Florida 4-H: States' 4-H Exchange

September 14 is National Coloring Day! Set aside some quiet time for yourself today and enjoy this custom States' 4-H Coloring Page!

🧅 Cooking Tips 👉 Which onion do you usually cook with? 🟡 Yellow onions have the deepest flavor and are almost inedible while raw, but when applied to heat their flavor and texture changes. This is your all around cooking choice. ⚪️ White onions have a more crunchy and tangy flavor that works for pasta, stir fry or even salsa. 🟠 Sweet onion does have the sweetest flavor and due to the thick layers of onion, it is perfect for broths and especially frying. 🟣 Red onion has the most mild flavor. It is best either grilled, because it doesn’t dry out, or consumed raw in things like guacamole, sandwiches and would be the best choice for pickling. 🟢 Green onion is used mainly as garnish topping and works best with soups, stir fry and even tacos. #cooking #cookingtips #healthycooking #foods

Our 2024 Delegates have arrived in FL ready to start their summer host stay.

Congratulations to the Hammond family for their Honorable Mention photo in the 2023 States 4-H International inbound photo contest!

And the moment many have been waiting for... the announcement of the winners of the 2023 In-US host family photo contest! Drum roll please.... for the final States' 4-H honorable mention, we are thrilled to congratulate the Hammond Family from FL with "Goat"! Read on to learn more about the photo and their highlights from the homestay experience. You can also read what other host families have said about the States' 4-H homestay hosting experience around the nation.

This concludes our 2023 in-US host family photo contest. Thank you again to everyone who participated in sharing your incredible stories and memories! We look forward to seeing your photo entries next year after the 2024 hosting period! Interested in hosting for 2024? Applications are open! Let the international and intercultural memories begin. https://www.states4hexchange.org/apply/host/

Congratulations to the Beckert family for winning 1st place in the In-Bound photo contest.
Our planning team is already working on our summer in-bound exchange program for the 2024 year. Stay tuned for more information.

And the moment many have been waiting for... the announcement of the winners of the 2023 In-US host family photo contest! Drum roll please.... in first place, we are thrilled to congratulate the Beckert Family from FL with "Hammock Joy"! Read on to learn more about the photo, their highlights from the homestay experience, and what the Beckert family would like to tell others interested in hosting with States’ 4-H.

Thank you again to everyone who participated in sharing your incredible stories and memories! Stay tuned for States' 4-H honorable mentions!

Thank you to the Brookins family (and all our families!) for hosting a delegate this summer. We are already making plans for next year’s summer programming. Stay tuned.

We are excited to share some of the news stories posted across the nation highlighting the In-US homestay experience. Today we feature a news report in FL about the Brookins family who hosted Hana.

"Hana has returned to Japan now. We will miss her so much, but we have had a wonderful time showing her all around Monticello, Jefferson county, and other parts of North Florida. Join us next year in making an international connection through States' 4-H International Exchange Programs."

Check out the original article here: ecbpublishing.com/monticello-family-makes-4-h-labo-connection

Thank you all for making this possible! Stay tuned for more States' 4-H photos and stories!

Thank you again to all of our host families for taking great care of the delegates during the home stay.
The delegates along with their chaperone made it safely back to Japan after many hours of traveling.

Our 2023 In-Bound Delegates have arrived and learning about Florida. They will be meeting their host families tomorrow.

For u Sue Zalar!

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