, hands-on activities teach youth how they can make a difference in conserving natural resources. The City of Ventura has collaborated with the HAREC...

Day 1-Air-Daily journaling is an important part of camp

Observing slides of indoor pollution

Noting observations in journal

Day 2-Energy-People power to make smoothies

Farm fresh smoothies

Smoothie prep station

Making snacks with alternative energy source-Solar

Pizza boxes are transformed into solar ovens

Solar oven s'mores are a camp tradition

Electric tag fun

Day 3-Food-recycling food containers for planting seeds

Showing off newly planted containers

Global vs local food activity

Teen leader, Mikaelle Arcaya-Velez helps identify country of origin in food activity

Farm fresh oranges to make juice for snack

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Day 4-Water-Incredible Journey activity takes campers on their own personal journey through the water cycle

How plants use water-observing citrus leaves to identify stomata

Water activity demonstrates loss of water via leaky systems

Day 5-Backyard Safari activity

Drawing evidence of life in the gardens

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Enviroscape demonstration of urban watershed

Creating worm composting bins to take home

Wacky Waste Weight Chart-weighing daily food, compost and recycling waste gives campers an appreciation for how much is generated

REC Educators Gather at Hansen

Education Specialists representing state wide Research and Extension Centers System (RECS) sites gathered February 15-16 at Hansen. This second annual meeting was an opportunity to meet new staff, share best practices, and participate in professional...

Dr. Steven Worker delivers an Introduction to Science Education for youth

Stacey Wills, Farm Smart Manager, Desert REC participates in hands-on acitivity during workshop

Greg Ira, California Naturalist Program Coordinator and Ali Stefancich, CES II Sierra Foothill REC participate in activities

Ali Stefancich presents Sierra Foothills REC education outreach best pracitices

Shanna Abatti, 4-H Program Representative demonstrates Sustainble You! Summer Camp air quality activity

HAREC Welcomes New Staff

We are happy to introduce two new staff members. Sergio Santiago, Agricultural Superintendent joined HAREC in July and Katelyn Beckmann, 4-H Community Education Specialist II came on board in September. Sergio grew up in Puerto Rico. He earned...

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