BUHL, Minn. — “I remember going to my grandparents farm when I was a young girl” was one of the comments overheard from a resident at an assisted living facility as she talked to a 12-year-old 4-H Youth.
The North St. Louis County Livestock Committee brought a turkey, chicken, duck, meat goat, Golden Retriever and dairy/beef cross steer to an assisted living facility in Buhl. The day was cold for October but that didn’t stop the residents, staff and family members from coming out to visit with the youth and their animals.
Many of the residents have experience with farming; either growing up on a farm, visiting relatives farms or raising their own animals as adults. Bringing animals to the facility bring back a lot of memories for the residents, but when youth show the animals, the memories are intensified.
At the end of the visit, all the animals made it back into the trailer despite some wishes by residents to “sneak” the steer and chicken into their rooms. At the request of the residents, 4-H youth will return late spring/early summer for a warmer day outside with more farm animals.
4-H is operated by University of Minnesota Extension. To learn more about 4-H in North St. Louis County, contact Extension 4-H Educator Nicole *-Kudrle at 218-749-7120 or vande422@umn.edu and visit the website, www.4-H.umn.edu.
About Extension 4-H: 4-H is a youth development program of the University of Minnesota Extension. Available for youth grades k-1 year after high school, 4-H’ers participate in hands-on learning experiences in STEM, citizenship & leadership, animal science, creative arts and much more. Through this learn-by-doing process, youth obtain essential life skills such as problem solving, decision making, coping and communicating that help them succeed in their school, college, community and career. Research shows that youth who participate in 4-H have better grades and are more emotionally engaged with school, are more than twice as likely to be civically active and contribute to their communities, and are 47% less likely to have risky or problem behaviors.
— University of Minnesota Extension North St. Louis County
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