Brazos County 4-H

10/08/2026

Family & Community Health 🍎🧵🩹🍲💵

The Family & Community Health project area helps youth develop practical life skills that promote healthy living, personal growth, and community well-being. Through hands-on experiences, members explore topics related to nutrition, wellness, consumer decision-making, creativity, and personal responsibility.

Whether preparing nutritious meals, managing finances, or expressing themselves through design, youth gain confidence and independence that carry into adulthood. This project area encourages 4-H members to live well, lead with purpose, and strengthen the communities they call home.

10/07/2026

Leadership & Citizenship 🗣️🎻🌎🫱🏻‍🫲🏾👩🏼‍🏫

The Leadership project area helps youth discover their voice, strengthen character, and develop the confidence to lead with purpose. Through experiences in leadership, citizenship, communication, and service, members learn to take initiative, work collaboratively, and make a positive impact in their communities.

Whether speaking before an audience, organizing a service project, exploring career pathways, or learning about global citizenship, youth gain skills that prepare them to lead effectively in any setting. This project area empowers 4-H members to become engaged citizens, compassionate leaders, and lifelong contributors to their communities and the world around them.

10/07/2026

🍀🥗 FOOD & NUTRITION PROJECT MEMBERS — MARK YOUR CALENDARS! 🥗🍀

It’s going to be a GREAT year for our Brazos County 4-H Food & Nutrition Project! 👩🏽‍🍳🍎 From cooking and teamwork to nutrition knowledge and smart consumer choices, there are plenty of opportunities to LEARN • COMPETE • LEAD!

📅 IMPORTANT DATES

🥗 Brazos County Food Challenge
📆 October 28, 2026
⏰ 5:30 p.m.
📝 Register by October 12
🚨 Extended deadline: October 15
Put your cooking, teamwork, creativity, and nutrition knowledge to the test!

📖 Food Challenge Rules:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZfXGMYlf_4y75NeucsvH4eiGPh6Zg1-q/view

🍽️ Brazos County Food & Nutrition Summit
📆 October 31, 2026
⏰ 10:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Get ready for interactive workshops and hands-on experiences designed to build your food and nutrition skills!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/153cH3Cp0mW29STJoK7wujA4zLXMgzqU9YxQt9N4UpMY/edit

🍴 Brazos County Food Show
📆 January 13, 2027
⏰ 5:30 p.m.
Showcase what you know about nutrition, food preparation, presentation, and communication through presentations and interviews.
Rules: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1VnaHsxcypswjf4JnDI-16vrJnbv-Wyl2l48Ntz54vmk/edit
Register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1VnaHsxcypswjf4JnDI-16vrJnbv-Wyl2l48Ntz54vmk/edit

🧠 Brazos County FCH Quiz Bowl
📆 March 1, 2027
⏰ 6:00 p.m.
Put your Family & Community Health knowledge to the test in this fast-paced competition!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1g2_PcAFjp9tNrsrUDL9rckUnhGh2PdEVEE2GG4iJiIM/edit

🛒 Healthy Lifestyles & Consumer Decision Making Contest
📆 March 2, 2027
⏰ 6:00 p.m.
Build skills in health, nutrition, consumer choices, and decision-making.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1g2_PcAFjp9tNrsrUDL9rckUnhGh2PdEVEE2GG4iJiIM/edit

🌟 4-H members—this is your opportunity to learn something new, build confidence, showcase your skills, and have fun along the way!

🍀 Food & Nutrition Project members, SAVE THESE DATES and start preparing NOW!

10/06/2026

STEM 🤖📸🧩👾

The STEM project area encourages curiosity, creativity, and problem-solving through hands-on exploration of science, technology, engineering, and math. Youth engage in activities that challenge them to design, build, and innovate while learning how STEM concepts apply to everyday life and future careers.

From robotics and rocketry to photography, videography, and computer science, members develop technical skills and critical thinking while working both independently and as part of a team. This project area empowers youth to think like innovators, explore emerging technologies, and discover how STEM drives progress in their communities and beyond.

10/06/2026

🍀National 4-H Week is the perfect time for a tour! Brazos County 4-H Fashion & Interior Design Tour II! 🍀
What a fantastic day of learning, exploring, comparing, and making smart shopping choices!

Our Brazos County 4-H Fashion & Interior Design project members had the opportunity to tour Murdoch’s Ranch & Home Supply, explore the clothing department, discover current trends, and put their comparison-shopping skills to work.

A HUGE THANK YOU to the wonderful Murdoch’s staff for welcoming our 4-H group, sharing your knowledge, and helping make this an engaging learning experience!

We also want to thank our 4-H parents for getting our members there, supporting their participation, and encouraging them to learn beyond the classroom. And to our Fashion & Interior Design Ambassadors—thank you for stepping up, leading, asking questions, and helping make the tour a success! 🍀

Most importantly, thank you to our 4-H members for showing up ready to learn, explore, compare, calculate, and choose! You represented Brazos County 4-H well! 💚

From trends to budgets and from browsing to buying, it was about building real-world skills that last a lifetime. 👗🛍️💰

4-H: Where learning goes beyond the classroom! 🍀Murdoch's Ranch & Home Supply

10/06/2026

🍂 REMINDER, BRAZOS COUNTY 4-H! 🍂
(other counties 4-H members welcome)

The Brazos County 4-H Food & Nutrition Summit is coming up! 🥕🍳🌱

📅 Saturday, October 31, 2026
⏰ 10:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
📍 Brazos County Extension Office
💲 $10 to attend
Register by October 16th!

Hosted by the Brazos County FAN Ambassadors, this fun-filled day is packed with interactive workshops, hands-on activities, and group cooking experiences designed to build food and nutrition skills!

👩🏾‍🍳 What’s on the menu?
✨ Food safety & BAC activities
🥪 Backpack-friendly snacks
🥤 Sip Smarter tasting
🎃 Roasted pumpkin seeds
🌱 Gardening fun
💰 Budget game
🔎 Nutrient Treasure Hunt
📖 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
🍲 Group Cooking: Turkey Pot Pie Bites, Calabaza Casserole, Vegetables & Three Dips, and Baked Donuts!

Come ready to LEARN, COOK, and HAVE FUN while building healthy habits for life! 💚
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdExaWkwmh71UrG5s7_2i4nMM75LLKGEQiDFPpTeiX6y7RFYA/viewform?usp=header

10/06/2026

10/06/2026

What a way to start National 4-H Week!

A huge thank you to Donna Galvan, founder of Donna's Quilting Respite, for hosting a stop on our Fashion & Interior Design Tour!

Her warm hospitality and love for quilting showed our 4-H members how creativity can bring people together and create opportunities for lifelong learning. 💚🪡 Donna's Quilting Respite


Photo gallery credit: Melissa Shehane and Antoinette Morris.

10/05/2026

National 4-H Week is an annual event celebrated during the first full week of October to promote and raise awareness about the 4-H youth development program in the United States. 4-H is one of the largest youth organizations, focusing on engaging young people in hands-on projects related to agriculture, food & nutrition, fashion, citizenship, leadership, and STEM. 🍀

4-H is a youth development organization that focuses on empowering young people through hands-on learning and leadership opportunities. Texas 4-H offers a wide range of activities and projects in areas like agriculture, science, technology, engineering, health, and community service. The program is designed for youth ages 8 to 18 and aims to help them develop life skills such as responsibility, teamwork, and leadership.

Through competitions, camps, and community service projects, Texas 4-H members can gain valuable experiences that prepare them for future careers and active citizenship. The program
also emphasizes the importance of giving back to the community.

10/05/2026

Agriculture & Livestock 🐖🌾🩺🐎🥩
The Agriculture & Livestock project area gives youth the opportunity to explore all aspects of animal and plant production, including raising and showing livestock to studying animal science, agronomy, and veterinary care.
Through these projects, members learn the fundamentals of animal husbandry, nutrition, genetics, and management while developing lifelong skills in leadership, responsibility, and decision-making.
Whether caring for livestock, growing crops, or competing in judging contests, youth gain practical experience that builds confidence and character. This project area helps young people connect their passion for agriculture with real-world applications, preparing them for future careers in the agricultural industry and beyond.