Agents in Action
4-H
In School 4-H Club Meetings
- Weather Tools - Building Anemometers
- Physical States of Matter - Oobleck & Slime
- Phases of the Moon - Oreo Moons
- Electricity - Electric Art
- Live Reptiles - Life Science/Classification
- Energy - Building Air-Powered Cars
- Less Stress on the Test & 4-H Yoga
- Simple Machines - Building Catapults
- Sound Waves - Building Harmonicas
- Soil Science - Creating Edible Soil
Summer Camp Programming
Other 4-H Highlights
Spring and summer have been a busy time of growth, learning, and fun for all of our McIntosh County 4-H members. Some of the other activities and events that we participated in include:
- Pennies for Pets Donations to MCAS
- Can Tabs Donations to RMHC
- Adopt-a-Highway & Tree Planting with Keep McIntosh Beautiful
- Spring Coloring Contest & Seeds
- Club of the Year Parties
- Teen Leader Training
- State Council High School Conference
- Savannah Bananas Baseball Game
- Ag Day with MCA
- Southeast District Senior Board Member Elected, Lucas Spinks
- Junior Naturalist Program with Camden County
- 4-H Yoga and Reptiles at the Ida Hilton Library
- Summer Waves DPA Reward Trip
- DNR Fishing Day with Bacon & Coffee Counties
- Oceans of Fun @ GAEL Conference
Awards Won
![4-H Cloverleaf participants at Rock Eagle Camp group of 4-H campers in their camp tribe color orange](/content/extension/county-offices/mcintosh/about/agents-in-action/_jcr_content/left-par/image_1451640605.img.png/1692197220592.png)
![4-H Campers taking group photo before departing for summer camp 4-H Campers taking group photo before departing for summer camp standing in front of bus](/content/extension/county-offices/mcintosh/about/agents-in-action/_jcr_content/left-par/image_1421329209.img.png/1692197389842.png)
![4-H Agent with McIntosh County Teen Leaders accepting the 3rd Place for Highest Percent Participation award 4 people in image, holding certificate for award won](/content/extension/county-offices/mcintosh/about/agents-in-action/_jcr_content/left-par/image_1406464313.img.png/1692195656380.png)
![4-H Agent, Lauryn Gilmer, accepting her National 4-H Achievement in Service Award 4-H Agent, Lauryn Gilmer, accepting her National 4-H Achievement in Service Award](/content/extension/county-offices/mcintosh/about/agents-in-action/_jcr_content/left-par/image_207260695.img.png/1692197489547.png)
![Southeast District Board. McIntosh County 4-H representative Lucas Spinks (second row, left end) group of 4-H district board members in their green blazers](/content/extension/county-offices/mcintosh/about/agents-in-action/_jcr_content/left-par/image_35496783.img.png/1692197609202.png)
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Youth Gardening at the Library
Bee Club
Other Highlights
Rain Barrel Workshop
Native Plant Sale
Beekeeping Training
Spartina Garden Club
![Participants at the Rain Barrel Workshop with instructor Kelly Hill image showing participants sitting around tables while instructor presents on the topic of building your own rain barrel](/content/extension/county-offices/mcintosh/about/agents-in-action/_jcr_content/left-par/image_1770517987.img.jpg/1692194935804.jpg)
![Master Gardener, Linda Hlozansky, and ANR agent, MC Halbrook, at informational table for Native Plant Sale Two women standing behind a table that reads UGA Extension. Educational literature on the table](/content/extension/county-offices/mcintosh/about/agents-in-action/_jcr_content/left-par/image_540938576.img.jpg/1692195175122.jpg)
From Our Agriculture and Natural Resources Blog
![Participants in Youth Gardening at the Library performing their Bee Skit Image of six children dressed in various bee costumes representing a role of a worker bee in the hive.](/content/extension/county-offices/mcintosh/about/agents-in-action/_jcr_content/left-par/image.img.jpg/1692194736549.jpg)
![Instructor at Beekeeping Training opening hive to show off honey Image of a beekeeper in a jacket and veil lifting a frame of honey from a beehive box](/content/extension/county-offices/mcintosh/about/agents-in-action/_jcr_content/left-par/image_539778907.img.jpg/1692194851212.jpg)
![FACS Agent, Michelle May (left), preserving carrots in her Food Preservation Training Michele and another FACS agent practicing food preservation skills with sliced carrots](/content/extension/county-offices/mcintosh/about/agents-in-action/_jcr_content/left-par/image_1915132199.img.jpg/1692200200378.jpg)
![EFNEP Program Assistant, Suzanne Walker, performing a cooking demonstration as part of the Food Talk Series Suzanne cooking quesadilla in an electric skillet](/content/extension/county-offices/mcintosh/about/agents-in-action/_jcr_content/left-par/image_509708797.img.jpg/1692200162189.jpg)
![FACS Agent, Michelle May, read The Very Hungry Caterpillar for toddler story time Michelle May holding up The Very Hungry Caterpillar book and stuffed caterpillar](/content/extension/county-offices/mcintosh/about/agents-in-action/_jcr_content/left-par/image_1062218861.img.jpg/1692200118574.jpg)
Family and Consumer Sciences
What is FACS?
Coming Soon:
- Canning
- Freezing
- Jams
- Jellies
- Drying
- Pickling
EFNEP
The Expanded Food & Nutrition Education Program helps families stretch their food dollar, eat healthier meals and snacks, and reduce the risk of foodborne illness. EFNEP is federally funded through USDA NIFA and offered nationwide.
During the 2022-2023 school year, Suzanne Walker, EFNEP Program Assistant taught Food Talk Teen & Teen Cuisine classes at McIntosh County Academy.
EFNEP had a total of 49 teen graduates from MCA!
FACS Around McIntosh
- Held toddler story time and nutrition activity at Ida Hilton Library
- Participated and spoke at Coastal Earth Day Event in Darien
- Provided education at Angelica's House of Hope Wellness Day
- Discussed Healthy Sleep Habits at The Studio
- Held a Fiscal Wellness lunch & learn at the Chamber of Commerce
- Taught nutrition label reading at McIntosh Senior Center
- Taught children & parents a D.I.Y. chapstick and lip scrub craft
![Pickles that Michelle May started jar of home preserved pickles](/content/extension/county-offices/mcintosh/about/agents-in-action/_jcr_content/left-par/image_1806172369.img.jpg/1692200411514.jpg)