Green & Growing

Guarantee your spot at 4-H camp today! Registration closes May 15!

All youth, ages 8 and in 3rd grade through 13, are invited to join the adventure at Franklin County 4-H Camp. Campers will have fun meeting other youth while participating in a variety of camp activities like canoeing, disc golf, bottle rockets, creeking, nature exploration, swimming, hiking, team challenges, high ropes, a climbing wall, zip line, campfires, crafts, and so much more!

Date: June 13-17, 2023
More Information: go.osu.edu/camp

All 4-H projects must have a fair entry by June 3 in order to take the project to the fair.

• A fair entry is different than the 4-H project enrollment that was made by April 1. The fair needs to know which projects you are planning on finishing and bringing to the fair.

Fair entry instructions are available on the Franklin County Fair website.

• There are two different sets of instructions on the website on the "forms" page. One set is for the members to follow and the other is for the club advisor.
  
  
• When you log in, use the green button to enter the email address used when you enrolled as a 4-H member earlier this year. The password is the same that you used then too.
  
  
• LIVESTOCK PROJECTS - Make sure to enter your show class. Another option that you may want to make an entry for is showmanship.
  
  
• VERY IMPORTANT! DO NOT CHECK OUT UNTIL ALL MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY HAVE MADE THEIR FAIR ENTRIES. The system will not allow you to check out and then start another person's entries. Before you begin, make sure you have your whole family's entry information completed. If a change needs to be made, you must contact franklincountyjuniorfair@gmail.com
  
  
• If you are only registering your 4-H project evaluations, your balance will be $0. Please check that option on the payment screen. Entry fees are charged for Junior Fair Special Events (example: Arrangement Challenge, Veggie Car Derby) and animals brought to the fair, not 4-H Interview Evaluations. You only pay the $3 surcharge if you are paying with a credit card. Also, please note the difference between Open and Junior Fair Fair Special Events. You are welcome to participate in Open Class events, just know the difference, especially when signing up for Photo and Baking events.
  
  
• WE RECOMMEND PRINTING THE INSTRUCTIONS TO USE AS A GUIDE WHILE MAKING YOUR ENTRIES OR WATCH THE HELPFUL VIDEOS BELOW.

Do you know what you need to do in order to complete your project? Make sure you check out the Franklin County 4-H Project Requirement Guide HERE. The project requirement guides explain what is required to complete each project.

Are you filling out your 2023 calendar yet? Make sure that you get all of Franklin County 4-H's events and opportunities on your calendar now. A Google Calendar and a 1-Page Calendar can be found here: https://franklin.osu.edu/program-areas/4-h-youth-development/newsletters-updates

Are you taking any of these 4-H projects to the Fair?

• Market Rabbits

• Market Poultry

• Market Lambs

• Market Goats

• Lactating Dairy Goats

• Market Beef (including beef & dairy feeders)

• Market Swine

If you answered yes to the question above, YOU ARE REQUIRED BY LAW to attend a livestock quality assurance session in order to exhibit your animal at the fair. Franklin County is offering two sessions this year. There is only one session left. If you do not attend a session, then you will not be eligible to show your animal at the fair.

Franklin County 4-H Session 2:

Date: May 22, 2023
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Franklin County Fairgrounds

No registration required.

EquiSTEP is an annual statewide requirement for all youth participating in Ohio 4-H Horse Program activities. EquiSTEP replaces the statewide requirement of attending Horse Safety and Ethics for youth and their families who are new to the 4-H horse program. The EquiSTEP curriculum focuses on helmet safety, equine safety & handling, equine health & nutrition, and sportsmanship and is designed to rotate topics every year. The topics for the EquiSTEP program are shared below and will rotate as the member completes the course annually. Every member taking a horse project (not Horseless Horse) must complete EquiSTEP every year a horse project is taken.

• STEP 1: Head (Helmet Safety)

  • Helmet Safety Video (Every Year)

• STEP 2: Hands (Equine Safety & Handling)

  • YR 1 Equine Behavior

• STEP 3: Health (Equine Health & Nutrition)

  • YR 1 Assessing Horse Health

• STEP 4: Heart (Sportsmanship)

  • YR 1 Winning & Losing

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• Use this link to enroll in/access EquiSTEP: go.osu.edu/equistep2023

• To complete EquiSTEP individually, a participant must enroll using their own unique email address. Siblings with the same family email address cannot use the family email address. Each participant needs an email address different from all other participants. (Participants should not use their school email addresses as the course enrollment invitation will be blocked by the school’s email system.)

• Participants must view all five videos (introduction and STEPS 1-4) which last approximately one hour in total.

• Once the videos are completed, participants will be able to access the 10-question quiz. Participants must complete the quiz associated with the training and achieve a minimum score of 7 (out of 10) in order to pass the training.

• Once the quiz is successfully completed, participants will need to complete the course survey to trigger a certificate of completion. The certificate will be emailed to the participant’s email address as well as to the county Extension Office. The participant must select FRANKLIN COUNTY to trigger the email to the correct Extension Office. They must also click on the submit button at the end of the survey to trigger the email.

The EquiSTEP Program is required for ALL 4-H Horse members beginning in 2023! Failure to complete the online course will result in the members' inability to participate in the Franklin County Fair.

Submit your application to camp at the 2023 Franklin County Fair today: https://www.fcfair.org/franklin-county-fair/camping-permit-application/

All applications will be reviewed after the May 12, 2023 application deadline to determine those that will have camping space for the fair. Please remember that large animal livestock exhibitors, horse exhibitors, and Senior Fair Board members will be given preference for camping sites. The camping committee will also consider camper size, number of amps needed, and fair commitments to determine who receives the camping spaces. If more applications are received than spaces allowed, a waiting list will be started.

Once the committee determines who may camp, those individuals will need to pay the $275.00 fee by June 1.

For questions regarding camping at the fair please contact the Senior Fair Office - 614-876-7235 or mail@fcfair.org.

Help recognize the 4-H members, Cloverbuds, volunteers, or educators in your life who embody This is Ohio 4-H! by submitting your photos. Any 4-H member may submit photos for the This is Ohio 4-H! Photo Contest. There will be two divisions, Junior (4-H age 8-13) and Senior (4-H age 14-19). All entries must be submitted by May 17. Winners will be featured in a special Ohio 4-H Highlights newsletter and used to promote 4-H around the state. Please see attached guidelines for full details.

Submission:

Please submit a JPEG file for each photo. One photo may be submitted per category.

Submissions for the Junior division: go.osu.edu/photocontestjr2023.

Submissions for the Senior division: go.osu.edu/photocontestsr2023.

All entries must be submitted no later than Wednesday, May 17.

The 4-H Urban Immersion Project (UIP) is an Ohio 4-H initiative that combines cross-cultural learning, teamwork, and service learning in the urban environment of Washington, DC. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the UIP Experience!

4-H teens, ages 15-18, and still in High School are eligible for this 4-day service-learning experience that will build skills and abilities to prepare youth for success in a diverse workplace as well as build a cultural understanding of those who are different. This experience will not be about shopping or sightseeing, although we will visit some monuments and historic sites.

The cost of the experience is $180. Limited scholarship funds are also available. All teen applicants will be contacted to complete an additional phone interview before selection.

Who: Teens ages 15-18 (by the date of the trip – still in High School) - Space is limited.

Where: Washington, DC (Washington Seminar Center - 201 4th St. SE, Washington, DC)

When: Thursday (6am), September 21st – Sunday, September 24th, 2023

Application: go.osu.edu/uip23

Cost: $180 (check payable to Warren County Extension)

(Includes most meals, program fees, overnight lodging and transportation)

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Phone: (614) 866-6900
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