Powering Plants & Possibilities: Growing Minds with 4-H Science - MHREC
Hands-on 4 H educator training builds STEM and ag programming through electric kit assembly and plant systems lessons. Outdoor learning in pollinator gardens and research plots centers on growing systems, habitat, and practical classroom activities.
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Hands-on herbal agriculture training focused on harvesting aerial medicinal herbs and post harvest handling to preserve potency and quality. Practical best practices for producing high grade ingredients for value added herbal products at a research and extension farm.
Hands-on herbal agriculture training focused on harvesting aerial medicinal herbs and post harvest handling to preserve potency and quality. Practical best practices for producing high grade ingredients for value added herbal products at a research and extension farm.
Hands-on herbal agriculture training focused on harvesting aerial medicinal herbs and post harvest handling to preserve potency and quality. Practical best practices for producing high grade ingredients for value added herbal products at a research and extension farm.

Happy hour style horticulture meetup blending practical gardening know how with casual social time. Expect plant care and seasonal growing tips in a relaxed, drink in hand atmosphere that’s welcoming for beginners.

Happy hour style horticulture meetup blending practical gardening know how with casual social time. Expect plant care and seasonal growing tips in a relaxed, drink in hand atmosphere that’s welcoming for beginners.
Happy hour style horticulture meetup blending practical gardening know how with casual social time. Expect plant care and seasonal growing tips in a relaxed, drink in hand atmosphere that’s welcoming for beginners.
Hands-on playground safety training focused on spotting hazards, assessing risk, and supporting safer outdoor play spaces. Designed for childcare professionals and caregivers who oversee kids’ learning environments.
Hands-on playground safety training focused on spotting hazards, assessing risk, and supporting safer outdoor play spaces. Designed for childcare professionals and caregivers who oversee kids’ learning environments.
Hands-on playground safety training focused on spotting hazards, assessing risk, and supporting safer outdoor play spaces. Designed for childcare professionals and caregivers who oversee kids’ learning environments.

An 8-class garden-to-table series covering planting, growing, harvesting, and cooking from small to medium gardens. Expect take-home seeds and handouts plus a monthly collaborative meal made from the group’s harvest.

An 8-class garden-to-table series covering planting, growing, harvesting, and cooking from small to medium gardens. Expect take-home seeds and handouts plus a monthly collaborative meal made from the group’s harvest.
An 8-class garden-to-table series covering planting, growing, harvesting, and cooking from small to medium gardens. Expect take-home seeds and handouts plus a monthly collaborative meal made from the group’s harvest.

Practical educator training focused on environmental education methods, blending curriculum design with outdoor, place based activities. Ideal for teachers and facilitators seeking classroom ready tools for ecological literacy and field learning.

Practical educator training focused on environmental education methods, blending curriculum design with outdoor, place based activities. Ideal for teachers and facilitators seeking classroom ready tools for ecological literacy and field learning.
Practical educator training focused on environmental education methods, blending curriculum design with outdoor, place based activities. Ideal for teachers and facilitators seeking classroom ready tools for ecological literacy and field learning.

Hands-on professional development for educators using Project Learning Tree’s environmental education curriculum. Expect activity-based lesson practice and outdoor learning strategies designed for classroom and field use.

Hands-on professional development for educators using Project Learning Tree’s environmental education curriculum. Expect activity-based lesson practice and outdoor learning strategies designed for classroom and field use.
Hands-on professional development for educators using Project Learning Tree’s environmental education curriculum. Expect activity-based lesson practice and outdoor learning strategies designed for classroom and field use.
Hands-on early childhood professional development focused on what children can learn during classroom centers and free play. Practical strategies for play based learning, observation, and intentional interactions that support early education outcomes.
Hands-on early childhood professional development focused on what children can learn during classroom centers and free play. Practical strategies for play based learning, observation, and intentional interactions that support early education outcomes.
Hands-on early childhood professional development focused on what children can learn during classroom centers and free play. Practical strategies for play based learning, observation, and intentional interactions that support early education outcomes.
Hands-on training for small-scale chicken and poultry keeping, covering breeding plans, incubator hatching basics, and flock health essentials. Practical guidance on humane processing and regulations for selling poultry products from a homestead or farm.
Hands-on training for small-scale chicken and poultry keeping, covering breeding plans, incubator hatching basics, and flock health essentials. Practical guidance on humane processing and regulations for selling poultry products from a homestead or farm.
Hands-on training for small-scale chicken and poultry keeping, covering breeding plans, incubator hatching basics, and flock health essentials. Practical guidance on humane processing and regulations for selling poultry products from a homestead or farm.

Hands-on kids camp exploring the journey from local farms to finished cloth through fiber processing, simple weaving, and textile craft projects. Designed for young makers who want a creative, beginner-friendly introduction to sustainable fabric making.

Hands-on kids camp exploring the journey from local farms to finished cloth through fiber processing, simple weaving, and textile craft projects. Designed for young makers who want a creative, beginner-friendly introduction to sustainable fabric making.
Hands-on kids camp exploring the journey from local farms to finished cloth through fiber processing, simple weaving, and textile craft projects. Designed for young makers who want a creative, beginner-friendly introduction to sustainable fabric making.

Create delicate pressed-flower compositions by arranging dried botanicals into framed artwork and collage-style designs. A beginner-friendly, hands-on studio workshop with guided technique, design tips, and take-home keepsakes.

Create delicate pressed-flower compositions by arranging dried botanicals into framed artwork and collage-style designs. A beginner-friendly, hands-on studio workshop with guided technique, design tips, and take-home keepsakes.
Create delicate pressed-flower compositions by arranging dried botanicals into framed artwork and collage-style designs. A beginner-friendly, hands-on studio workshop with guided technique, design tips, and take-home keepsakes.

Summer camp days packed with hands on STEM activities and interactive science exploration in a museum setting. Geared toward kids and families, with playful learning through experiments, demos, and group challenges.

Summer camp days packed with hands on STEM activities and interactive science exploration in a museum setting. Geared toward kids and families, with playful learning through experiments, demos, and group challenges.
Summer camp days packed with hands on STEM activities and interactive science exploration in a museum setting. Geared toward kids and families, with playful learning through experiments, demos, and group challenges.

Hands-on mosaic art session turning colorful tile pieces into a decorative garden stepping stone. Step-by-step instruction in a studio setting makes it approachable for beginners and casual crafters.

Hands-on mosaic art session turning colorful tile pieces into a decorative garden stepping stone. Step-by-step instruction in a studio setting makes it approachable for beginners and casual crafters.
Hands-on mosaic art session turning colorful tile pieces into a decorative garden stepping stone. Step-by-step instruction in a studio setting makes it approachable for beginners and casual crafters.
A father son wilderness expedition centered on bushcraft and survival training, with dads leading and sons stepping into responsibility. Expect hands on outdoor skills practice in a structured, rite of passage style setting.
A father son wilderness expedition centered on bushcraft and survival training, with dads leading and sons stepping into responsibility. Expect hands on outdoor skills practice in a structured, rite of passage style setting.
A father son wilderness expedition centered on bushcraft and survival training, with dads leading and sons stepping into responsibility. Expect hands on outdoor skills practice in a structured, rite of passage style setting.

Interactive online training on simple, practical strategies for helping others after a crisis. Focuses on community leadership skills, compassionate communication, and strengthening connection and resilience during hard times.

Interactive online training on simple, practical strategies for helping others after a crisis. Focuses on community leadership skills, compassionate communication, and strengthening connection and resilience during hard times.
Interactive online training on simple, practical strategies for helping others after a crisis. Focuses on community leadership skills, compassionate communication, and strengthening connection and resilience during hard times.

Bonsai-focused experience in the Blue Ridge setting of the North Carolina Arboretum, blending garden immersion with practical instruction. Expect up-close viewing of miniature trees plus guidance on pruning, wiring, and long-term plant care.

Bonsai-focused experience in the Blue Ridge setting of the North Carolina Arboretum, blending garden immersion with practical instruction. Expect up-close viewing of miniature trees plus guidance on pruning, wiring, and long-term plant care.
Bonsai-focused experience in the Blue Ridge setting of the North Carolina Arboretum, blending garden immersion with practical instruction. Expect up-close viewing of miniature trees plus guidance on pruning, wiring, and long-term plant care.
Evidence-based guidance on how peri- and menopause shift hormones, metabolism, and recovery, with practical adjustments for training intensity, strength work, fueling, and rest. Led by a nurse health coach in a gym setting for actionable, body-aware results.
Evidence-based guidance on how peri- and menopause shift hormones, metabolism, and recovery, with practical adjustments for training intensity, strength work, fueling, and rest. Led by a nurse health coach in a gym setting for actionable, body-aware results.
Evidence-based guidance on how peri- and menopause shift hormones, metabolism, and recovery, with practical adjustments for training intensity, strength work, fueling, and rest. Led by a nurse health coach in a gym setting for actionable, body-aware results.
An midday talk dives into the buzz of blessed bees, hive culture, and how beeswax is created. Expect nature-forward learning and practical pollinator insights in a relaxed lunch-and-learn setting.
An midday talk dives into the buzz of blessed bees, hive culture, and how beeswax is created. Expect nature-forward learning and practical pollinator insights in a relaxed lunch-and-learn setting.
An midday talk dives into the buzz of blessed bees, hive culture, and how beeswax is created. Expect nature-forward learning and practical pollinator insights in a relaxed lunch-and-learn setting.

Hands on backyard herbalism workshop exploring seasonal medicinal herbs, foraging basics, and simple preparations like teas and tinctures. Participants learn plant identification, ethical harvesting, and DIY remedies in a casual community garden setting.

Hands on backyard herbalism workshop exploring seasonal medicinal herbs, foraging basics, and simple preparations like teas and tinctures. Participants learn plant identification, ethical harvesting, and DIY remedies in a casual community garden setting.
Hands on backyard herbalism workshop exploring seasonal medicinal herbs, foraging basics, and simple preparations like teas and tinctures. Participants learn plant identification, ethical harvesting, and DIY remedies in a casual community garden setting.

Hands-on mixed-media collage making centered on floral and butterfly imagery, using papers, fabrics, and found embellishments. Beginner-friendly studio workshop focused on composition, layering, and playful color in a light-filled studio space.

Hands-on mixed-media collage making centered on floral and butterfly imagery, using papers, fabrics, and found embellishments. Beginner-friendly studio workshop focused on composition, layering, and playful color in a light-filled studio space.
Hands-on mixed-media collage making centered on floral and butterfly imagery, using papers, fabrics, and found embellishments. Beginner-friendly studio workshop focused on composition, layering, and playful color in a light-filled studio space.
Hands on food safety manager training with practical applications, followed by a proctored certification test and focused skills practice to prepare learners for manager level compliance and on the job implementation.
Hands on food safety manager training with practical applications, followed by a proctored certification test and focused skills practice to prepare learners for manager level compliance and on the job implementation.
Hands on food safety manager training with practical applications, followed by a proctored certification test and focused skills practice to prepare learners for manager level compliance and on the job implementation.