Hiking and Hidden Valley 4-H Camp Fundraiser
Hiking outdoors has plenty of perks: nice views, fresh air, and the sounds and smells of nature. We have been hiking outdoors at Hidden Valley 4-H camp for almost 75 years and have found ...
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Hiking and Hidden Valley 4-H Camp Fundraiser
Season Extenders and Growing Fall Vegetables
While fall can signal the beginning of the end of the gardening year, it doesn’t have to. Home gardeners have several options when it comes to extending the vegetable gardening season and growing fall ...
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Fall is quickly approaching and in NY that means apples.
This website is from the 4-H program in Maine, (another apples area), and is full of fun and educational tidbits about apples. Explore this site that is set up for all ages and then ...
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Comfort Food
Healthy takes on familiar favorites …. This Covid thing is stressful. Ongoing uncertainty about the economy, schools, travel—and above all the health and safety of loved ones—has many of us yearning for familiar comfort ...
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Is Apple Picking Season Here Already?
It seems hard to believe that we are celebrating the last weekend of summer before the Labor Day Holiday. With Fall on the horizon it is time for apples, apple picking, and maybe even ...
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Food Hero to the Rescue
People looking for easy, healthy, and budget-friendly recipes will want to explore Foodhero.org, a colorful web site jam-packed with recipes and other resources, including kid-friendly activities. Food Hero’s tagline is “Where Healthy Food ...
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Let’s Go Fly A Kite!!
Kite flying is a great way to enjoy the outdoors by yourself or with your family. It doesn’t take a lot of supplies, or complicated instructions. You can find free downloads that give step ...
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With summer in full swing, now is the time to be freezing seasonal fruits and vegetables!!
We all enjoy fresh fruits and vegetables this time of year, but what do we with the abundance that we can’t possibly eat? There are several options: Sharing with others, making jams and jellies, ...
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Plum and Prune Growing
Plum, Prunus domestica, is a deciduous tree in the family Rosaceae grown for its edible fruits. The plum tree has an erect growing habit with a spreading canopy. It possesses large, thick, oval-shaped leaves ...
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Chicken Salad is loved by Hidden Valley 4H Campers.
In almost every stay at camp one of the favorite themed meals is the salad meal. It is either a trip to canoe lake, punch bowl or an evening spent picnicking on the lawn ...
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