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Minnesota 4-H 6,500 strong at State Fair

The Minnesota State Fair showcases the talents of 4-H youth each year.

State 4-H director Dorothy Freeman says about 6,500 members display projects annually.

“In our 4-H building we have lots of great projects, even this year with the poultry projects not being able to bring any birds to the building.”  Freeman says the students have still brought many wonderful demonstrations.

She tells Brownfield the purpose of 4-H is in its clover.

“When it talks about the development of the head, the heart and the hands for vocational and technical development.  Then the development of their health; so it’s really four-fold development of young people.”

Freeman says projects help facilitate that development.

“They help them learn greater skills like citizenship, service, decision-making, leadership and learning how to work with people different than themselves.”

She says 4-H is promoted at the Fair but the primary recruiting of new members is done locally.